Articles Tagged with: debate

The Debate Team Competes at UC Berkeley

Over President's Day weekend the Jesuit Dallas Debate Team had the wonderful opportunity to travel to UC Berkeley to compete at the prestigious Cal Invitational debate tournament. Two teams went on the trip: Jesuit BP (Henry Banse '26 and...

The Origin of 67

Over the past decade, the rise and fall of numerical jokes has become a defining feature of meme culture. From the original comedic icons 19 and 21, born during the golden era of Vine (TikTok’s chaotic predecessor), to today’s...

Finding Yourself Through Debate: Dr. McFarland and Mr. Lingel Teach at Sophomore Champions Lab

Over this past summer, Dr. McFarland and Mr. Lingel taught at a summer debate program at Harvard University called the Sophomore Champions Lab from June 29th to July 25th. Forty rising sophomores from all over the country were able...

Who would win in a fight, 100 guys or a gorilla?

This has been one of the most thought-provoking questions plaguing our society recently- which would win, humans' desire for glory or, rather, mother nature? This question is akin to the previous battle between all the Pokémon and one billion...

Continuing a Legacy: Jesuit Debate earns Top 10 in State and National tournaments

On March 4th 2025, the Jesuit Varsity Debate Team embarked to TFA state, one of the most prestigious and competitive tournaments Jesuit attends during the season. The team achieved success with the team of Jesuit LR—Luke Lastelick ’25 and...

The 2024-2025 Debate Topic!

Introduction “I used to think one of the most powerful individuals in America was the person who could select the annual high school debate topic. Think of the power – to set the agenda and determine what millions of high...

Jesuit Debate Post Season: State and Novice/JV Nationals

Jesuit Debate concluded its post season with massive success at the Texas Forensics Association State tournament and the Woodward Academy Novice and JV Nationals tournament. TFA State The Texas Forensics Association (TFA) State tournament finished the Jesuit Debate season on the...