Dear debaters and the ones still in doubt,

The upcoming week we are having our debate on THURSDAY 29th October. The reason for the change is that Rector of the University of Helsinki is holding a reception on Tuesday that week for International students that a lot of us will attend.

But don’t despair – we will still debate that week at 18:30 in Cajsa (New Student House, Mannerheimintie 5B, 4th floor). The motion before the house is: ‘This House Would Ban the Consumption of Meat’.

After the debate we will stay in the room and watch a movie. Something fun and Halloweeny but nothing too scary – your suggestions for the film are welcome

Welcome again to our weekly routine – Tuesday debates!

We will meet on October 20th at 18:30 in Aurora (Mannerheimintie 5B, 3rd floor).

The motion before the house for the week is: ‘This House Would Force Priests To Reveal The Details Of Confessionals In Criminal Trials’.

Come and watch or participate in the debate. We’ll hang out and chat afterwards with some wine and good company

I am happy to announce that after long negotiations and fierce competition University of Helsinki Debating Society finally elected the new president and the new secretary!

Please give a round of applauses for Rachel Strickman who finally joined the board as our new Secretary! She’s been a devout member of the Society for years and has been of immense help and a never-ending source of fun and enjoyment over these years. On behalf of all the society: Rachel, welcome!

At your service,

Anna Bessonova (President).

We invite you all to come on an exciting cruise to Stockholm for a weekend of hot propositions, well rounded rebuttals and forceful arguements as we smoothly enter the beautiful heart of Sweden.

The idea is to play some amusing games and enjoy each other’s company on the way to Stockholm, spend a beautiful afternoon in Sweden and continue having fun on the way back.

Program for the weekend:
Great company of old and new friends
Debating-related and other games organized by the mischievous board
Boat party (as in: a party on a boat!
A weekend away from Finland

Practicalities:
Cost: 50 EUR per person (2 nights on the boat, food not included)
Dates: 14.11-16.11
Times: Departing at 17:30 Saturday (so even if you have a faculty exam on given weekend – you can still make it!)
Arrival: Monday around 9am.

Send an email to bessonovaa@gmail.com if you are interested.

We hope to encounter weak opposition to this motion

Friday October 16th: Boardgames

We are bringing boardgames back! Come and join us for a relaxing evening of games and good company. The concept of the night: bring your favourite boardgames and we will play them together. Don’t worry if you don’t have any – there will definitely be some games on the table. In previous events games like Alias, Risk, Ticket To Ride and Carcassonne were all-time favourites. Let’s see what’s “in” this year

Time: from 19:00 onwards

Where: Tsemppi room (Mannerheimintie 5B, 4th floor)

Some refreshments and snacks will be served but feel free to bring your own goodies.