Welcome to the official homepage of the Liverpool University 
Debating Society!

As you will guess, our aim is to hold regular debates on subjects of
interest to our members and as many people as possible. We tackle 
'serious' topics - abortion, racism, various political issues - but 
also like to explore more light-hearted areas of discussion, such as
'This house would escape to Teletubbyland', a motion that proved 
very popular last year. 

We meet every Tuesday during term-time, hold a debate on a (usually)
pre-arranged subject, and then move on for a few drinks in the A.J., 
near the Guild of Students, and often continue into town, either for
a curry at the official Society curry house, Indian Delight on 
Renshaw Street, or to shake our thangs down at the Raz (cheap and
any form of dress is acceptable). The timetable kicks off at
8.30 pm in the International Lounge, Guild of Students, and anyone is
very welcome to attend.

Remember: Tuesdays, 8.30 pm in the International
Lounge, Guild of Students

Regular curry night: the first Tuesday of every
month, after meetings,in the Indian Delight. 
 

2nd March: This house would leave E.M.U. to Rod Hull
~ followed by a visit to our (unofficial) sponsors, the Indian Delight
curry house ~

9th March: This house believes that diamonds are a girl's best friend

16th March: This house would have a single European language   

23rd March: This house would make science the new religion

30th March: The Pre-Easter Vacation Balloon Debate

Subjects for subsequent weeks will be decided by popular demand. If
there is a topic you would like to discuss, mail it to us, or come
along on Tuesday and say your piece!

As well as our weekly debates, we have occasional social events as 
and when we organise them. Last year we followed a 'day-out-at-the
seaside' policy, going on trips to Southport and Blackpool, with 
Morecambe as our next projected destination. Candy floss, silly hats
and going on health-endangering fairground rides are par for the 
course, though you don't have to bring your own donkey.

On the home front, we made lots of group expeditions to the cinema,
clubs and so on. 'The Wedding Singer' was enjoyable enough for its
wonderful eighties-ness, but as a bonus the volume of our laughter
compelled several surly individuals to leave the cinema. Another
memorable moment was our night at the James Bond Time Tunnel in full
tuxedo and Pussy Galore costume (and that was just the guys).We plan
to do more Bond-related debates this year, since we worship at his
altar so often. 

Occasionally, we even test out our oratory skills in the public arena
- which is to say that we enter Inter-Varsity competitions. So far 
this year we've done the Leeds IV, which as always was hard work but
good fun and was followed by a bar'n'disco extravaganza. The early 
'99 IVs have all been too expensive to travel to (i.e. in Scotland)
and have clashed with exam time, but there are a few more to come, 
including Inner Temple in London next month. 

Forthcoming attractions: as well as our monthly curry night (and 
possibly some extra ones in between) we're planning a seaside outing
for Easter, some subsidised drinks nights, and hopefully a society
meal out (which may not be a curry!) 

The Debating Society is run by a committee consisting of a President,
a Treasurer and a Secretary, plus lay-members of the committee who
vote as and when necessary. The committee for 1998-9 are:

President: Russ Glennon ("El Presidente")
Treasurer: Rob Cowler   ("The Chancellor")
Secretary: Jo Knowles   ("Miss Moneypenny")

all of whom can be contacted at the above e-mail links. Russ, Rob and
Jo also have homepages which may amuse you and are linked up here.
Blibs Hind and Louise Osilajar are lay-members of the committee.

The Society currently has over 80 members, but we are always pleased
to see new faces (or rather, hear new voices). If you would like to
join or to hear more about our activities, mail us and we'll be happy 
to help.