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Apr 9
Northwestern competed at the 80th National Debate Tournament, marking the second consecutive year the Wildcats cleared three teams at the NDT! Big thanks to @HoustonDebate for hosting! #GoCats πŸ’œ
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NP competed at the 2026 Cross-Examination Debate Association’s National Championship. Lucia & Maryclare were the 2nd seed and made it to Quarters! They were 10th and 20th speaker respectively πŸ† Thanks to @BingDebate for the absolutely amazing hospitality! #GoCats πŸ’œ
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NU LR reached NDT Doubles as the 9th seed and ranked the 6th team in the country! Veronica was 14th speaker. Veronica wraps up her career as a 3x NDT participant. Her commitment to high quality research and good spirited approach has been vital to NU Debate for 4 years πŸπŸ†πŸ’œ
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NU PS reached NDT Doubles with a 5-3 record. PS was ranked the 14th team in the country. Pacconi is a graduating senior who has completed an excellent career! He is an incredible debater and we are proud of his contributions NU debate! #GoCats πŸ’œπŸ
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NU AT reached NDT Doubles with a 5-3 record. This was the second NDT for Buck while Ahsan made his debut. πŸ’œβš‘οΈ #GoCats
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NU Debate competed at the American Debate Association National Tournament hosted by Emory University. πŸ”₯ Veronica & Mike reached quarters πŸ”₯ Buck & Ahsan reached octos πŸ”₯ Michael & Samuel reached doubles Veronica was 15th speaker; Mike was 16th. Next up, the 80th NDT! 😼
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We want to recognize Michael Lee β€˜26, who debated the final round of his career with Samuel Weisz ’29. He worked his way up from JV to making multiple elimination-round appearances. A true all-around NU debate GOAT. Congrats, Michael! πŸŽ‰ 🐐
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Congratulations to Buck Arney & Ahsan Tahirkheli for receiving a Second Round At-Large bid to the 80th National Debate Tournament! This honor is reserved for just six third teams nationwide to compete at the NDT. Go β€˜Cats! πŸ˜ΌπŸ€ΎπŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ
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Congratulations to Northwestern LR (Mike Li & Veronica Rubin) and Northwestern PS (Jack Pacconi & Antonio Souchet) on earning First Round At-Large bids to the 80th National Debate Tournament!! This is an honor reserved for the top 16 teams in the country!! Go β€˜Cats! πŸ’œπŸ˜Έ
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At the 2026 Texas Open, we had 8 teams compete: πŸ† PS reached Octos πŸ† LR & AP reached Doubles πŸ¦† Lucia was 12th speaker πŸ¦† Antonio was 16th speaker Thank you to our friends @utdebate for hosting! πŸ’œ
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The 2026 Dartmouth Round Robin is in full swing! Mike & Veronica will be representing Northwestern this weekend in Hanover. Go β€˜Cats! πŸ’œ
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NU Debate kicked off 2026 virtually at the Georgetown Tournament! πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Veronica (7th Speaker) & Mike (12th Speaker) along with Antonio & Jack reached Octos. Maryclare & Lucia and Buck & Ahsan reached Doubles. All nine NU teams notched impressive wins and close elim decisions! πŸ˜ΌπŸ’œ
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We got our debate WIIINGS from @redbull to get us through the weekend! πŸ”₯πŸͺ½
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Northwestern Debate had a strong weekend at Gonzaga! 😼 πŸŽƒ Li/Rubin listened to Clairo on the way to quarterfinals πŸŽƒ Arney/Tahirkheli matcha’d to octas πŸŽƒ Nestor/Patterson 6-7’d their way to the doubles Mike earned 20th speaker, and Veronica was 6th overall! #GoCats #feminists
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Some of us got into our costumes for Halloweenβ€”some say costume, we say β€œHey Siri, play Bags by Clairo” while sipping on matcha.
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Northwestern Debate crushed it at the 2025 OLC! πŸŽ‰ πŸ† Mike Li & Veronica Rubin - FINALS πŸ’₯ Jack Pacconi & Antonio Souchet (18th Speaker) - QTRS πŸ”₯ Buck Arney & Ahsan Tahirkheli - DBLS ✨ Annabeth Lundberg & Sophie Leonard - had strong wins! Great to host everyone in Evanston!
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Congrats to @michigandebate’s Michigan BP on a fantastic finals debate and for being the champions of the 2025 OLC! Thank you for the great round! πŸ’«Huge thanks to our amazing all-@emorydebate panel! #OLC2025
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Debaters, coaches, judges at the 2025 OLC - help yourself to some WIIINGS at Tech! Thank you @redbull for supplying the energy! βš‘οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸͺ½πŸ˜Έ #OLC2025 Go Debate! πŸ’œ
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WE ARE LIVE! Day 1 of the OLC! β˜€οΈ High of 66Β° and sunny skies to start the season. PAIRINGS ARE OUT! πŸ’œ #OLC2025
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We’re just TWO days away from welcoming 400 debaters, coaches & judges to the Owen L. Coon Memorial Debates at Northwestern! NU Debate is thrilled to host the season opener to kick off this year’s topic: Labor! Go Debate and Go ’Cats! πŸ’œπŸ˜Έ
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