LeidenDebatingUnion

The Leiden Debating Union is the student debating society of Leiden University in the Netherlands

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@UniLeiden won both categories at the European Championships. We are very proud. Well done all!!

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Leidse studenten Europees kampioen debatteren
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Visit us at PLNT Leiden!!! 🌞
We will be here everyday until the 19th from 13:30 -18:30! Come by to ask all your questions or just to say hi :)

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LEIDEN WINS BOTH EUDC FINALS! We are incredibly proud of the entire @UniLeiden delegation. Congrats to our champions Emma, David, Katharina and Louis. Romee and Roel also deserve a huge applause for their impressive results. #eudc #leidenhoogh

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@LisaSchal @SennaMaatoug @CarelStolker @Debatbond We do not think so. Only the second time that a Dutch team won the championship.

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AMAZING! Our coaches and alumnus-coaches are EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS! Emma Lucas (alumnus) and David Metz (coach) wrote history by winning EUDC in the Open Category. Katharina Jansen (coach) and Louis Honee (alumnus) won EUDC in the ESL category. So proud! @UniLeiden @leidendebating https://t.co/1kjlGRzEGr

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Some great results from the Berlin IV this weekend!

With the tournament being CA’d by David, Franka’s team broke first, reached the final and Franka also very impressively made fifth best speaker.

Louis broke... https://t.co/QKkuJWrIEE

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Some great results from LDU at the Berlin IV this weekend!

With the tournament being CA’d by David, Franka’s team broke first, reached the final and Franka also very impressively made fifth best speaker.

Louis... https://t.co/5gHLO3pL84

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It’s been a very successful week for LDU!

Last weekend in Budapest Open, Floris Holstege won the tournament and David Metz achieved third best speaker.

This weekend in Erasmus Rotterdam Open, Katharina Jansen... https://t.co/JLoJuwujle

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The pictures from Leiden Open!

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Happy new year!

As most will have sought the comfort of family, friends and oliebollen, the World University Debating Championship is going on in the ever-sunny Cape Town!

It is with great joy that we announce... https://t.co/eNKwOmeRwB

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The last LDU activity of this year, the Christmas social, was yesterday night. From irish dancing to exchanging gifts, we surely had a blast! The LDU XV Board wishes all of you a very merry... https://t.co/ooqXH1wXZj

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As we all know, LDU is celebrating its third lustrum this year. The Nederlandse debatbond published an article on societies and their lustrum. Take a look here:

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LDU went to the arcadehal this week! We see a competition of LDU Dance Dance Revolution in the future..

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IMPORTANT: this tuesday (13-11) we will be debating at 19:00 at the Wijnhaven building in The Hague! This means that there will be no debating at the KOG.

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Our novices are kicking ASS! Congrats to Zeren and Zeynep for making the finals at Maastricht Novice, tabbing 4th and 6th best speaker AND getting the highest speaks of the tournament with an 80 and a 79 in round 4!

Leiden Hoogh! 🎉

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Another win for Leiden!🎉🎉

LDU travelled to Utrecht this weekend to go to UCU Open 2018. Here, our WUDC team David and Marike and another team, Sonia and Jop, both broke to the semi finals!

Franka was also... https://t.co/puYyE4kTtA

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Here’s a recap of the costumed debating night! From The Joker and Darth Vader to zombies, Where’s Waldo and even complete identity swaps, it was great fun to debate on the extermination of vampires and life as a... https://t.co/UTSQy7BC5n

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And Leiden has another win in the pocket! LEIDEN HOOGH! 🎉 https://t.co/LyQBaeaDfb

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An update on Cologne Open!

Marike and David are in the final, together with our friends Zeno and Lana from ASDV Bonaparte.

Nastia chaired (!!) a semi final, which is another amazing accomplishment. She also is... https://t.co/lcL8e28n4h