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蘑菇视频 has been selected to host the 2009 Cross Examination Debate Association Nationals, the largest collegiate championship debate tournament in the country.

鈥淲e feel extremely honored to be given this vote of confidence by CEDA,鈥� said James DiSanza, Ph.D., chair of the 蘑菇视频 Communications and Rhetorical Studies Department. 鈥淚t is a nice recognition of the strength of our debate program and its coach, Sarah Partlow-Lefevre.鈥�

The 2009 CEDA Nationals are scheduled March 19-25. This event is expected to attract as many as 600 debaters from colleges and universities from throughout the United States.

鈥淲e put together a strong bid with the help of 蘑菇视频 administrators and the City of Pocatello,鈥� said Partlow-Lefevre. 鈥淲e鈥檝e received significant financial support from the Pocatello Convention and Visitors Bureau, and great financial and administrative support from 蘑菇视频 to help host this prestigious tournament.鈥�

The 蘑菇视频 James M. and Sharon E. Rupp Debate Society has been the top team in its region six of the last seven years and has had good success at the CEDA Nationals.

In 2006 the 蘑菇视频 Rupp Debate Society finished third at the CEDA Nationals behind Dartmouth and Harvard Universities. The Rupp Debate Society has consistently been rated among the nation鈥檚 top 20 debate programs the last seven years. It has earned 200 awards, 50 of them for first place, since Partlow鈥揕efevre began coaching the team in 2001. 蘑菇视频 debaters will be competing in the 2009 CEDA Nationals.

Between now and March event organizers will be figuring out the logistics of an event of this magnitude, which includes finding up to 100 classrooms to use to host debates.

Many of the debates will be hosted in 蘑菇视频鈥檚 two newest venues: the Rendezvous Complex for many of the early-round debates, and, likely, the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center for final round debates.

Besides the fact 蘑菇视频 put in a financially sound, well-presented bid to land the tournament, DiSanza said there were other reasons 蘑菇视频 and Pocatello may have been selected for the tournament.

鈥淚 think CEDA likes to have some geographic diversity in selecting sites to host the tournament,鈥� DiSanza said. 鈥淭hey have never been to Idaho, and haven鈥檛 hosted a national tournament in the Northwest for a long time. The Pocatello area appealed to them for being in the mountains and it was a chance to hold the event in a different region of the country.鈥