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Clackamas takes on British duo
Visiting speech team wins terrorism debate against CCC students
Staff Writer
“We gave'you John Lennon and
I you shot him,” exclaimed Richard
Osborne of Britain’s speech team as
one of his opening points; subse-
| quently, the Brits unanimously won
il the votes of all three judges Nov. 20
I during a debate against Clackamas.
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The topic of interest ended up
I being one very familiar to the world
I right now- the players were to debate
on terrorism. The small room in the
Gregory Forum was nearly filled to
capacity by the time 7 p.m. rolled
I around, with students and debaters
1 ready to go. Anna Kirk and Richard
Osborne represented Britain’s team,
I while Melissa Karki and Matt
I Steketee
were
arguing
for
| Clackamas. The tension was thick
and the topic touchy; the debate-was
I a heated one, but the CCC loss was
I taken well.
The competition on Britain’s side
t was nothing to underestimate. Kirk
has already graduated, and is current­
ly a law student, while Osborne is an
Oxford graduate, where he took phi­
losophy and politics. He has also
received honors in national levels of
I public speaking. According to Kirk,
; it’s required that you be a graduate in
! order to be able to go on the trip they
I were on, which lasted a couple of
months.
The British speech team had trav-
I eled all around the United States for
I two months before they came to
Oregon to compete with Clackamas,
visiting and competing in 17 differ­
ent states. Clackamas was their last
stop before returning home, and they
left a lasting impression on the host
school.
The resolution, or topic, that was
given to the four speakers at the
beginning of the night was that ‘This
house would embrace an isolationist
policy.’ The two teams were given
15 minutes to go over the topic
before beginning the debate. Britain
was to represent the government dur­
ing the debate, while Clackamas was
to be the opposition.
Clackamas’ intentions were
good, as Steketee argued that
because terrorists “can attack by
being sneaky...creating more fear in
the American public...this isn’t an
isolation policy, it’s a violent policy.”
Likewise, Karki backed him up in
saying that “trying to impose our
views... will cause more hate and
more terrorist attacks.”
The British team, however, deliv­
ered their side very eloquently and
with immense self-confidence, never
forgetting to stop and insult the
Americans, in their own blunt,
British way.
“We should go into Iraq immedi­
ately... to instate democracy...(and)
remove terrorist organizations,” stat­
ed Kirk resolutely.
Osbome gained some definite
ground during the debate with a
number of shocking statements.
Among them, Osbome said “The
reason Iraq hasn’t flattened all of the
United States is because the
Americans haven’t offended them
MEGAN COBB Clackamas Print
One of the British speech team members, Richard Osborne, speaks out on terrorism,
and the Beatles, at his recent visit to Clackamas. The British team visited 17 different
states on their U.S. tour. Clackamas was the last stop, and their last win, on their trip.
enough yet. They already hate you.”
Though both teams gave a valiant
effort at winning the debate, Britain’s
speakers seemed to present their
topic in a more professional manner.
Clackamas’ team stood by their opin­
ion that we should not invade Iraq
and invite war, while Britain, as
Osborne put, thought “Weapons
inspectors.. .aren’t enough.”
Since this matter is one everyone
is having to deal with currently, not
only was the debate between the two
speech teams very heated, but also it
continued on afterwards, with the
audience. A number of people shot
up out of their seats after the intense,
hour-long debate to try to give them­
selves some closqre on the subjects.
Both teams performed to the best
of their abilities; despite this fact, the
three judges, Frank Harlow, Jennifer
Gile and Jane Rickenbaugh all voted
for Britain.
'Tis the season for traditions in ESL dept.
From left: Hiroko
Koga, Yun-Sun Choi, Yun
Hee Choi, and Milce W.
da Silva enjoy the
International Holiday
Luncheon, sponsored by
the English as a Second
Language department
Nov. 26.
This annual luncheon
is put on to allow inter­
national students to
experience a traditional
American Thanksgiving
dinner. Complete with
turkey, stuffing, and
potatoes the event this
year was a huge success.
To find out about holi­
day traditions all around
the globe, as told by
international students
attending Clackamas,
turn to page 8.
ELISABETH MEYER Clackamas Print