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Join Lafayette’s traveling Speech and Debate team! Do you have a passion for performing in front of an audience? Are you an advocate for issues of social justice or public policy? Is spoken word or dramatic performance your thing? Would you like to hone your presentation skills in a challenging and competitive environment? Joining the nationally ranked Lafayette Speech and Debate team is the perfect opportunity to perform poetry and drama, discuss politics, and communicate your ideas. Join us at our recruitment meeting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, August 31. We will be meeting in Room L3 of the Simon Center. Pizza and refreshments included. If you have questions please feel to email the Speech and Debate team’s director, Scott Placke at plackeh@lafayette.edu.