TCU Forensics will be hosting a parliamentary-style public debate against The Irish Times championship debaters. The debate will feature three members of TCU Forensics against the three champions of The Irish Times national debate tournament. The resolution for the debate is as follows: This house believes that a melting pot is preferable to a tossed salad.

The debate will be held on March 30, 2017 at 7:00pm in the Reading Room of the Mary Couts Burnett Library. Refreshments will be provided following the event.

Full biographies on the TCU debaters are below. They will be debating against Dara Keenan and Aisling Tully of University College Dublin, as well as Leah Morgan of Solicitor’s Apprentice Debating Society of Ireland (SADSI).

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Timothy Betts (B.S. ’17)

Timothy Betts is in his fourth year of competition with TCU Forensics and serves as President of the team. Timothy is a philosophy and economics double major from Irving, Texas. Timothy has experienced success in limited preparation speaking, public address, and oral interpretation at the regional and national levels. Earning the 2016 Pi Kappa Delta National Championship in public debate, Timothy has earned numerous invitational titles in both parliamentary debate and public debate. Upon his upcoming graduation, Timothy will serve as a graduate teaching assistant and student in the communication studies graduate program at TCU.

Veronika Bondarenko (B.S. ’20)

Veronika Bondarenko is in her first year of competition with TCU Forensics. Veronika is a communication studies and political science double major from Miami, Florida. Veronika competes for TCU Forensics in public address and limited preparation speaking events. An accomplished speaker prior to her time at TCU, Veronika experienced success in public forum debate within the National Speech and Debate Association at the high school level. Upon graduation, Veronika plans to attend law school.

Amanda Bulot (B.S. ’17)

Amanda Bulot is in her second year of competition with TCU Forensics and serves as Secretary of the team. Amanda is a communication studies major from McKinney, Texas. Amanda competes for TCU Forensics in events ranging from rhetorical criticism to dramatic interpretation, and she has earned several invitational titles in parliamentary debate. Upon her upcoming graduation, Amanda will be attending Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was admitted on an academic scholarship.