The Sanford I. Berman Debate Forum (Urban Affairs) achieved two historic milestones for the program at two national championship tournaments. Debate members competed in the Cross Examination Debate Association-CEDA-National Championship and The National Debate Tournament (NDT).
The team of Sara Beth Brooks and Roman Kezios were the first UNLV debate team in the program’s history to advance to the elimination rounds of the NDT. Accepting only 78 individual teams, the NDT is the most prestigious and challenging debate tournament in the nation. It is the collegiate debate equivalent of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Brooks is a senior majoring in communication studies.
Brooks also was recognized as the eighth best individual speaker at the tournament out of more than 200 competitors.
