Allison Oster
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APU's Forensics Team Hosts the Best in the West
October 18, 2005
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Azusa Pacific University and Modesto Junior College
WHAT:
APU and Modesto Junior College host the 2005 California Double-Up, a speech and debate tournament for some of the top schools in the west.
WHERE:
Azusa Pacific University
901 E. Alosta Ave., Azusa
WHEN:
Fri., Oct. 21, 12-9 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 22, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 23, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
WHY:
This event serves as an excellent opportunity for some of the best and brightest college students to debate important political and social issues.
FACTS:
- APU's Forensics Team will compete on Sunday only.
- Last year's tournament brought more than 100 debate teams from 35 colleges and universities in California and Arizona. This year's tournament includes teams from: University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Davis; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Calif.; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff; Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.; and many more.
- Forensics tournaments include competitions in debate, humorous speeches, dramatic monologues, two person monologues, improvisational speaking, and extemporaneous speaking.
- Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 22 master’s degrees, and 6 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100. For more information, call (800) 825-5278 or visit www.apu.edu.
