The Best Looking Debating Society in Geelong

The Cheapest Society in G-Town

2007-02-09T20:01:00.000+11:00

Join DUDS in 2007.

The cheapest society in G-Town. Ignore the flashy shiny barcards of Law Society. Join the society that will guarantee you unashamed raucous frivolity.

You know you want to.

Wednesday February 21. Be there.

DUDS AGM

2006-08-31T11:42:00.000+10:00

Dear DUDS members,

DUDS is holding its AGM.

Date: Tuesday September 12
Time: 5pm
Place: BBar

The purpose of this meeting is to elect a new DUDS committee for 2007.

Positions on the DUDS committee are:
-President
-Treasurer
-Secretary
-VP Debating
-VP Adjudicating

If you wish to nominate for one of these positions, you must email me at
jrcoo@deakin.edu.au by Friday September 8.

Hope to see you all at the AGM.

Janelle.

MUDS Annual Novice BP IV

2006-08-31T11:40:00.000+10:00

Hello fellow Victorians (and a sydneysider who will be in the state),

Once again MUDS would like to invite you all to come and sample the
delights of CBD study and debating by joining us at our annual Novice
BP IV.

When?

Sunday September 3rd from 9am to 5pm followed by drinks at a surprise location!

Where?

The Law School at the University of Melbourne, Pelham St, Parkville

How Much?

$10 for non-MUDS debaters and only $5 for ALL adjudicators

What's included?

Lunch and afternoon tea will be provided for all participants. Please
let us know if you have any special dietary needs.

Who?

We'd love everyone to come along and get involved, especially more
experienced debaters to help out with adjudication but as it is a
novice competition debaters have to sastify the following criteria:
1. Never debated at Worlds
2. Never won a BP competition (internal or intervarsity)
3. Not participated in more than 2 BP competitions (internal or intervarsity)

Why?

Because BP is heaps of fun and this is a great way to learn how to
debate in a BP style and get feedback from some of Victoria's most
experienced debaters. If you're experienced it's because of the warm
and fuzzy feeling you get from helping others.
ALSO the winning team members both receive Readings vouchers!

Registration.

Please register as teams or individual adjudicators with MUDS
Vice-President and External Officer Liz Ames at amesel@gmail.com by
Thursday 31st August.
Payment will be required at Registration on the Sunday morning - no
money, no food. Not even baked goods.....

Schedule

9.00 - 9.45 Rego and Briefing

9.45 Topic 1 Released

10.00 - 12.00 Debate 1

12.00 - 12.30 Lunch

12.30 Topic 2 Released

12.45 - 2.30 Debate 2

2.30 - 3.00 Afternoon Tea and Grand Finalists Announced

3.00 Grand Final Topic Released

3.15 - 5.00 Grand Final and Presentations

DUDS are go!

2006-06-13T12:57:00.000+10:00

DUDS are going to Australs.

Deakin 1: Kate, Chris and Nick.

Go team!

Have fun in New Zealand.

Another Day at Melbourne

2006-05-16T14:50:00.000+10:00

*Another Day At Melbourne (ADAM)*

*So, who's this ADAM fellow?*

*

ADAM is an invitational weekend tournament, to be held just before Australs.
There will be five rounds plus finals of Australs-style debating
(three-on-three with replies), three rocking social events, a public
speaking competition, and a chance to both relax and practice before heading
off to Australs.

*Who wants to debate with ADAM?*
* *

You can register a team with members from any uni or elsewhere, or register
as an individual and we'll put you in a team. It's an excellent opportunity
to have one last practice before Australs, but also a great tournament for
anyone who isn't going to Australs but wants to do something in Australia.

As ADAM is an invitational, it is impossible to enforce AA or n-1. However
ADAM and MUDS strongly encourage contingents to follow AIDA AAA regulations,
and send an appropriate number of adjudicators.

