Debate Association Singapore Latest Newsletter 2007

METHODIST CUP 2007

The annual Methodist Cup is now into its 6th year of running and is organised and hosted by Anglo-Chinese Junior College. This year it was in full swing again on the 27th of October 2007.

12 teams participated in total, with Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) eventually emerging as winners after 3 grueling preliminary rounds. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) came in as close runners-up.

Motions set were as follows:
This House Would Use Performance-enhancing Drugs in Sports
This House Believes That Government Scholarships should only be awarded to the Financially-needy
This House Believes that Ethnic groups should have their own Political Representation.

Society of Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters – Victoria School Debate Invitational 2007

Over the weekend of 26-27 October, the Society of Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters and Victoria School collaborated to organize the SAID-VS Debate Invitational 2007. Participating in two days of spirited debating in the World Schools format and over five grueling semi-impromptu preliminary rounds, 16 teams from over 10 institutions made this event a success. In a hotly-contested Grand Final, Singapore Chinese Girls’ School emerged victorious over Xinmin Secondary School Team 1, with Danitza Hon of SCGS and Andrea Brendan Ang of XMS 1 clinching the awards for Best Speakers of Finals and Tournament respectively.

Motions:
Round 1: THW ban the use of fashion models who are not of a healthy weight.
Round 2: THW ban the use of human embryos in scientific research.
Round 3: THW make community visits to maximum security prisons compulsory in national schools.
Round 4: THBT the Government should subsidize the promotion of cultural heritage in Singapore.
Round 5: THW ban private cars from Central Business Districts of major cities.
Semi-Finals: THBT space tourism should be banned.
Grand Finals: THBT the policy of attracting foreign talent has done more harm than good for Singapore.
Semi-Finalists:
Xinmin Secondary School Team 2 – Gasper Chan, Priscilla Too, Ismail Zainal, Belverlin Shen, Fu Liren
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School – Estee Pang, Joy Priya, Geraldine Tan, Kiran-jeet Kaur, Malyatha Shridharan
Finalists:
Xinmin Secondary School Team 1 – Andrea Brendan Ang, Samuel Lee, Wan Shi Yun, Tay Ming Ting, Angeline Yeo

Winners:
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School – Danitza Hon, Lynette Lim, Aishah bte Noorhimli, Carolyn Bala, Charlotte Tan
Top 5 Speakers:
1. Andrea Brendan Ang (XMS 1)
2. Samuel Lee (XMS 1)
3. Gasper Chan (XMS 2)
4. Priscilla Too (XMS 2)
5. Shaun Elijah Tan (FMSS)

Singapore Management University Inter-Varity Tournament

The SMU BP IVs is hosted annually in the British Parliamentary format by the SMU Debating Society. This year's tournament saw 40 teams from all over Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The IV featured four preliminary rounds with the top 8 teams advancing to the semi-finals.

Motions:
Round 1: This house would legalize faith-based polygamy.
Round 2: This house would try private military companies locally.
Round 3: This house would fund gender reassignment surgery for minors.
Round 4: This house would bail out failing financial institutions.
Semis: This house condemns the school's right to suspend students who express support for drug usage.
Final: This house supports the political assassination of Myanmar's junta.

Semi-finalists:
SMU C - Rajan Rishyakaran and Shrawan Saraogi
NUS A - Neha Prakash and Nabil
NUS B - Jennifer Ong and Ang Wee Jian
SMU B - Priyanka Jain and Fiza Salim
Finalists:
NTU A - Madhav and Neha Chachra
NTU F - Anindya and Tanu
TP F - Pacer and Fries

Champions:
SMU A - Carlo Cabrera and Anirban Datta Gupta

Top 10 Speakers:
1. Rajan (SMU)
2. Madhav (NTU)
2. Neha (NUS)
4. Aswath (NTU)
5. Pacer (TP)
6. Carlo (SMU)
6. Wee Jian (NUS)
6. Tanu (NTU)
6. Anindya (NTU)
10. Satya (NTU)
10. Anirban (SMU)
10. Shrawan (SMU)
10. Paki (TP)
10. Sethu (TP)

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin

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