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Internal and External Debates
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1. Internal Debates In Lent Term 2007, CUALA hosted a very successful internal debate, attracting a range of talented public speakers. CUALA intends to host more internal debates in the future. If you are interested in debating or improving your public speaking skills, what better way than to debate in an informal and cozy atmosphere where drinks and food are provided after the intellectual banter? Please email our Vice President at vicepresident@cuala.co.uk if you're interested in debating - prior debating experience is not necessary! Internal Debates - Lent Term 2007Venue: Junior Parlour, Trinity College
Date: Sunday 4th February (Tomorrow!)
Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm
Refreshments will be provided.
CUALA introduces our first ever internal Cambridge debate! This will be
an
extremely exciting occasion in which 4 committee debaters will take to the stage and fiercely argue on a point of principle! This occasion will be a wonderful opportunity for our members, not only
to
come and watch (and possibly amuse themselves with) the skills and intellect (hopefully anyway!) of our speakers, but also a chance to discuss some of the most prominent issues in contemporary society! Two debates have been scheduled for the evening. The arguments will
first
be brought forward by the designated debaters, and after 2 minutes on each side, the proposal will be opened to the floor for public discussion and debate. This is an event which the committee of Lent 2007 has inaugurated, and
we
really hope that our members will join us for some relaxed and fun discussion among friends, accompanied by the delicious nibbles that inevitably come with any CUALA event! Debate 1:
THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT RACIAL INTEGRITY TAKES PRIORITY OVER FREEDOM OF
SPEECH. * Proposition *: Ms Sarah Su
2nd Year Lawyer Trinity College * Opposition * Mr Richard Chan-Pensley
2nd Year Oriental Studies Student Corpus Christi College Debate 2: THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT IN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TERMS, CHINA
HAS
GIVEN THE REST OF THE WORLD REASONS FOR FEAR. * Proposition * Mr Andrew Fei
2nd Year Lawyer St John's College * Opposition * Ms Becky Qin
1st Year Economist Gonville and Caius College 2. External Debates The 2007 CUALA vs OUAPS (Oxford University Asia-Pacific Society) Debate
The internal debate in Lent Term served as a prelude to this major event jointly organised by CUALA and OUAPS. Three talented speakers from each society argued passionately and skillfully on the very topical and intellectually stimulating issue of whether nuclear weapons should be strictly banned in the Middle East. CUALA would like to the Oxbridge debate to be an annual event. If you are interested in competitive debating, please email our Vice President at vicepresident@cu ala.co.uk. We at CUALA would like to thank our Cambridge debaters for all their dedication and commitment. While the Oxonians were victorious on the day, the judges made explicit that their final decision was not a very close call and certainly not unanimous. To celebrate this very successful and enjoyable CUALA-OUAPS event, we would like to put you in the audience's seat and invite you to view a video recording of the debate. (The videos are courtesy of our friends at OUAPS) Introductions by Mitchell Chen, OUAPS President Proposition First Speaker - James Park, Cambridge
Opposition First Speaker - Ben Judah, Oxford Proposition Second Speaker - Andrew Fei, Cambridge
Opposition Second Speaker - Leon Chen, Oxford Proposition Third Speaker - Craig Botham, Cambridge Opposition Third Speaker - Laura Chen, Oxford Opposition Replay Speaker - Ben Judah, Oxford Propostion Replay Speaker - James Park, Cambridge
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