Ever since I first stepped onto the debate stage, I have been passionate about speech and debate. For the last three of my high school years, I have competed and placed nationally at major tournaments ...
At the start of his 9th-grade year at West Haven High School in 2021, Bedirhan Ozmen joined a club he thought might help him with his public speaking skills: the New Haven Urban Debate League (UDL).
Getting participants comfortable with expressing differing opinions is key to the Veditz Debates, a new Deaf-centric debate series conceived and delivered ...