A TRIBUTE TO JAMES J. UNGER, A '64 ALUM AND FULTONIAN (4.30.08)
James J. Unger, a distinguished Fultonian and successful debate coach at Georgetown University, died on April 3 at his home in Washington, D.C. Unger and his partner, Joseph McLaughlin '65, reached the semifinals of the National Debate Tournament in 1963 and they reached the final round in 1964. The Boston College duo finished second, losing a narrow 4-3 decision to a team representing the University of the Pacific.
Unger went on to earn a law degree from Harvard University in 1967, but he quickly returned to academic debate. In 1968 he became Director of Forensics at Georgetown University and his team won the National Debate Tournament in 1977. From 1985 until his retirement in 1996, Unger served as Director of Debate at American University.
A web site celebrating his many achievements is available at www.jimunger.org.
FULTON DEBATE FINISHES 25th IN FINAL 2008 DEBATE STANDINGS (4.22.08)
The Fulton Debating Society finished in twenty-fifth place in the final rankings released by the National Debate Tournament (NDT) and the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA). More than two hundred colleges and universities fielded policy debate teams during the 2007-2008 season. Below are the final rankings of the top thirty debate teams according to the NDT rankings:
1. Binghamton University
2. Liberty University
3. University of Kansas
4. Emory University
5. Kansas State University
6. University of Oklahoma
7. Harvard University
8. University of Mary Washington
9. United States Military Academy
10. Wake Forest University
11. Dartmouth College
12. Northwestern University
13. University of California, Berkeley
14. Michigan State University
15. Cornell University
16. Wichita State University
17. Missouri State University
18. University of Southern California
19. Gonzaga University
20. Vanderbilt University
21. James Madison University
22. University of Texas
23. University of Minnesota
24. University of Wyoming
25. BOSTON COLLEGE
26. Whitman College
27. University of Texas, Dallas
28. Wayne State University
29. Baylor University
30. San Francisco State University