Pan Pacific Championship Debate Tournament Results

From Rose Helens-Hart:

Aloha colleagues,

The Hawaii Pacific University Sea Warrior Debate Society hosted the
second annual Pan Pacific Championship Debate Tournament, October
18-19 at the Hawaii Loa Campus. Twenty debate teams representing 10
universities from Hawaii and the mainland competed in World style
debate for the title of Pan Pacific Champions of debate! Rocky
Mountain College (Katie Berst and Allison Reidmohr) won the overall
Championship title and a team from Hawaii Pacific University (HPU)
(Craig Ursuy and Cody Corcelius) won the title of the overall best
team from Hawaii.

This year the tournament featured topics on democracy in Zimbabwe,
protecting ocean resources, women in international peace negotiations,
selling human organs for profit, expanding NATO and the financial bailout.

Teams from the Claremont Colleges (Claremont, CA), Loyola Marymount
University (Los Angeles, CA) Northwest University (Kirkland, WA) and
Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT) reached the grand final round
held at the Kalama Beach House in Kailua, HI and debated on whether
the Israeli-Palestinian crisis could be solved without violence.
Before the final round, teams were treated to Hawaiian style BBQ on
the beach and a Hula presentation performed by award-winning HPU
students from the Hawaiian Culture Club.

Other institutions represented at the tournament were Portland State
University, Reed University, California State University San
Bernardino, Linfield College, and the University of Hawaii. The
tournament is held in the World's style BP and registration of
international teams is welcomed and encouraged.

Next year's Pan Pacific Championship will tentatively held next Oct.
9-11. See you next year in paradise!

Mahalo,

Rose Helens-Hart
Director of Debate
Hawaii Pacific University
1132 Bishop Street, Suite 510B
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone :(808) 544-9378
Fax: (808) 544-0835
rhelens@hpu.edu