Invitation

Duquesne Speech and Debate Team

Duquesne University Invitational Tournament

December 5th

Contacts:

Anthony M. Wachs—wachsa@duq.edu

Beth Young—byoung14@gmail.com

Location: Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa 15282

Dear Coaches,

You are cordially invited to participate in the fourth annual Duquesne University Invitational Tournament to be held on Saturday, December 5, 2026. We are excited to continue hosting our annual tournament for the Pittsburgh area schools!

Entries: The below events will be offered. Students will be limited to entering 1 event, and teams will be limited to entering 5 competitors per individual event with the possibility of adding students to a waitlist that will be adjusted as the tournament approaches.

• Student Congress
• Lincoln Douglas
• Public Forum
• Parliamentary Debate
• Dramatic Interpretation
• Humorous Interpretation
• Original Oratory
• Poetry
• Prose
• Duo Interpretation

There will be four rounds of competition in all events (except congress). Detailed information can be found at www.tabroom.com, which is also the site for registration. To register you will have to create an account or use an existing account from past tournaments. Registration closes at 12PM on Friday, December 4^th.

Congress legislation will come from the district congress bank. Please check your Google Drive shared files or look on the Tabroom site.

We look forward to your participation in our event.

Sincerely,

Anthony M. Wachs, PhD

Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Communication Ethics & the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Director of Speech & Debate

Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit