2007-2008 Season News Archive

June, 2007

Check out the BUDL Apprentice Program on the Radio

BUDL HQ (6/5/2007 12:00am) — Check out this internet Radio Show featuring several of the BUDL's High School student apprentices discussing their mentoring work with middle school... [more]

B'More Debate Middle School Summer Program-Special Application Drop Off Hours

by Andy Ellis

(6/26/2007 2:30pm) — Middle School parents and teachers, come by the BUDL office at 1800 N. Charles Street today or tomorrow and drop off camp applications for B'more debate... [more]

July, 2007

What Debate Means 2 Me

by Diamond Powell

(7/2/2007) — It means I can be

free

Free to speak my mind

all the time

As long as I know how to

give... [more]

What does debate mean to me?

by Timothy Bowen - Digital Harbor High School

(7/2/2007) — Debate, a six letter word that could mean multiple things to millions of different people. But also, debate to me, means learning new skills, Grasping... [more]

Middle School Debate Camp Bus Schedule

(7/25/2007) — The Following is the Bus Schedule for Middle School Debate Camp



8:00 AM Pick ups

Bluford Drew... [more]

August, 2007

Debate expands worldwide!

by Chris Baron

CZECH REPUBLIC (8/10/2007) — This year, the International Debate Education Association (IDEA) added a "capacity building track" to its popular annual Youth Forum event. Young debate... [more]

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BUDL team wins big at WORLD championship

by Chris Baron

CZECH REPUBLIC (8/10/2007) — Once again, BUDL sent a team to the IDEA Karl Popper World Championship tournament, and the team came home with a fourth place finish...in the WORLD! The... [more]

Counting down to College!!!

by Sean Rueter

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE (8/13/2007) — Our 5th annual Countdown to College Camp - C2C'07 - is a wrap! Rising Junior... [more]

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Finding Their Voices

by Karen Houppert

WASHINGTON POST (8/26/2007) — Encouraging struggling students to argue may seem a debatable strategy. But there's no arguing with success.

IT IS 5 O'CLOCK ON A FRIDAY... [more]

September, 2007

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BUDL hosts an Afternoon at the Movies

by Anna Minkowski

(9/5/2007) — Join BUDL staff, students and supporters at the Charles Theatre for a special screening of “Rocket Science” (rated R), a film by Jeffrey Blitz about high... [more]

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Debate League Gives Power to City Youth

by G.M. Corrigan

THE BALTIMORE EXAMINER (9/18/2007) — The pen may be mightier than the sword, but competitive debate, it seems, trumps not only the means of violence, but some of its causes.

“It’s... [more]

October, 2007

Bus Schedule for Middle School #1

(10/12/2007) — Click to download PDF


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Roland Park Middle takes home top honors at Season Opener

by Chris Baron

ROLAND PARK (10/15/2007) — An impressive 75 teams came to compete at the BUDL’s first middle school tournament of this school year. This comes to 150 debaters competing, with many... [more]

Bus Schedule for Westminster (high school)

(10/16/2007) — Click to download PDF


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Rollin' in Jersey

by Sean

(10/24/2007) — Last weekend, a busload of BUDLers made their way to New Jersey for the Jersey Urban Debate League (JUDL)'s 4th annual College Bridge tournament. We... [more]

photo for story "Walbrook tournament solid, despite downpour"

Walbrook tournament solid, despite downpour

by Chris Baron

WALBROOK (10/27/2007) — Not everyone was able to brave the rain early morning on a Saturday for a debate competition, but nearly 200 high school students from 25 schools did. ... [more]

November, 2007

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Debaters--Join the Great Debates!

by Chris Baron

(11/20/2007) — High school debaters: This is your chance to earn big prizes, including a trip to anywhere in the US, all the movies you can watch and burgers you can eat... [more]

photo for story "Surprise topic, Cardin Cup highlights at middle school tournament"

Surprise topic, Cardin Cup highlights at middle school tournament

by Anna Minkowski

CALVERTON (11/25/2007) — Saturday’s middle school tournament at Calverton Middle School drew tons of debaters from schools all over the city. There were three rounds, the first... [more]

BUDL Wraps Gifts at Barnes and Noble This Weekend

by Matt Skarzynski

(11/26/2007) — Everybody's favorite Urban Debate League will be wrapping gifts at Barnes and Noble in Towson this Saturday, December 01. [more]

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Meet BUDL's New Apprentice Class

(11/28/2007) — Twelve high school seniors and juniors have joined the BUDL staff as Apprentices, part of a peer-to-peer learning program sponsored in large part by the... [more]

December, 2007

photo for story "Expansion at Middle School #3"

Expansion at Middle School #3

by Linda Wharton

CHIN (12/10/2007) — The debate audience keeps growing as the debate squads increase in size. The energized atmosphere at Chinquapin Middle School had all in attendance... [more]

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Profiles in Judging

by Matt Skarzynski

(12/11/2007) — It is sometimes easy to forget that our ‘Great Debaters’ are not the only wonderful people who make a BUDL tournament such an awesome event. I was... [more]

