SOAS IV 2012 – Halbfinale und Finale für Wien!
London – Der Debattierklub Wien feiert dieses Wochenende gleich zwei Errungenschaften. Am Sonntag den 21. Oktober 2012 redeten sich Jakob Reiter und Mark Etzel als “Vienna Z” bis in das Finale in der Kategorie Englisch als Zweitsprache des SOAS IV 2012. Melanie Sindelar und Stefan Zweiker schafften den Durchbruch als “Vienna X” in das Halbfinale […]
Two Slices Of Great British Summer: The Imperial IV and The SOAS Open
Is this about the Olympics? Sure not. Maybe about this is about the weather? No, otherwise we wouldn’t use the word “great”. So maybe this article is about debating again? Yep. A couple of DKWien athletes headed to London for the Imperial IV and the SOAS Open. They had a look on how Londoners prep […]
Petit Tournament in the Grande Nation (SciencesPo Le Havre IV)
The awkward moment when you notice you actually learned something in school. And if it is only painting rudimentary matchstick men. As the author’s camera stayed in France (damn whoever has taken it), the painting classes in elementary school really paid off. Besides exposing you to incredibly detailed drawings, this article will deal with the […]
Debates, Trains, Bicycles – Dutch Open 2012
Assume you receive an email on a Monday at about 1am offering you a team slot at a good tournament in the Netherlands, which starts off 4 days later. What would you do? The correct answer is looking up a flight of course. At least for Melanie Sindelar and Stefan Zweiker who confirmed the slot […]
Debating in Moscow at the HSE OPEN 2012: Cold from the Outside, Warm on the Inside
On April 7th and April 8th the Higher School of Economics hosted their annual international tournament in British Parliamentary Style. Chief Adjudicated by Filip Dobranic, along with Mathias Hamann and Eugene Akulich, HSE Open 2012 combined the fun of debating, with plenty of workshops and an insight into Proctor & Gamble’s recruitment philosophy. Christoph and Rosie […]
Early birds – Vienna IV 2012
Read about the Vienna IV through the lenses of last year’s convener of the Vienna IV 2011, Leonhard Weese and what he has to say about the challenges of running a tournament. He also reveals how the orgcom turned a draconian punctuality into a real treat for the participants.