The University of Oregon Ducks Debate and Speech Team

This is the homepage of the 2009 and 2011 national champion UO forensics program. Debate at Oregon is a co-curricular, competitive event open to all undergraduates students attending the University of Oregon. Email us: UODEBATE@GMAIL.COM

Debate Town USA

Imagine a place where discussions of the day don’t devolve into slashed signs and vitriol. The UO Debate and Speech team and Clark Honors College are working on a new website called Debate Town USA. It will feature online debate videos, teaching tools, web forums, and a large community of people who care about civil advocacy. Members will be able to discuss and debate the issues of the day, comment on and discuss online videos of our public debates and demonstrations, and get access to UO forensics research and resources. The site is under construction currently. Keep checking this link for more information.

Forensics and the University of Oregon have a storied history

The University of Oregon Forensics Program was founded, with the University, in 1876. Initially the program consisted of two, student formed forensic societies, which developed into "doughnut league" inter-dorm competitions in the 1890s. In 1891 the UO began intercollegiate competition with a debate on the topic of labor against Willamette University in nearby Salem, OR. Forensics continued to grow as a staple of the University's community and by 1911, the team was so successful that they could charge admission to debates. Money raised during these events was often donated to the fledgling University of Oregon football program.

***High School Camp***

Learn to debate like a Duck at the 2012 ODI.

***Apply to the U of O***

Apply to the U of O here.

**Debate in the News**

Campus and local news articles about members of UO Forensics.

**Clark Honors College**

Apply to the Clark Honors College

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