InEast Bank EpitaphbyJason Lopez Martinez·Apr 23First-Gen UMN student coaches debate teamThis is a story about how a first-generation student built her own path — and now helps others create theirs.
InThe GravitybyAKodaty ✨·Dec 9, 2025A Judge’s Advice: Why You Should Join DebateImagine walking into a bustling debate tournament, the room filled with the hum of nervous energy, whispered last-minute arguments, and…A response icon2A response icon2
Kastalia Nova Theo·Oct 24, 2025The Classroom Where I Found My Joy ( Including A Humorous Collection of Monologues)Kastalia Nova Theo
Abhi Jandyala·Sep 29, 2025How I Built Debate X AI: A 15-Year-Old’s Breakthrough in Debate TechnologyHi, I’m Abhi Jandyala, a 15-year-old sophomore at Marvin Ridge High School in North Carolina. Over the last five months, I have been…
Jeff | Eclecticjoat·Oct 17, 2024What Does It Take to Win an Impromptu Speech Tournament?“…ten percent luck…”A response icon1A response icon1
Paul Mansfield·Jul 4, 2022The Cross-Contamination of Vocabulary“Hate. Hate is a strong word.” I know my mother was not the only one who dissuaded their child from carelessly tossing around such…
Ilinca Hagiu·Jan 27, 2022Overlake Speech and DebateThere are so many activities going on at Overlake that it’s sometimes hard to keep track of them all. Today, we hope to highlight one of…
InThe Weekly HootbyIlinca Hagiu·Dec 10, 2021Overlake Speech and DebateThere are so many activities going on at Overlake that it’s sometimes hard to keep track of them all. Today, we hope to highlight one of…