*Details:*

* *

*When: *Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th June
*Where:* University of Melbourne

A more comprehensive schedule is on its way, so stay tuned!

*Cost:*

* *

Registration will be around $70, which includes an opportunity for some
excellent debating, three awesome social events including the Championship
Dinner on Saturday night, lunches on Saturday and Sunday and more. The price
will be confirmed shortly.

*Important Dates:*

* *

Registration will be due 2 June and payment due 9 June at 12 pm. More
details to follow.

*ADAM's friends: *

* *

ADAM is being convened by Laura Bellamy from Melbourne, with the able
assistance of Catherine Mulebach (Tournament Director), Tara Jenkins (Social
Officer) and Chris Hibbard, Dan Clifton, Michelle Kovacevic and Thea
Chesterfield (General Members).

*Any questions?*

* *
Contact melbournedebating@gmail.com for more info and to register your
debating society's interest!

DAV President's Cup

2006-04-26T08:28:00.000+10:00

President’s Cup

“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never
stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and
neither do we” – President George W Bush

We all know that Presidents are eloquent, so now you can be too!

About: The DAV will be holding a tournament to give its adult members a
chance to debate in and adjudicate other-than school level debates. This
tournament is designed to cater to all levels of debating experience.

When: The tournament will be held over the weekend of Saturday 20th and
Sunday 21st of May. It will run from around 9am – 6pm on both days.
There will also be social functions on the Saturday and Sunday night.

Where: The tournament will be held at a centrally located secondary
school easily accessible by public transport. The social functions will
be held in the CBD similarly close to public transport.

Format: Debating will be held in 3 on 3 style. Speeches will be from 6-8
minutes and will follow the style of the schools competition. All rounds
will be secret topics with thirty minutes preparation time. There will
be four preliminary rounds of debating that are all power paired. There
will two finals series an Open Finals Series and a Novice Finals Series.
The Top 8 teams will break to the Open Finals Series which will consist
of Quarter, Semi and Grand Finals. The top 4 novice teams outside of the
top 8 will break to the Novice Finals Series consisting of Semi and
Grand Finals. A novice team is a team where all three speakers are
novices. A novice is anyone who has not debated at an Australian or
World Debating Championship.

Teams: There are no restrictions on teams. They can consist of one to
three novice debaters. Keep in mind that if you want to be eligible for
the Novice Finals series your team must comprise entirely of novices. If
you don’t have a team of three feel free to register individually or in
pairs and you will be allocated to at team.

Adjudicators: if you would like to adjudicate that would be greatly
appreciated. This tournament provides a unique opportunity to adjudicate
debaters who aren’t still doing their VCE.

Cost: The cost of the tournament will be $25 for debaters and free for
adjudicators. This price is inclusive of the debating, morning and
afternoon teas, entrance to both social functions and prizes. This will
be collected on Saturday morning when you are signed in.

How to Register: Go to www.dav.com.au and follow the link to the adults
competition page. Then fill out the registration form and email it to
dav.adults.competition@gmail.com . Registrations Close at 6pm Wednesday,
May 10th.

DAV Adjudicator Training Session

2006-02-28T17:26:00.000+11:00

The DAV will be running an "Adjudicator Training Session" at Deakin Geelong.

Date: March 18
Time: 9am-5pm
Where: I will tell you if you email me to register that you are coming.

The adjudicator training session is an excellent way to not only become qualified to adjudicate external competitions, but also to learn many many things about debating. It runs all day. In the morning you will learn what adjudicators look for in a debate to decide who will win. You will also learn the finer points of the three criteria: matter, manner and method. In the afternoon you will watch two taped debates, and will be required to score them, decide who wins, and give reasons for your decision.

But not only will your knowledge of debating expand exponentially, you will become a qualified adjudicator, able to adjudicate debates for the DAV at $40 a night. Good easy money I say.

If you want to attend, you need to email me now - jrcoo@deakin.edu.au, so that your place is secured.

