BRIEF: Debate teams start season impressively

At Cornell University, a Parliamentary Debate team duo of Wharton junior Howard Radezely and College senior David Rich placed sixth while the twosome of College junior Amy Fisher and College junior Laura Redstone placed fifth out of 32 teams. Fisher was voted seventh best speaker overall for the tournament and Radezely placed tenth overall. The NDT team travelled to Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania where the pair of Wharton junior Jeff Pearson and Wharton sophomore John Gordon went to the quarterfinals of the tournament before losing to Boston College. Gordon placed ninth overall while Pearson placed fifth. -- Daniel Schwartz