Day One Concludes

Day one at the Mean Green LD Workshops has finished after a long day of intense introductions, lab meetings, lectures, and article groups. The day began with labs meeting for the first time where students met, received their university ID cards to access UNT's numerous resources, and began discussing the resolution (A just government should provide health care to its citizens). After lunch, students met for a lecture on research techniques and with their article groups, which are small groups dedicated to discussing resolution-specific literature. The 80 students were also treated to a demonstration debate between Liz Mullins, who recently placed 2nd at the National Forensic League National Tournament, and Matt Levinson after dinner. The first day was largely a success with all of the students enthusiastic about spending their next two or three weeks working on improving at debate and being challenged to expand their horizons as both students and young adults.