Don't forget, adjudicators have all the fun!

Inaugural Debate for 2006

2006-02-22T11:17:00.000+11:00

Welcome to new and old DUDS members!!

2006 beckons as an unforgettable year, and the adventure is about to begin.

Come along to our first meeting, and meet all those that have made the wise decision to join DUDS this year.

We will meet at Bbar, before venturing across the university to debate with vengeance.

Date: Tuesday March 7
Time: 5pm
Place: Bbar

Be there or be square!

Join DUDS

2006-02-13T16:16:00.000+11:00

If there is one thing you must do on Tuesday February the 21st, it is this:

JOIN DUDS.

Come and visit us at Clubs and Markets Day at Waurn Ponds and join. If only for the reason that you have no idea of what you are getting yourself in to.

If you can't make it on Clubs and Markets Day, go and see the friendly people at DUSA and they will be able to sign you up to DUDS!

ANU Easters 2006

2006-02-12T18:46:00.000+11:00

Well another year another bunch of good times at debating tournaments, and with O-week coming around the Easters Committee thought it was time to give you all the low down on Easters 2006.

The crew in Canberra have been working tirelessly away nailing down accommodation, socials and venues to make sure nothing goes wrong when April swings by. As it stands, here are the details for the tournament:

TOTAL TEAM CAP: 80 teams. Stay tuned for news on the individual institution team cap

PRICES - We are presently working on the assumption that rego for debaters will be $225 and rego for adjudicators will be $200, this may change though.

SOCIALS:

Thursday night - to be decided

Friday Night - Bush dance and spit roast in the Yarralumla Woolshed - people often say Canberra is just a big country town, we decided to embrace this attitude and hold a bush dance. Come along and do the kind of dancing that would embarrass even your parents to the tune of a live band, fueled by plenty of free drinks.

Saturday Night - Formal dinner at the National Convention Centre. One of the benefits of holding an event in Canberra is that everything is the 'National'. The other benefit is that the dearth of quality venues like Parliament, the National Museum and the High Court mean we were able to get an excellent venue in the centre of Canberra for about half the price you'd pay in most other cities.

Sunday Night - ANU Bar Karaoke Celebrate or Commiserate by belting out classics with your mates. If the participants suck, well, there's going to be a substantial bar tab to help them sound better to you (unless you're under 18, in which case, we recommend earplugs).

DEBATING VENUES: While most of the rounds and octo finals will be held at the ANU we are presently in negotiations to hold the semi's and grand finals at rather more splendid venues, namely Old and New Parliament House and the High Court.

We hope to show off some of the most spectacular venues in the country, fingers crossed. Any queries, feel free to contact us at anueasters2006@hotmail.com.

dodgy ramblings of worlds adventure

2006-01-15T20:26:00.000+11:00

Over 1000 university students from across the world descended on Dublin just two days after Christmas. They were there to compete in the P & G Careers World University Debating Championships 2006. Hosted by University College Dublin (UCD), the competition takes place in British Parliamentary style debating in which each mock ‘house of parliament’ consist of four teams of two. Opening government and closing government form a kind of coalition in favour of the proposal, both agreeing with the proposal but for different reasons. The opposition side of the house does the same. For each debate, teams are given 15 minutes to prepare a seven minute speech of pure oratory gold. The draw placed us against the likes of Yale, Harvard and Oxford. The topic for round one: “This house would grant an amnesty to all illegal immigrants currently in the US”.

Over three intense days of debating, the Deakin University Debating Society team of Tom Davidson and Janelle Cook utilised the debaters best friend, the gift of the gab, to get through topics that challenged the greatest of teams. The idea to survive Worlds, know a little bit about everything. And it is probably an idea to pray for some luck.

But before entering into many an intellectual argument, the tournament kicked off with an introduction to Irish culture at “Ireland night”. Irish stew consumer and traditional irish music heard (which after several hours has a tendency to sound like the same song over and over again), but can someone please explain where Stella Artois fits into the picture.

