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re-ld to ceda? is it possible
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>Not only is it possible, it's desirable! Over half
>of CEU's successful CEDA debaters were
>high school LD'ers, and many of them are now
>doing well at four year schools--people like Dan
>Dilsaver (Weber) Yari Mitchell (Miami) and others.
>Jeff Shaw, outstanding debater for Lewis and Clark,
>was a high school LD'er. I wouldn't be surprised if
>you surveyed people in elimination rounds at CEDA
>nationals and found thirty to fifty percent of them
>did primarily LD in high school!
>
>LD'ers know issues generally better than many high school
>team debaters and have fewer bad habits to get rid of. Teaching
>people how to talk fast is easy; teaching them how to think is
>difficult. CEU will keep aggressively recruiting LD'ers to its
>CEDA program, and I expect other schools will do the same.
>
>Go for it!
>matt stannard
>
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>From: nedb@icon.net[SMTP:nedb@icon.net]
>Sent: 17 March 1997 14:19
>To: Issues concerning CEDA Debate
>Subject: ld to ceda? is it possible
>
>Greetings,
>
>I was an LD'er in high school, and did pretty well at it. I'm in college
>now and have been away from debate for an entire year. I've judged at
>tournaments and realized how much I miss debate. I want to start again, but
>I've got problems. First, I'm not even sure LD is on the college level, and
>even if it was the Debate coach at my school evidently hates LD. SO my
>question is this: How difficult would it be to transfer from LD to CEDA, as
>that is the type of debate at my university. In addition, I'd appreciate
>any info on CEDA camps if there are such things,
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>jason
>
>
>
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