Universitas Gadjah Mada emerged triumphant in SMA 2 Surabaya's Open Debate Event yesterday, beating a composite team from East Java called "Angry Cock" in a final which only had one college student among six of the debaters.
The UGM team had graduates Caessar Pronocitro and Novelisa Wirid teaming up with Astri Agustina, the school's representative for the coming NUEDC who is an International Relations major, while their opponents were Erwin Susetyo, a high school student from SMA 1 Sidoarjo, his coach Rizal Kuddah who also lectures at Akademi Angkatan Laut and Sony Lewi, a Surabaya-based Universitas Indonesia alumnus who won the Capital Market Debate Competition in 2007. The 2011 SODE had no age, geographical or educational restrictions, which meant participants could range from junior high school students to university graduates, and composites are allowed to go all the way.
UGM knocked down the motion "This House Would Grant Amnesty to Dictators Who Step Down Peacefully", a topic that has become popular this year in light of the revolutions in the Middle East. Variations of the motion have made their way to several recent debating tournaments across the globe in recent months, including the final of the 2011 United Asian Debating Championships. A variant will also feature as the opening prepared motion in the coming 2011 World Schools Debating Championships.
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