Such conundrums were not the purpose of nearly 24 hours of flying, leaving behind temperatures above 30, to hit a climate that at this time of year barely scrapes above 5.

Round two saw the topic “That this house believes that the Catholic Church should allow the use of condoms in the fights against HIV/AIDS in Africa”. Followed in Round Three with “That this house believes the West should end its military co-operation with Pakistan until it holds free presidential elections”. Ending day one with a total of four points.

Day two of debating again witnessed an incredibly high standard. Round 4: “This house would prohibit women over the age of 45 years from undergoing assisted human reproduction”. Round 5: “This house would give Japan a permanent seat on the UN Security Council”. Round 6: “This house would not allow intelligent design to be included in the school science curriculum”. Fortunately we were not involved in the debate that squirreled the motion to be about the intelligent design of robots. (For those wondering intelligent design is a theory of evolution that includes social influences in human development). Day two saw Deakin end with six points.

The final day of debates before the elusive finals series began with Round 7: “This house would recognise a legally enforceable minimum standard of living”. Round 8: “This house supports the creation of an independent state for the Iraqi Kurds”. Round 9: “This house supports indigenous persons convicted of a crime being sentenced by their community and not by the courts”. Ending the tournament on 9 points, against high class opposition.

2005 was nearing its end, and it was time to hit the dance floor to bring in the new year. It is a common fear when debaters organise such important social events as New Years Eve, because anything can happen. And when the last song you hear for 2005 is Yellow Submarine, you know it has. “The Classic Beatles” intrigued us even more when they started playing the Rolling Stones. The most important event to take place for most debaters is the announcement of the teams that made the finals. But like 292 other teams at WUDC Dublin, Deakin was not included in the 32 teams to go through to the next stage.

But the fun and intrigue of Dublin had just begun to reveal itself. It was cold yet it did not snow. You can eat Chinese food with chips. Competitors were taken to the “Bondi Beach Club”. As Australians, taking us to an Australian themed club whilst in Dublin, a place known for its pubs, seems only slightly daft, but nevertheless a boon. UQ deemed it the best night of the championships (though perhaps a bit early). Staff wore 80’s style high cut, denim shorts. The entrance was covered in fake snow. Five local lasses came out in trackies and would only dance when the floor was empty. And if you thought the night couldn’t get any better, at 11:55 everyone from the tournament was escorted back to the hotel and quarantined (I kid you not) for fear of a contagious form of influenza (which the previous morning had been viral meningitis, and magically was never heard of again after that fateful night).

The tournament culminated in the Championship Dinner after Hart House took out the Grand Final against University of Chicago, Inner Temple and Yale. Our time in Dublin had come to an end, but not without a visit to the Guinness Storehouse.

The Deakin University Debating Society would like to thank the Faculty of Business and Law, the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Arts and Deakin University Student Association for their generous support of the society and their participation in the World University Debating Championships.

If you are interested in joining DUDS email dusa-debating@deakin.edu.au

3 sleeps to go...

2005-12-23T18:47:00.000+11:00

It is just 3 sleeps until the DUDS Worlds Team set off for Ireland to take on the world in argument.

Look for the in depth report from Worlds in the coming weeks.

That is, provided we survive the average temperature of 4 degrees.

Merry Christmas.

Melbourne Mini

2005-11-01T13:31:00.000+11:00

Information regarding the upcoming Melbourne Mini has been released.

They can be found on the DAV website: www.dav.com.au

If anyone is interested, do not hesitate to let me know, and we can work out a plan of action.

OK. Must go now and do a stupid and pointless exam.

debating related information - surprise surprise

2005-10-27T08:14:00.000+10:00

Hi team!!

Hope you aren't studying too hard for the dreaded exams, because that is nothing short of unhealthy.

Anyway, I have a few debating related events that are on the horizon.

