INDIGO DEBATE LEAGUE, NIGERIA.

A three-day long International English Debate Tournament, titled 'IUB Ascension 2017' was held recently at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). The university organised this tournament to encourage students to be more pragmatic, insightful and exposed to real issues which will eventually enable them taking leadership roles. Eighty-four teams from 54 different schools, colleges and universities from the country and abroad participated in this international debate tournament. Apart from all renowned schools, colleges and universities of the country, participants came from the UK, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Nepal. In the Open category, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore clinched the championship trophy while International Islamic University, Malaysia became the runner-up. In High School category, Mastermind School, Dhaka became the champion and European Standard School, Dhaka became the runner-up. In Novice category, Institute of Business...

Memorial for Alfred “Tuna” Snider A memorial for Alfred “Tuna” Snider, the Coach of Team USA who died in December, will be held at 4pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) tomorrow, the 29th April.  His many friends, colleagues and students around the world can watch a live stream of the memorial. Program Live music: Bobby Hackney, A Band Called Death, Lambsbread Welcome William Falls Professor, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Video “Until We Meet Again…” Charlie Chafer Chief Executive Officer, Space Services Holdings, Inc. Scott Wunn Executive Director of the National Speech & Debate Association. Video “Traveling globally for debate to make a world a better place” Guohong Xu Head of Department of Rhetoric and Communication, School of Foreign Languages, Beihang University, Beijing, China. Video “Stop Complaining and Start Producing!” Becca White ‘15, former LDU team president. Current solar power organizer and Vice chair of Select Board, Hartford,...