Current Event: Think Fast! Students Sharpen Lifelong Skills in Debate Competition

Last weekend on November 4th through 6th, one of the largest college debate tournament, hosted by the University of the Pacific Debate team, took place on campus at the University of the Pacific. This tournament was the Paul Winters Invitational- a full, two day IE/NFA/LD/NPDA/CEDA tournament. University of the Pacific's Speech and Debate Team was founded in 1854. It is now one of the oldest, more accomplished, and prestigious debate teams in the state of California. Pacific team did very well and took third at this host tournament.

This event reminded of what Confucius said about speech and writing.  Confucius once said, "Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know humans." In fact Confucius thought writing was so important that he included it as one of the "six arts" that all scholars must know.