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the Rice Thresher
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Friday, March 20,2009
New Brown RAs chosen
es to nationals
By Aisha Kibwana
Foeth* Tk*esh n
After months of deliberation.
Brown College selected fenny and
Joe Rcreile (Ranszen *00 and Wiess
"99) as its Resident Associates foe
the 2009-"10 academic vear. Brown
College senior and Head of the RA
Search Committee Larissa Cham-
sangave- said.
"This is something we have
raited about for 3 k>sj time," fenxrv
« rze'.le ?a:r "We had k>ne decided
that J we ivw: back to H:u.>t:r..
w? wotl-d wan: to be RAs."
'«oe Rcae-Be said because thev
wee from Has-
srer. and Wiess 14
colleges. be anz
kmr -d>d noc
wan: r: r»e at the
other's college
Thev applied to
r>e Brown RAs
because of their
infohessent in
eveiydav Brr-wr.
life as Brown As-
scoates
The Rozelies
sa: c cie-
cidec r>e Brown Associates due
to encouragement from previous
Brown Masters "ohn ar.d Paula
Hj:chins:-n Th e : :n:eres: in the RA
position was sparked a: the Spring
Associates N:gh: after a conversa-
tion with sen:or John Land, Brown* s
rrefiirr.' ^as: year.
Joe Rozelle said being around
vibrant Frown srj rent? made them
:ea.::e that thev could be a part of
the cc liege ever, day as opposed to
onlv on Associates* Nights.
The Rozelies said since they
came bar* as alumni, thev have
become even mote aware about the
.aree number of student activities
There's a big sense
ofcomnunir* Air
Browri1 and people
a*e jhs as invoh ed.
jenny Rozelle
New Brown RA
and student involvement.
-There's a bag sense of com.au-
mtv ,he*e| and people are always
invoh'ed.'" fennv Rozelle said.
•oe Roieile said he was im-
pressed by Brown's organization.
"It savs a kw about the cab bet of
students." Joe Rccelk said. "(Brown
:s run well bv the students, col-
lege coordinator, associates and
masters."
Frown senior 'asoeep Man eat
said he is sad to be graduating be-
fore the RoneDes become RAs.
**enn-. and Joe are coin? to be
anan.it RAs." Manga: said. "They
are both so down-to-earth and
open-minded."
Brown presi-
dent Jackie Am-
nions said she is
looking forward
to working with
the Rozelies.
"1 am excited
about lennv and
Joe 'because]
the'.- balance
each other out
ff and interact well
with each oth-
er." Amnions, a
Brown College junior. said.
Brown Master Laura Cox said the
Rozelies' capacity to be excellent
RAs was evident from the start.
"■Thev" had amazing chemistry
with the RA Committee." Cox said.
The Rozelies said thev were not
verv involved with Brown when thev
were at Rice since thev were mostlv
concerned with their respective col-
leges. However, that did not mean
that Brown went unnoticed during
their undergraduate years, espe-
ciallv around this time of the vear.
"1 knew Brown as one of those
colleges that was better than Wiess
at Beer Bike," Joe Rozelle said.
By Josh Rutenberg
Thresher Staff
Rice Debate will have a chance
to defend its title as a top-io school
at speech and debate nationals this
month when the 14-member team
debates March 27-29 at the National
Parliamentary Debate .Association Na-
tional Championship at the University
erf the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
In 2008.. Rice placed fifth in the
national sweepstakes, with their
highest performance in recent menti-
on being second place in 1998.
In order to qualify for speech
nationals, a student must reach the
final round at three different tour-
naments. Each tournament consists
of between 40-100 competitors,
depending on various factors. This
vear. the entire team qualified de-
spite the fact that the members were
primarily comprised of first-year
students.
"It's an honor just to get to
that point." Director of Forensics
David Worth said about reaching
nationals. "We always set a goal
of finishing in the top 10. Over the
last few years, we've met our goal
every year."
During the three-day competi-
tion at the University of the Pacific,
the debate team will compete in 11
different events, ranging from in-
formative and persuasive speaking
to after-dinner speaking and liter-
ary interpretation. Students will be
given topics with a limited amount
of preparation time, then write and
deliver speeches based on prior
research and knowledge of the as-
signed topic.
"We pretty much debate for the
whole weekend." Lovett freshman
Isiana Rendon said.
Each debate round lasts for one
hour from start to finish. A team par-
ticipates in five to six preliminary
debates and must win at least four
rounds to advance. Final rounds
consist of octofinals, quarterfinals,
semifinals and finals, depending on
how many teams are at the event.
In addition to the team members
who will be competing at the na-
tional debate championship, three
members of the George R. Brown Fo-
rensics Society placed at the Ameri-
can Forensics Association National
Individual Events Tournament dis-
trict qualifier last weekend at the
University of Oklahoma in Norman,
Okla. A total of four members will
advance to nationals April 3-6 at the
University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.
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The new students
have had to do a lot
of work they normally
would have had
upperclassmen do.
David Worth
Director of Forensics
W
Martel College freshman Katie
Donovan, who qualified in infor-
mative speaking, and Jones Col-
lege freshman Kern Vijayvargia,
who qualified in extemporaneous
and impromptu speaking, will join
previously-qualified Jones junior
Aparna Bhaduri and Wiess College
sophomore Danny Shanaberger at
speech nationals.
"They have done extremely well,
given how young they are." Worth
said u A the freshman debaters.
Worth and Assistant Director
of Forensics Glenn Prince coach a
team comprised of three-fourths
new students in competitions where
experience is key. Worth said the
team faced a steep learning curve
earlier this year and lacked the ad-
ditional aid of senior students, an
advantage that has been utilized in
previous years.
"The new students have had
to do a lot of work they normally
would have had upperclassmen to
do," he said.
Nevertheless, Worth said he was
successful in creating presump-
tions, for his students in the debate
realm, where image can make or
break a close competition.
The students were not the only
new members to the team this year,
as Prince joined the debate squad
this year after coaching an award-
winning debate team at Western
Kentucky University. Prince said he
feels Rice students have an inter-
nal motivation to gain knowledge
and skills necessary for speech and
debate, as the Rice debate squad is
made entirely of volunteer students.
"It's been very challenging
[training a new team], but the good
thing is you get to start from the
ground up," he said.
Prince credited some of the
team's success to a lack of precon-
ceived notions about debate, as
well as a willingness to learn and
have fun.
Bhaduri. team captain and one
of the team's onlv upperclassmen,
worked with the new students to
help them develop valuable debat-
ing experience. Worth said he be
lieves Bhaduri may be Rice's next
national champion.
"[Bhudari] has great leader-
ship." Worth said. "She's literally
one of the best in the country."
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