Author: University of Auckland Debating Society
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DebSoc Members Receive 12 Blues Awards!
We are incredibly proud to announce that 12 of our members were awarded Arts and Cultural Blues Awards by the University of Auckland Blues Committee! Congratulations to the following individuals: ⭐ Aisha O’Malley⭐ Grace Baylis⭐ Harper Smith⭐ Harry Aickin⭐ James Boland⭐ Judy Fong⭐ Liam Silverwood⭐ Mannat Kaur⭐ Melissa Connolly⭐ Robert…
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End of Year Prizegiving 2024
On Thursday 17th October, MC graciously hosted our end of year Prizegiving. We are incredibly grateful for MC’s support of this event, and their continuous support of our events, including the Log O’Johnston Final which was held at MC the week prior. 2024 has been an incredibly successful year for…
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DebSoc Named Law Club of the Year!
Last month we were invited to attend the University of Auckland Clubs Awards. We were honoured to receive the “Best in Law” award, as well as being named as a finalist for Best Overall Academic Club. These accolades would not be possible without the hard work of the executive, alumni,…
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Officers Cup Results
Over the mid-semester break we sent a contingent of 11 teams, 10 judges and a trainee judge down to Hamilton for the New Zealand Universities Impromptu Debating Championships (Officers Cup) 2024! We are incredibly proud to announce that: 💛 Auckland 1 (Harper Smith and Grace Baylis) reached the Grand Final…
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Auckland IV
Organised by the University of Auckland Debating Society, attending this tournament will make sure that you are prepared for WUDC! Featuring a stellar adj core with some of Auckland’s best, this tournament hopes to ensure high quality, international debating remains accessible! CAP: Harper Smith, Judy Fong + TBAEquity: TBATab Directors:…
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End of Year Prizegiving
The University of Auckland Debating Society and Meredith Connell present the Debsoc 2024 Prizegiving! This has been an incredibly successful year for the club: our members have served as Chief Adjudicators of Worlds, Australs, and AWGM, and our teams and judges broke at all 3! We won the Joynt Scroll,…
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Log O’ Johnston Final
The University of Auckland Debating Society and Meredith Connell present the Log O’Johnston Final 2024! The Log O’Johnston is our internal British Parliamentary tournament that has been running for the past 3 months at club nights. The Top 4 novices and Top 4 pros in the club will be paired…
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Club Night XVIII
Come along to Club Night XVIII! Join us in 206-220 at 6pm this Thursday for another week of epic BP debates, informative seminars, sensational social events, and of course, pizza! This week’s events are: Junior dev: Responding in BP Senior dev: TBD Debates: BP format! Debating in 3 BP debates…
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Club Night XVII: Women’s Suffrage Week
Join us on Thursday, 19 Sep at 6pm for our special Women’s Suffrage Week Club Night hosted in partnership with AUSA! This event is for members and non-members alike, so come along and bring your friends for a fun-filled evening! Food and other refreshments will be provided Sign up here: https://forms.gle/aCzp2jyCfXEvA3it6
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Annual General Meeting
The University of Auckland Debating Society’s 2024 AGM will be held on September 12th in Arts 1 206-220. Executive reports and proposed constitutional amendments will be posted here 7 days before the AGM: https://drive.google.com/…/1o2342CaY1p0GcJr20s05VaevB8f… The agenda for the meeting may be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/…/1DiuOsLNrylQOnrNiK5T5…/edit…
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