12/17/2007 - 3:00pm
The BUDL Apprentices were asked by the Open Society Institute to contribute to their Audacious Ideas blog, and this week their thoughts on making our city a better place have been published on the web. You can read all about what this group of students are thinking here. We'd also love to hear your thoughts...[more]
12/14/2007 - 3:00pm
TOWSON UNIVERSITY — Unfortunately, due to weather forecasts that predict snow and sleet tomorrow, we are canceling the joint BUDL/BCFL high school tournament. We know that many of you worked hard to prepare, and didn't make this decision lightly. But BUDL feels it is better to air on the side of being...[more]
12/11/2007 - 3:00pm
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 reminded of this reality at the third middle school tournament at Chinquapin Middle School when I took some time to ask our...[more]
12/10/2007 - 3:00pm
CHIN — The debate audience keeps growing as the debate squads increase in size. The energized atmosphere at Chinquapin Middle School had all in attendance excited about what would take place as debaters paired off to argue the tournament topic: The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for...[more]
11/28/2007 - 3:00pm
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 Annie E. Casey Foundation, Associated Black Charities and the Hoffberger Foundation. Over the course of the school year, the Apprentices will each mentor and...[more]
11/26/2007 - 3:00pm
Everybody's favorite Urban Debate League will be wrapping gifts at Barnes and Noble in Towson this Saturday, December 01. BUDL staff and students will be gift-wrapping purchases made at the Barnes and Noble Towson store all day long from 10am-10pm. What a great way to kick start your holiday shopping! Come...[more]
11/25/2007 - 3:00pm
CALVERTON — 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 and second rounds were on the topic: “Resolved: Violent video games should be banned in the United...[more]
11/20/2007 - 3:00pm
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 for a year, free books to help you get ready for college, and more. The new movie, "The Great Debaters", produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring...[more]
10/27/2007 - 3:00pm
WALBROOK — 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. All three divisions (novice, JV and Varsity) had strong showings, with many excited judges remarking on the quality of the debates. Digital...[more]
10/24/2007 - 3:00pm
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 joined the New York, Rhode Island and Boston Leagues, in addition to a number of schools from the host League, at the combination college fair and tournament....[more]
10/17/2007 - 3:00pm
If you were any place other than Roland Park Elementary/Middle School on Saturday, October 13, 2007, you missed the tournament of a lifetime! Get those calendars marked for Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Calverton Middle School for our second debate of the season. Expect the fireworks of debate excitement...[more]