"EGGS" BENEDICT TOP SPEAKER AT WESTERN CONNETICUT;
FULTONIANS LOSE IN FINAL ROUND TO FORDHAM (11.16.09)
Boston College reached the final round in the Junior Varsity division at the Hat City Debates held at Western Connecticut University during November 14-15, 2009. A partial list of teams competing at the tournament included Cornell University, Dartmouth University, New York University, the University of Rochester, the University of Vermont, and the United States Military Academy.
Debating in the junior varsity division, Brendan Benedict '12 and Ken Aruda '10 compiled a perfect record during the preliminary rounds by defeating teams from Fordham, the New School, Army (2 teams), Rochester, and Massachusetts. In the quarter-finals, Benedict and Aruda advanced over the eighth seeded Boston College team of Grant Gendron '11 and Dan Berkowitz '11. In the semi-finals, Benedict and Aruda earned a split decision over Massachusetts. Debating on the affirmative in the finals against Fordham, BC was upset on a 3-0 decision.
In the novice division Michelle Dyer '13 and Patrick Allen '13, debating in their first tournament, reached the elimination rounds by defeating teams from Massachusetts, Monmouth, and Vermont. Dyer & Allen were defeated in the first elimination round by Binghamton, who went on to win the tournament by defeating West Point in finals.
Brendan "Eggs" Benedict was named the top speaker and Ken Aruda received eighth best speaker honors in the Junior Varsity division