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There's Lots of Debate for These Professors
by Susan Katsaros

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from Dateline ( January 30, 2003)

Q: Why do you keep up this grueling schedule?
   
A:

Congalton and Bruschke [practically in unison]. “It's extremely rewarding. Being directors of the forensic teams gives us the opportunity to really get to know the students. If we just taught speech communication we would only see the students, at most, three times a week.

 

   
Q: What have our forensic alumni done since graduation?
   
A:

Congalton and Bruschke. Forensic team alumni are presently working as attorneys, social workers, professors and debate coaches, as well as a fiction author.

   

   
Q: If any of the Dateline readers are interested in listening to our students in action, are there any upcoming opportunities?
   
A:

Bruschke and Congalton. There are a few upcoming Southern California tournaments scheduled. Additionally, the students will be competing in Chicago, and at Arizona State University; University of Mississippi, Atlanta; Chico State; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; and San Diego.

   


   
Q: Explain the Southern California Urban Debate League that you also oversee?
   
A:

Bruschke. This is a public-speaking program for high school students in Southern California. We will host the second annual West Coast Urban Debate League Champion- ship April 11-13 on campus. Leagues participating include Seattle Debate Foundation, Bay Area Urban Debate League, laremont Colleges Debate Outreach and the Southern California Urban Debate league.

SCUDL won awards at the novice, junior varsity and varsity levels this past fall semester. Fourteen high schools are involved in SCUDL. These high schools participate in 14 tournaments a year. For more info- mation on SCUDL leaders can go to the Speech Communication website and then click on SCUDL.

   


   
Q: Have our student competitors qualified for nationals?
   
A: Congalton and Bruschke. To date one of the individual event competitors has qualified for national competition. Much like the Master's in golf, competitors are judged tournament by tournament in an effort to qualify for nationals. We
anticipate with the upcoming tournaments this year that more of our individual event competitors will qualify this year.
   


   
Q: What are the debate team's present standings, which much like basketball, change practically weekly?
   
A: Bruschke. Presently we are ranked in the top 20.
   


   
Q: Any last thoughts?
   
A:

Congalton. The Mets stink.

Bruschke. Well, at least they won the World Series in this century. Speech and debate is the best thing you've never heard of.

   

 

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Q/A with Bruschke & Congalton

• Introduction

• How do students get involved in debate and individual events?

What are this year's debate topics?

What is an individual event competition?

• Could you give me some examples of various individual event topics?

When did forensics begin at Cal State Fullerton?

You recently held a high school debate tournament on campus.

Why should students join the forensics team?

How many members are on the CSUF team? And what is the operating budget of the forensics team?

How many hours a week would you say our students devote to research, practice and travel? How many hours would you say you devote to forensics?

How often are you on the road with our students?

Why do you keep up this grueling schedule?

What have our forensic alumni done since graduation?

If any of the Dateline readers are interested in listening to our students in action, are there any upcoming opportunities?

Explain the Southern California Urban Debate League that you also oversee?

Have our student competitors qualified for nationals?

What are the debate team's present standings, which much like basketball, change practically weekly?

Any last thoughts?

 
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