Weber State Debate

Starting off our student spotlights for this semester, Kenny Mugisha! .e.n.n.y_0 We are so lucky to have Kenny be apart of our team! 😸

Here are some fun facts about him:
Major: Auto & Vehicle Engineering

Ambitions after college: Work in the Motorsport & design race cars, and shaft my own automotive company!

How debate makes Kenny a more successful person: Debate has helped me grow because when I first started, I couldn’t really speak in front of large groups. It also has helped me improve my communication skills also!

Give Kenny a shoutout in the comments! Go wildcats!

Our next student spotlight for this semester, Lauria Wayirangire! .ria_ We are so lucky to have Lauria be apart of our team! 😸

Here are some fun facts about her:
Major: Respiratory Therapy

Ambitions after college: Work as a respiratory therapist at bedside and maybe transition to NICU.

How debate makes Lauria a more successful person: Debate has taught me to be more of a team player, and listen to people with different ideas. It has also taught me to speak up more in large crowds!

Give Lauria a shoutout in the comments! Go wildcats!

LETS GO CATS! Weber State Debate traveled to Bellingham WA this weekend and JV debaters Mia Allen and Caitlin Pendergrass earned second place overall! These ladies are going for Gold on our home turf next month at the last tournament of the year, the Weber State Tournament and Conference of Scholars!

Weber Debate traveled to beautiful and sunny Long Beach California for good debates against our friends in CARD debate. JV debater Izzy Petsche in her first debate tournament ever took home 2nd place speaker in the Advocacy speaking category. And debate partners Lucy McDonough and James Bernhisel tied for 3rd place varsity Community speaker. Weber Debate is raking in these speaking awards in preparation for CARD's national tournament, the 2026 Tournament and Conference of Scholars (TACOS) which we will be hosting here in Ogden in April. GO CATS

Weber Debate went home with some speaker awards after a sunny weekend in Tempe AZ. Mia Allen debated at her first tournament ever winning 2nd speaker in the JV community category. Seniors Cris Henderson and Lucy McDonough took second and first speaker in the varsity community category with Cris winning 2nd speaker overall at the ASU CARD Tournament. GO CATS

Weber state debate had a blast at Gonzaga this past Halloween weekend. Senior Cris Henderson earned second speaker in the Advocacy category and Senior Raissa Kamikazi earned second place in the Community category. Very proud of these Wildcats!

A SUCCESSFUL weekend at the University of Puget Sound CARD season opener!! These Wildcats debated both sides of the academic controversy of the PRO act.

With strong debates against our friends at , , and we took some hardware home🥉!! Kenny Mugisha is absolutely dripped in Bronze, bringing home 3rd place in JV Evidence and Analysis, 3rd place in Advocacy, and ultimately earning 3rd place overall JV speaker!! Our Weber State Senior Cris Henderson took 3rd place in the Varsity Community Category!!

Huge Congrats to these Cats! We are looking forward to the Gonzaga Tournament on Halloween weekend!😈

Weber Debate recently had the opportunity to moderate a series of Weber County City Council debates (North Ogden, Pleasant View, Ogden). Here is the recorded debate from Friday nights Ogden City Council Debate. Director Johnson and Weber Debate senior Cris Henderson moderated the event. GO CATS!

2025 Ogden City Council Debate 🎥 2025 Ogden City Council Debate | Full VideoCheck out the full debate from the 2025 Ogden City Council race! Get to know the candidates and where they stan...

Weber State Debate recently wrapped up hosting the 2025 summer Community CARD Camp.

Want to learn more about CARD debate? Visit our website https://www.carddebate.org/resources

The instructional videos produced at the camp have been published as a community resource! GO CATS!

Weber Debate had a blast in Tacoma Washington a couple weeks ago! We had hard and fast debates against our friends at the University of Puget Sound and got the opportunity to apply our debate topic to real-life conservation efforts at the Tacoma Point Defiance Zoo.

One of our students said:
"Our trip to the zoo gave us an opportunity to interact with on-the-ground conservation efforts happening in reaction to climate change and biodiversity depletion. Throughout the year, we have been researching how pollution puts habitats at risk. Seeing those efforts helped align my research with my advocacy by giving me the opportunity to investigate how what I read is reflected in real life experiences and efforts to solve the climate crisis."

Wish us luck! We are headed to a tournament in Washington this Friday!