McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Divider one Ryan Fea) S38 oo OQ: se ea 2¢ coy omar eee e+ os sion of the Home- coming Parade, the McNeese Band per- forms for the crowd of spectators gath- on ered Street. (Photo by T. Maricle)

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...And It Takes -Organization- Through departmental and extracurricular organi- zations, McNeese students have the opportunity to learn and socialize outside the classroom. National and local groups provide students with information and relationships with members of their chosen cur- ricula. Still other clubs deal with providing services to the McNeese campus, while honors organizations recognize students who have brought distinction to McNeese without sacrificing a high scholastic aver- age. McNeese has what it takes to offer students a variety of extracurricular activities which are informa- tive, interesting, and can aid students in the learning process. 56 Organizations

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ces Through extensive research and the applicatio n of forensic skills, the Debate Team has shown that they can argue Pro s and Con s The State Champion Debate Team has entered intercollegiate competition over ten times in the past year, posting wins over debating powers such as UCLA, the Air Force Academy, Weber State Universi- ty, Loyola Chicago, Baylor, Tulane, and BYU. One of their peaks this season was winning sweepstakes in the Mardi Gras Swing National Invitational, a two-tourna- ment competition. Sixty-six colleges and universities dueled at LSU and at the Uni- versity of Texas at San Antonio, where McNeese won with 132 points, beating the second-place team by a 48-point mar- gin. The preparation for the debates began as soon as the team received the semes- While listening to an opponent’s rebuttal, Mark Hanchey, a senior govern- ment major from DeRidder, pauses to rationalize a rebutting argument. (Photo by T. Maricle) Debate Team Front row: J. Rogers — Assistant Coach, Mr. B. Casey — Coach. Second row: K. Walling, G. Wells, D. Stewart. Third row: R. Kordek, D. Rogers — Captain, M. Broussard. Back row: S. lles, E. Alexander, G. Thibodeaux, M. Hanchey. Not shown: J. Young, T. Hathorne, A. Fontenot, C. ter’s resolution from the CEDA National Committee. For the fall, the resolution read, Resolved: That the federal govern- ment censorship Is justified to defend the national security of the United states. In the spring, the resolution was, Resolved: That the United States is justified in pro- viding military support to nondemocratic nations. After receiving these resolutions, each two-member squad began extensive re- search to make cases. These cases were used to prove the squad’s particular stance on the resolution. The teams had to argue both sides of the resolution, so several cases had to be written. Finally, after hours of research and writing, the cases were heard by Debate Coach Wil} liam Casey. Those cases selected foi competition were then re-researched, rewritten, and put through a rigorous in: tersquad debate to work out any loose} ends. At this time several weeks hac passed since the resolution had been re ceived and the team was now ready t¢ compete against the other 278 teams} across the nation. At a typical tournament, each two member team engaged in eight debates with each debate lasting about 1% hours Those teams with the best records for the eight rounds broke into the finals system hoping for victory. Smith — Assistant Coach. (Photo by T. Maricle) 58 Debate