Department News

Emerson Forensics Competitor Places 1st in Pentathlon at St. Anslem Tournament

The team ventured out bright and early at 6am this Saturday Nov. 7 and competed all day at St. Anslem College in Manchester NH. We had teams from all over the country including Lafayette from Pennsylvania and Western Kentucky University. Lafayette and WKU, were both in finals of Debate at the National Tournament last year, so the competition was very, very good! We had a great day, and here are the results!

After Dinner Speaking: Corey Efron - 2nd, Shawna Wright - 3rd
Duo: Rosetta DePaul/Shawna Wright - 3rd
Poetry: Shawna Wright - 1st, Nina Dineen - 2nd
Prose: Bryce Fallon - 1st, Shawna Wright - 3rd
DI: Bryce Fallon - 3rd
Impromptu: Corey Efron - 4th, Shawna Wright - 5th, Bryce Fallon- 6th

Individual Pentathlon Award (5 or more events): Shawna Wright - 1st Place
Individual Events Team Sweeps: 3rd Place
Lincoln Douglas Debate Team Sweeps: 4th Place

Faculty Presents at the Embracing Differences Conference

Communications Studies Scholar-In-Residence and Faculty Advisor to Campus Conversations on Race (CCOR) Cathryn Cushner Edelstein, will travel to Colby College in Maine on November 7, 2009 to present at the Embracing Differences Conference. Edelstein accompanied by several students who have participated in CCOR, William (Smitty) Smith, and Takisha Morgan, will join other colleges to discuss Dynamic Best Practices in cultivating race relations on college campuses. The conference will provide an opportunity for campuses, which work with the programs SOAR (Students Organized Against Racism) and CCOR, to network and establish a relationship. A Cultural Legends Ball and prominent guest speakers will round out the agenda for what should be a productive and dynamic weekend.

FORENSICS TEAM WINS BIG

Emerson Forensics trekked all the way across Boston Common October 24, 2009 to our first tournament of the year at Suffolk University.  There were 12 schools in attendance, including, Ithaca College, Harvard, Bronx Community College, University of Maine and Linfield College all the way from Oregon! We took 14 students, including 3 novice debaters competing for the first time ever! We placed in 9 out of the 11 events we were entered in, we placed 2nd in Individual Events Sweepstakes and we took FIRST PLACE in Overall Team Sweepstakes! This is our first 1st Place in Team Sweeps since I've been here so we were very excited!  I would like to thank Allen Vietzke and Pat Johnson for all their help over the last few weeks getting ready and for judging on Saturday - THANK YOU!  The team continues to thank all of YOU for your enthusiastic support of Emerson Forensics. Please feel free to forward this update to any Alums that might be interested in our progress etc... And if you have Alumni emails that you'd like to send to Allen so we can put together a list of those interested in following us that would be much appreciated.

The list of placements is below.

Thanks again to everyone!
Heather

• Impromptu Speaking - 2nd place Corey Efron
• Duo - 2nd place Shawna Wright and Rosetta DePaul
• Prose - 6th Place Nina Dineen, 4th Place Shawna Wright
• Persuasion - 4th Place Kelly Burnette
• Poetry - 1st Place Shawna Wright
• Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place Corey Efron
• Rhetorical Criticism - 2nd Place Emily Coogan
• After Dinner Speaking - 4th Place Corey Efron, 3rd Place Shawna Wright
• Dramatic Interpretation - 1st Place Nina Dineen
• Individual Sweeps - 2nd Place Emerson College
• Tournament Team Sweeps - 1st Place Emerson College

NCA Convention in Chicago