2008 Woodie Awards
Forensics team takes all in Boston
Issue date: 3/1/05 Section: News
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Talking its way to victory, West Chester University Forensics took first place in back-toback tournaments at the Presidential-Love Swing Forensics Tournaments at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 12-13. The tournament was in commemoration of Presidents? and Valentine?s Days.
"The team was fantastic. We won the tournament, overall, and came home with two boxes full of trophies," said Shaundi Billet, first year art major and first year team member.
"The team has competed in a lot of tournaments all over the place. From West Chester to Boston to Long Island to New York City," said Stephanie Hofelich, a junior political science major and team member.
The competition was a "swing" event. "A swing is where two separate tournaments, usually run by two different schools or organizations, are held in the same weekend at the same place," said Katrina Dix, a sophomore philosophy and English literature major and team member.
"The University of Florida hosted the first half of the swing in Boston, and Suffolk University hosted the second half," said Dix.
In January, WCU hosted the Hugs and Kisses Swing. According to Dix, "... all team members could compete in the Huggs half, held on Saturday, run by the West Chester Forensics alumni, and novices could compete in the Kisses half."
One particular event is Trithon. In Trithon, competitors must be entered in at least three events which must include two of three possible types of events. These events are public address (memorized speech), limited preparation and interpretation of literature, in which competitors use manuscripts.
"Trithon is the same idea as the Decathlon," said Dix. "A competitor?s combined scores from different events are ranked against all the other competitors."
"Every time you perform for an audience, your performance just gets better," said Hofelich. "We?ve all improved so much and I think, once again, it gave us an extra little boost of confidence forgoing into our championship season.
According to its mission statement, "The West Chester University Forensics Program is designed to promote communicative, creative, and critical excellence through intercollegiatecompetitive speech and debate activities."
"Everything you learn from forensics can help you in all parts of your life," said Hofelich. "I?m a political-science major, so being able to speak in public will be a great asset in that path," she said.
"The team was fantastic. We won the tournament, overall, and came home with two boxes full of trophies," said Shaundi Billet, first year art major and first year team member.
"The team has competed in a lot of tournaments all over the place. From West Chester to Boston to Long Island to New York City," said Stephanie Hofelich, a junior political science major and team member.
The competition was a "swing" event. "A swing is where two separate tournaments, usually run by two different schools or organizations, are held in the same weekend at the same place," said Katrina Dix, a sophomore philosophy and English literature major and team member.
"The University of Florida hosted the first half of the swing in Boston, and Suffolk University hosted the second half," said Dix.
In January, WCU hosted the Hugs and Kisses Swing. According to Dix, "... all team members could compete in the Huggs half, held on Saturday, run by the West Chester Forensics alumni, and novices could compete in the Kisses half."
One particular event is Trithon. In Trithon, competitors must be entered in at least three events which must include two of three possible types of events. These events are public address (memorized speech), limited preparation and interpretation of literature, in which competitors use manuscripts.
"Trithon is the same idea as the Decathlon," said Dix. "A competitor?s combined scores from different events are ranked against all the other competitors."
"Every time you perform for an audience, your performance just gets better," said Hofelich. "We?ve all improved so much and I think, once again, it gave us an extra little boost of confidence forgoing into our championship season.
According to its mission statement, "The West Chester University Forensics Program is designed to promote communicative, creative, and critical excellence through intercollegiatecompetitive speech and debate activities."
"Everything you learn from forensics can help you in all parts of your life," said Hofelich. "I?m a political-science major, so being able to speak in public will be a great asset in that path," she said.
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