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        <a  href="/news/first-tournament-season-success">First  Tournament  of  the  Season  is  a  Success</a>
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SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (October  7,  2020)  –  The  speech  and  debate  competition  season  has  begun!  The  Prairie  Star  speech  and  debate  team  participated  in  the  Crimson  Classic  speech  tournament  hosted  by  the  University  of  Alabama  this  past  week.  This  competition  took  place  asynchronously  meaning  students  recorded  their  speeches  and  shared  those  recordings  online.  The  speeches  were  viewed  by  judges  throughout  the  week  and  the  top  scoring  students  were  announced  over  the  weekend.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-competes-first-synchronous-virtual-tournament">UIS  Competes  in  First  Synchronous  Virtual  Tournament</a>
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SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (October  18,  2020)  –  The  UIS  Speech  and  Debate  Team  participated  in  the  first  synchronous,  virtual  tournament  of  the  season.  The  Cyber  Falcon  classic  was  hosted  by  Bowling  Green  State  University  in  Bowling  Green,  Ohio  and  featured  competitors  from  more  than  40  teams  around  the  nation.  All  collegiate  speech  and  debate  competitions  are  taking  place  online  this  year  due  to  the  continuing  COVID-19  pandemic.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/burris-places-4th-poetry">Burris  Places  4th  in  Poetry</a>
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SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (November  9,  2020)  –  The  UIS  Speech  and  Debate  Team  competed  in  the  Mustang  Invitational,  a  virtual  tournament  hosted  by&nbsp;San  Joaquin  Delta  College  in  Stockton,  CA.  Senior  Sarah  Burris  entered  poetry  interpretation  at  this  competition,  advanced  to  the  final  round,  and  placed  fourth  over  students  from  across  the  nation.  This  tournament  is  the  third  competition  for  UIS  this  season.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-speech-and-debate-continues-win-awards">UIS  Speech  and  Debate  Continues  to  Win  Awards</a>
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SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (November  23,  2020)  –  The  awards  continue  to  come  in  from  the  UIS  Speech  and  Debate  Team.  This  past  weekend,  the  team  took  part  in  the  Sharknado  Invitational  hosted  by&nbsp;Southeast  Arkansas  College.  This  was  the  team’s  fourth  virtual  competition  of  the  semester.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-speech-and-debate-ends-semester-high-note">UIS  Speech  and  Debate  Ends  the  Semester  on  a  High  Note</a>
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SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (December  14,  2020)  –  UIS  Speech  and  Debate  participated  in  their  final  tournament  of  the  semester  during  finals  week.  The  Online  Asynchronous  Tournament  Series  (OATS)  first  tournament  was  hosted  by  Southwest  Minnesota  State  University  in  Marshall,  MN.  This  tournament  was  the  team’s  fifth  virtual  competition  of  the  semester.</div>
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