{"id":20315,"date":"2011-02-15T14:44:08","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T19:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=20315"},"modified":"2018-07-02T14:48:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T18:48:41","slug":"ucf-students-shine-at-college-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-students-shine-at-college-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Students Shine at College Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Central Florida student Christina Vitolo\u2019s argument for allowing temporary work visas to human trafficking victims earned her the top award at UCF Debate\u2019s college invitational.<\/p>\n<p>UCF hosted the invitational Feb. 12 and 13. Seventeen teams from six universities, including the University of Florida and the University of Miami, participated in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>As the host school, UCF\u2019s teams were ineligible to compete in the elimination rounds. However, UCF\u2019s debaters did not let that stop them from taking home individual awards.<\/p>\n<p>Vitolo won Top Novice Speaker with the most accumulated points in any division, besting more than 30 other speakers.\u00a0 UCF student Emily Johns placed 8th in that category.<\/p>\n<p>Up next for UCF Debate is a trip to Emory University in Atlanta for the District 6 Novice\/JV Tournament Feb. 24 to 27.\u00a0 UCF students will face competitors from Louisville, the University of South Florida, West Georgia, Samford and Georgia State.<\/p>\n<p>Debate meetings are held every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. in room 254 of the Nicholson School of Communication. Visit the UCF Debate <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/communication\/\">website<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"University of Central Florida student Christina Vitolo\u2019s argument for allowing temporary work visas to human trafficking victims earned her the top award at UCF Debate\u2019s college invitational. UCF hosted the invitational Feb. 12 and 13. Seventeen teams from six universities, including the University of Florida and the University of Miami, participated in the tournament. 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