WSU Forensics Union

Twitter account of the competitive speech and debate teams at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)

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A memorial celebration for George Ziegelmueller's life will be held on Friday, June 28, 3 p.m. at Schaver Music Recital Hall, 480 W Hancock St, Detroit 48201. RSVP at https://t.co/gp6PXXCf1f….

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It is with great sadness that we report George William Ziegelmueller, a distinguished professor of Communication and internationally recognized debate educator, has passed away. https://t.co/UK2JqQcrwV

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Final summary post of the amazing NFA finish for the IE team.

The speech team concluded its season at the National Forensic Association national tournament in Santa Clara, CA. The team had an amazing finish!... https://t.co/tnSflUrZUg

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IE team at NFA nats: final awards: Shannon finished fifth in nation in rhetorical criticism/com analysis! Team finished 5th in president one level and 13th overall in nation. We had several quarterfinal and semis appearances. More to report later! Fabulous job by the entire team!

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IE team at NFA nationals: I’ll update later because im iut of town, but please cheer on Shannon Flory who is in finals of rhet crit! Good luck, Shannon! We are so proud of you!

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More news from AFA national ie tournament: as a squad, we finished 18th in sweepstakes, topping our program-first top 20 appearance from last season! That speaks to the incredible quality of our limited number of entries! Great job, team!

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IE team at AFA national individual events tournament @ the University of Alabama: Congrats to Shannon Flory for reaching semifinals in communication analysis! Great performance, Shannon!

Next up and last tournament: NFA Nationals in Santa Clara, CA.

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Here's a complete breakdown of the amazing Wayne State performance at this year's National Speech Championship at Oakland University.

Communication Analysis:
Shannon Flory - Champion
Alex Azzopardi -... https://t.co/Fyzk2ruBVu

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At the National Speech Championship at Oakland University, WSU had 7 final round appearances and we won 3 individual national championships! Congrats to Shannon Flory for championships in after dinner speaking and... https://t.co/8NJwWXHIdh

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Congrats to TK Khan for finishing 2nd in novice at NEDA nationals. He was the 4th individual speaker. Great job, TK!

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TK Khan makes into the Quarter-finals at NEDA Nationals - decision pending.

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IE team @ AFA District V qualifier: congrats to the following students for outstanding performance at the qualifier:

John Burklow - 1st place, After Dinner Speaking
Alex Azzopardi - 3rd, Comm Analysis
Burklow &... https://t.co/XIdKMAN8YK

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IE team @ MISL state championship: another huge showing at the state championship! 2nd place team sweepstakes. Several champions and top finishes. Individual awards are:

Alex Azzopardi: State Champion, After... https://t.co/rlSTp5f0iL

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Please save the date: our 85th DSR-TKA annual student awards banquet will be May 11, 2019 from 10 AM-12 PM at St. Andrews Hall on Wayne State's campus (St. Andrews is right next to Manoogian Hall, between Manoogian... https://t.co/hhVpiIO0B2

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Huge weekend for the IE team at Bowling Green State University! The squad finished 1st place in team sweepstakes both day and brought home several top honors! Here are the results:

***Day 1: 1st place - team... https://t.co/fO8bwvHrsK

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Debate team at Sinclair Community College (Dayton, OH): last weekend, the debate team competed at Sinclair Community College. There,TK Khan went 5-1 and Skyler Blackman went 4-2 in public forum. Tiffany Foust and Brandon Reynolds were 3-3 in the policy division.

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IE team @ MISL Novice Championship: The team traveled this weekend to Midland, MI to complete at the Michigan Interscholastic Speech League novice championship. Overall, the team finished 4th in team sweepstakes.... https://t.co/qMhbpcEjCy

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An important message from Kelly Young and Ron Stevenson:

Dear Wayne State University speech and debate alumni, colleagues, and friends,

After 13 years at the helm of Wayne State’s prestigious debate and speech... https://t.co/YmDAKeuc3A

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IE team @ EMU: Last weekend, the team had a great weekend in nearby Ypsi. Day 1, team finished 3rd in sweepstakes. The following students received honors:

Shannon Flory: Champion in Informative and Prose, 4th in... https://t.co/gJAVPCfHaq

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IE team at MAFL #5/6: The polar vortex had me a little slow on results. My apologies! Last weekend, the IE team traveled to Chicago to compete in two Mid-American Forensic League at Northern Illinois University. At... https://t.co/JYarRegn94