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Policy Debate

The policy debate team at Macalester competes on the National Debate Tournament (NDT) and Cross Examination Association (CEDA) circuit. Policy debate is a fast-paced and research intensive activity that debates on a year-long legal, domestic or international policy resolution. The squad competes in novice, junior varsity and varsity divisions. In the ‘21-22 school year, Macalester won the University of Kentucky’s Wildcat Junior Varsity tournament and cleared to elimination rounds of the CEDA National championship, the same national championship that Macalester won back-to-back in 1986 and 1987. 

Currently, practices are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:30am-1pm with additional practice intensives on the weekends. 

Will Kochel ’27 and Sam Price ’25 competing at the 2025 National Debate Tournament (The Spokeman-Review)
Macalester competing in the double-octafinals of the 2021 CEDA National Tournament against the University of Texas