Category: Past events
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Law 121 Essay Seminar
Calling all Part I Law Students who are stressing out about their essay!! DEBSOC is here, once again, to help you get that A+ in your LAW 121 essay!! We have top student Phoebe Jennings who aced law 121 ready to give you all of the tips and tricks so…
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Thropy Trials
Sign up to trial here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSf4YU0D2RI…/viewform… Thropy is fast approaching and we can’t wait to take a road trip to the exciting Turangi (Taupo) for some extraordinary debates! Thropy is being held on the 3th to the 5th of May . This means that it is the perfect excuse to have…
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DebSoc Stein: Opening Night Party
Are you an enjoyer of great nights and great people? Look no further than Debsoc’s opening night! To celebrate our first club night and the start of another academic year, we are thrilled bring you another legendary opening night! The theme is “shades on slays on”. You can dress however…
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Public debate: What is an effective protest?
The 2020s have been a decade of protest: Lockdowns, Te Tiriti, vaccine mandates, 2020 US Election, Palestine independence, nurses strikes, Trans rights, teachers strikes, and many more. But what makes a protest effective? Come along to the General Library basement at 6PM on March 5th to hear from experts on…
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O Week demonstration debate
Never debated before but want to check it out? Dabbled in debating during high school, but want to watch some of the world’s best debaters in action? Don’t care about debating, but do care about the ROBBERY that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig have faced with their Oscar nomination snubs?…
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Joynt Scroll Trials
Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/XSqhCYCsimPpkVkw8. Joynt Scroll is New Zealand’s annual ‘3 v 3’ style major. Teams are of three, speeches are eight minutes, and leader’s replies are four minutes. The Club will be subsidising the cost of attending the tournament for our teams, judges, and trainees. Joynt Scroll this year is in…
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Auckland Novice
Saturday 9 March, University of Auckland Have you dabbled in debating before? Done some debating at school? Never debated before and keen to get amongst it? Then this is the tournament for you! The Auckland Novice Development Tournament is our tournament for new and novice debaters and it’s going to…
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Lake Taupō Thropy
Get ready for the biggest and best University debating tournament in New Zealand! Thropy (more formally the North Island Novice Tournament) is a tournament designed for people without any/much debating experience to gain confidence debating, make friends, learn some public speaking skills, and have a fun time! This year Thropy…
University of Auckland Debating Society 