Candidate Statements for 2013 E-Board
The election of the Rutgers University Debate Union (RUDU) Executive Board for 2013 will be held on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, at 9:00 PM in Murray 210. Below are the candidate statements for all...
View ArticleRUDU in Targum for Fourth Time this Term
Meryem Uzumcu (center) speaks during her novice semifinal win at Johns Hopkins while partner Sean Leonard (right) looks on. This was the first break round of the 27 RUDU has been in so far this season...
View ArticleRutgers Wins Vassar Tournament, Top Speaker, Top Novice
The conquerors of Vassar gather in Rockefeller Hall to celebrate their many victories. Vassar’s tournament theme was “The Glory of Rome” and they awarded top team and top varsity speaker with a...
View ArticleRUDU Elects 2013 Executive Board
The newly elected RUDU EBoard in individual shots. Left to right: President Ashley Novak, Vice President Adam Bomeisl, Treasurer Quinn Maingi, Public Relations Chair Rachel Moon, Novice Mentor Kurt...
View ArticleRutgers Breaks at Brandeis Inter-Varsity
The RUDU crew at the Brandeis IV poses with their winnings after the tournament. Left to right: Chris Bergman, David Reiss, Sean Leonard, Alex Jubb, and Storey Clayton. A small contingent of the...
View ArticleRutgers Debate: 2012-2013 First Term Report
Adam Bomeisl gives his opening opposition speech during the final round of Vassar on the first day of December 2012. Fellow finalists from Brandeis and partner Russell Potter furiously take notes on...
View ArticleRutgers Breaks Two Teams at Dartmouth, Bergman Quals for Nationals
A new semester begins with the assembled Rutgers debaters who returned to debate a week and a half before school started to represent RUDU at Dartmouth. Left to right: Russell Potter, Sean Leonard,...
View ArticleRutgers Breaks Three Teams at GW-II, Nearing Harvard for 3rd in Nation
The successful crew of RUDU debaters at GW poses in the front of the General Assembly room in Funger Hall. Left to right: Deepta Janardhan, Quinn Maingi, Jason Boyle, Phil Davidar, Ashley Novak,...
View ArticleCandidate Statements for Special Election for Novice Mentor
A Special Election for 2013 Novice Mentor will be held on Tuesday, January 29th at 9:00 PM in Murray 210, at the outset of that day’s meeting. The position was made vacant by the resignation of Kurt...
View ArticleNovak 4th Speaker at North American Championships, Rutgers Breaks Two Teams
The euphoric group of Rutgers debaters just after the banquet where the advancing of two teams to elimination rounds was announced. Left to right: Sean Leonard, Deepta Janardhan, Arbi Llaveshi, Adam...
View ArticleDeepta Janardhan Elected Novice Mentor
Deepta Janardhan at the NorthAms 2013 banquet, was already preparing novice training sessions and ways to grow the team. Deepta Janardhan, Tournament Director for the 2013 Rutgers Invitational, was...
View ArticleRutgers 7th at TCNJ, Varsity Break Streak at 5 Tournaments
A file photo of Russell Potter and Adam Bomeisl, who finished 7th at TCNJ and are currently ranked 12th overall in the Team of the Year (TOTY) standings. The Rutgers University Debate Union (RUDU)...
View ArticleRutgers Novices Shine at NYU
File photos of the three RUDU novices who excelled at NYU this past weekend during the winter storm that hit the Northeast. Left to right: Sean Leonard, Stine-Oksana Soomai, and George Alukal. Braving...
View ArticleThree Rutgers Teams Break at Princeton
File photos of the three Rutgers teams who made the top 15 at Princeton. Upper left: Adam Bomeisl & Kyle Bomeisl. Upper right: Ashley Novak & Russell Potter. Lower left: Quinn Maingi &...
View ArticleRutgers Wins Albany, 3rd at F&M, Surges Past Harvard and Hopkins to 3rd in...
The jubilant crowd of Rutgers debaters after the announcement of Rutgers winning their second tournament this season. Debaters are displaying their Albany-themed glasses that were given as awards. Left...
View ArticleRutgers Misses Break Due to Tab Error at West Point
Alex Jubb and Henry Phipps at the West Point banquet, just before they were incorrectly left out of the break announcement. The Rutgers University Debate Union (RUDU) had several teams with winning...
View ArticleYale Defeats NYU/Harvard Team to Win 2013 Rutgers Invitational
2013 Rutgers Invitational Champions Michael Barton and Robert Colonel pose with their signed picture of Henry Phipps, their tentative gag award while for first place team while awaiting delivery of the...
View ArticleRutgers 3rd at William & Mary, Varsity Break Streak at Ten Weekends
Rutgers debaters gather on the steps of William and Mary’s Washington Hall after taking 3rd at the tournament. RUDU has been in the varsity elimination rounds at 5 of the last 6 W&M contests and...
View ArticleRUDU Breaks at BU, Novak Elected Vice President of Operations for League
A file photo of the preparations for the semifinals at American University involving Ashley Novak (second from left) and Sean Leonard (far right), along with former President Chris Bergman (far left)...
View ArticleRutgers Breaks Varsity at Swat, Novice at UConn
The small RUDU contingent at Swarthmore College, where Chris Bergman broke for the fourth time in his last five tournaments. Left to right: Deepta Janardhan, Quinn Maingi, Kyle Bomeisl, Sean Leonard,...
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