Announced during the event’s Socials Night, CASS Teams B, C, and D bagged places in the Top 16 of Debate Preliminaries, making them qualify to contend in the Final rounds (Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Grand-finals).
With each duo garnering 6 team points: Micah Cadungog and Jay Mark Gac-ang of CASS B took 9th with 591 speaker points; Jesciller Villaruz Jr. and Sitty Hedjarah Guro of CASS C sealed 11th place with 583 speaker points; and coming in close were Nile Cabug and Chandara Alatraca of CASS D in 13th place with 582 speaker points.
As part of the series of competitions celebrating Palakasan 2023, four pairs from each of the seven colleges, a total of 28 teams, vied for dominance during yesterday's Rounds 3 and 4 of the Chancellor's Cup held at the College of Education (CED) Building.
Fourteen matchups concluded the preliminary rounds on April 24, with each round being held simultaneously in seven different rooms at CED.
Spearheaded by the MSU-IIT Debate Varsity (MIDV), a British Parliamentary debate format was followed. Each round focused on a different theme and motion.
Round 3: Economy
Motion: In pursuing food security, the House believes that (THBT) developing countries should pursue protectionist policies rather than trade liberalization.
In favor of the motions were CASS Teams A, D, and C. In three separate matchups, the former two teams represented the Opening Government (OG) while the latter, CASS C, stood as the Closing Government (CG). Meanwhile, in another matchup, CASS B spoke against the motion as Opening Opposition (OO).
Round 4: Philosophy
Motion: The House regrets (THR) the premium placed on leaving one's "comfort zone".
This time, CASS Teams A, D, and C spoke against the motion. The former two were joined in a single match-up with CASS D representing the Opening Opposition (OO) and CASS A as the Closing Opposition (CO). Similarly, CASS Teams B and C competed in the same matchup as CG and CO, respectively.
The Top 16 breaking teams set to proceed to the Final rounds were announced as follows: COE A, CEBA A, CED A, CSM A, CCS B, COE D, CED C, CSM C, CASS B, COE B, CASS C, CEBA B, CASS D, CCS A, CED D, and CHS A.
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Andrea Ross L. Sedero
Andrea Ross L. Sedero, first year BS in Psychology, is one of the News Correspondents for the MSU-IIT CASSayuran Publication. Born in Clarin, Misamis Occidental, she is currently 18 years old and is someone who watches romantic comedies and reads manhwas in her spare time. Andrea first became involved in Journalism back when she was in Grade 4. After joining her elementary school's press organization, she competed yearly in the Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC). She was a Copyreader for three years in elementary and a News Writer for four years in junior high school. Her proudest achievement in the field was when she placed 4th in News Writing during the 2019 Regional Schools Press Conference held at Gingoog City. Today, she aspires to continue her craft and hone her writing as face-to-face classes resume.
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