Philosophy senior Aamna Khan, neuroscience seniors Brett A. Lasater and Alina Dam, and neuroscience graduate Mahnoor Fatima BS’24 represented UT Dallas. The debate team qualified for the National Debate Tournament for the 22nd consecutive year. “The National Debate Tournament is the longest running and the most prestigious of the national tournaments for debate,” said Scott Herndon, director of debate at UTD. Mubarak was named to the CEDA All-American Debate Team; Lasseter was recognized in the top 20 individual speakers; and UTD finished second in its region for overall points. Meanwhile, a UTD-record five members of the speech and forensics team competed in the National Speech Tournament, which was held at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in April.