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Towson High School Tournament CANCELLED!

by Chris Baron

TOWSON UNIVERSITY (12/14/2007) — Unfortunately, due to weather forecasts that predict snow and sleet tomorrow, we are canceling the joint BUDL/BCFL high school tournament. We know that... [more]

BUDL Wraps Gifts at Barnes and Noble This Weekend

by Matt Skarzynski

(12/17/2007) — Everybody's favorite Urban Debate League returns to wrap gifts at Barnes and Noble in Towson this Friday, December 21 and Sunday, December 23rd. [more]

Apprentices Blog for a Better B'more

(12/17/2007) — The BUDL Apprentices were asked by the Open Society Institute to contribute to their Audacious Ideas blog, and this week their thoughts on making... [more]

January, 2008

FAFSA Workshop Coming Up!

(1/3) — Seniors & Parents! PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE Come out for this free workshop where the College Access team will go through everything... [more]

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BUDL and 92Q Jam on Election '08

(1/24) — Students from the Baltimore Urban Debate League debated live on 92Q’s Big Phat Morning Show on Tuesday morning, broadcast from Talent Development High... [more]

Public Debate at Safe and Sound Campaign

by Matt Skarzynski

(1/31) — On Tuesday night, January 29, debaters from BUDL contributed their expertise on childhood obesity at an event for the Safe and Sound Campaign. BUDL... [more]

February, 2008

Debaters on the stand at Eastside District Court

by Anna Minkowski

(2/12) — To celebrate Black History Month, former City Councilman Carl Stokes and Peter Handal of J4P Associates invited students from the Baltimore Urban Debate... [more]

Bus Schedule for Lemmel this Weekend

(2/13) — Below is the bus schedule for Middle School Tournament #4 this weekend at Lemmel.



[more]

BUDL's Great Debaters perform at Harvard

by Chris Baron

CAMBRIDGE, MA (2/17) — For the second year, BUDL teams traveled to the prestigious Harvard high school debate tournament, one of the largest and most competitive tournaments in... [more]

High School Tournament is STILL ON for Saturday!

by Chris Baron

LAKE CLIFTON (2/22) — Despite the weather today, we plan to have the high school tournament at Lake Clifton tomorrow. Obviously, we are concerned about safety and will watch... [more]

Reflections on BUDL's Harvard Trip

(2/25) — With a few days to decompress and rest up after their long journey back to Baltimore, some of the debaters who competed at Harvard have begun to put some... [more]

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BUDL Alumni Qualify for National Debate Tournament

by Chris Baron

TOWSON UNIVERSITY (2/25) — In a record breaking weekend, Dayvon Love and Devin Cooper qualified for the prestigious National Debate Tournament (NDT). Both debaters (Dayvon, a... [more]

BUDL’s debut on The Wire

(2/28) —

Check out the... [more]

March, 2008

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BUDL Alums Make History

(3/25) — Two BUDL alums are garnering well-deserved media coverage for an historic achievement. Read on below, and check out [more]

April, 2008

Spotlight on Anna Minkowski

by Christina Twomey

CHICKSPEAK.COM (4/9) — We recently spoke with Anna Minkowski, the Director of Development of a fantastic locally-based program for city high-school students, Baltimore Urban... [more]

Middle School Debaters Rock!

by Dr. Linda Wharton

LEMMEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (4/10) — Tom Joyner has a solid reputation as “the hardest working man in radio” and his name recognition alone supports that claim. Tom Joyner, meet the awesome... [more]

Thank You for Your Support!

(4/14) — THANK YOU!

A receipt of this gift will be mailed to you for your records.

Your donation helps BUDL to continue... [more]

photo for story "Celebrating Success a HUGE success"

Celebrating Success a HUGE success

by Anna Minkowski

CENTER STAGE, BALTIMORE (4/28) — Celebrating Success, held April 24 at Center Stage, was a huge success. More than 200 guests attended and nearly $5,000 was raised at the event itself. ... [more]

May, 2008

MS Awards Announced

(5/13) — Middle school debaters, their coaches and families poured into the cafeteria at Winston Middle School for an afternoon of sandwiches, lemonade and awards... [more]

photo for story "Lights, Camera, Action at HS Awards Banquet"

Lights, Camera, Action at HS Awards Banquet

by Daryl Burch

PATAPSCO ARENA (5/22) — The 8th Annual High School Awards Banquet went off in Oscar style on May 18 at the Patapsco Arena in Baltimore. A red carpet entry complete with... [more]

Donate Now

(5/25) — Many exciting changes are happening in Baltimore City Schools and we are optimistic about the new directions and the work of Dr. Alonso.

Under the... [more]

Life After High School

HARLEM PARK REC CENTER (5/29) — The College Access Program (CA-BUDL!) is pleased to announce that our first annual College Life Night will be held at the Harlem Park Recreation Center on... [more]