BUDL Buzz 2002

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  • BUDL'S College Access Counselor Has Arrived
    Shannon Twenter
    12/18/2002 - 3:00pm The Baltimore Urban Debate League is proud to announce the addition of a College Access Counselor. Shannon Twenter began this inaugural position in November and is excited to work with students on making their college dreams become a reality. She is available for one-on-one help at The Village Learning Place with... [more]
  • Patterson wins BUDLman
    Carver Debate Team
    12/02/2002 - 3:00pm   WALBROOK HIGH SCHOOL, BALTIMORE — To be completely honest, the list of schools that have shown itself worthy of the BUDLman award is endless. Every school here has, at some time or another, shown the qualities that it represents: Walbrook's seemingly unending run as the premier squad in our league, City... [more]
  • FAX: memo from Diana Kerns (PDF-121Kb)
    11/08/2002 - 3:00pm     Click to download pdf [more]
  • FAX: league contact sheet (PDF-62Kb)
    11/08/2002 - 3:00pm     Click to download pdf [more]
  • Debate explodes in Baltimore
    Chris Baron
    10/01/2002 - 3:00pm   More than 50 new debaters attended their first debate tournament on September 28th. Northwestern high school hosted the first BUDL tournament for the fourth year running, and it was a great success. Students from sixteen high schools competed. While Walbrook came away with top overall school, a number of... [more]
  • FAX: Upcoming Events (PDF - 139KB)
    08/27/2002 - 3:00pm     Download PDF [more]
  • Baltimore Wins Big at International Debate Competition
    Chris Baron
    08/15/2002 - 3:00pm   HIGH TATRAS, SLOVAKIA — The city of Baltimore is building a strong international reputation in debate. Representatives from the Baltimore Urban Debate League (BUDL) took both first AND second place in the prestigious International Debate Education Association (IDEA) mixed team tournament, held this... [more]
  • Towson International Debate Institute a Success!
    07/18/2002 - 3:00pm   The Towson International Debate Institute, or TIDI, had its third successful summer. Students from across the city converged on Towson's campus to improve their debate skills and learn about the new high school topic. The camp included staff from Towson, the University of Vermont, Emory University, Catholic... [more]
  • FAX: TIDI Teacher Track (PDF - 123KB)
    06/11/2002 - 3:00pm     Download PDF [more]
  • East Coast Regionals Unforgettable
    Regina Summers, Walbrook USA
    06/01/2002 - 3:00pm My trip to Rhode Island began very early in the morning on Friday, May 3rd, 2002. I personally was just trying to go to this little tournament to improve upon the skills I already had. That morning, I boarded the coach bus that I would be on for the next ten hours. While we were on the bus we all tried to get... [more]
  • BUDL Returns from Regional Championship Heavy with Hardware
    Beth Skinner, Towson University Debate
    05/07/2002 - 3:00pm   PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — At the first ever East Regional Urban Debate Championships, 38 students from 10 schools took Baltimore style debate to the rest of the region. Walbrook, Southside, Patterson, Northwestern, Mervo, Frederick Douglass, Forest Park, Edmondson, Dunbar, City College and Carver were... [more]
  • BUDL Teams Storm the NFL
    05/03/2002 - 3:00pm   On a beautiful and sunny Saturday morning of April 12, high school students from the Chesapeake District of Maryland clamored into the cafeteria at Catonsville High School to compete for one of three spots to the National Forensic League National tournament. Schools with long standing reputations in policy... [more]