Firstly, the kind people at MAD are holding "Training for Advanced First Principles". It is billed as "1st year policitcs/feminism/legal theories/economics squeezed into one day."

DATE: Saturday November 19th
TIME: 10am-5pm
VENUE: Monash Clayton Law School

Secondly, the heralded Melbourne Mini is coming up shortly. Dates for the event look to be December 9-11, with details to follow shortly.

If you are interested in either, drop me an email at jrcoo@deakin.edu.au

Love your work!!

It's AGM season

2005-10-06T14:43:00.000+10:00

Hi team,

A quick note that DUDS AGM is coming up.

Quick. Put it in your diaries now!! It serves to be very exciting.

Date: October 20
Time: 9am
Place: bbar

Be there or be square....

DUSA Survey

2005-10-01T18:03:00.000+10:00

I would just like to say, hurruh to DUDS for having their own option as a response in the latest DUSA survey.

In the question entitled something along the lines of which academic clubs are you involved in, choices included:
- theatrical clubs
-faculty based clubs
-debating - woohoo
-and some other general ones i can't remember.

We should be proud.

Also, if anyone from DUSA is reading this, great survey, but the word "disagree" is not spelt "disgree".

Storming Brains

2005-09-16T16:54:00.000+10:00

Yes I know the correct term is 'brainstorming' but that would just be plain boring.

Anyway, I thought it might be a bright idea to brainstorm possible topics for Worlds.

So if you know anything about world issues that might decide to rear their ugly head at Worlds, post it here, so we can paint the scary picture that awaits us in Ireland.

Cheerio

XX

Mysterious Disappearance of the Original

2005-09-08T10:58:00.000+10:00

After reporting the old DUDS blog to missing persons, it is now high time to start afresh.

We do not know how or who has kidnapped the old blog, but maintain that this blog will be bigger, better, and hotter, than the last.

We hope you enjoy your stay.

Be sure to check back soon as details of the DUDS BP Competition will be released shortly...

Monash Memoirs Part Two

2005-08-22T10:16:00.000+10:00

Tom and Janelle travelled to Monash again last night. And came home with two honourable thirds.

The topics being: "That this house would put women on the front line."

and...

"That this house would relieve the debt of the third world."

So, we got stooged both times, but what can you do.

There were no entertaining quotes as per round one, except those that came from the mouth of Janelle.

--"the front front front line" - yes I know, so I don't know anything about the fricking military, and new age warfare. Middle age warfare is so much more appropriate.

--"I'll tell you what our extension is when I think of it." - I actually don't think I ever thought of it. That speech was bad.

And from the mouth of Tom:

--using cricket as an example of third world countries not following international requirements to an adjudicator who hates cricket. We weren't to know.

Well, I guess that is all.

Keep a look out for a potential DUDS Internal BP Comp in September.

XX

monash madness

2005-08-08T10:22:00.000+10:00

last night tom and janelle, ventured all the way to monash to spread some duds love, as kate would say. and that we did.

anyway, more to the point, we came home with some very promising results.

in the first debate "this house would enforce a mandatory retirement age" we managed a 3rd against some fantastic competition.

in the second debate "this house would trade our human rights for national security" we managed a very impressive 2nd in a debate that turned to the finer points of torture.

tom thinks we should've won the second debate, but monash are mean and like to protect their own.

monash memoirs part one

2005-08-08T10:20:00.000+10:00

here are some famous quotes from the special people at monash:

"that you can teach pottery for 20 years, or whatever the fuck you want."

"my grandad is a 87 year old builder and goes out and does stuff with cement."

"i don't hate old people"

"the australian dream can shove it, i don't want old people to starve"

"it's either about terrorism or taking driver's licences away from old people" - this from tim sonnreich after the announcement of the debate "that we would trade our human rights for national security.

"sip tea and enjoy life"

"we can't solve problems about offering free movie tickets" - how did they know??