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Debate Team Dominates Four-Year College Competitors
Speech Professor Authors Book on Women ’ s & Gender Studies
Andrew Jacobs , Professor of Speech , has co-authored a college textbook , Introduction to Women ’ s and Gender Studies : An Interdisciplinary Approach ( Oxford University Press ). The book , which was released on November 15 , features global examples of women ’ s , gender and sexuality studies and includes discussions of frequently anthologized writers and writing that is more engaging and narrative in style than traditional textbooks . The book ’ s rhetorical approach and pedagogical features aid students in understanding fundamental women ’ s and gender studies terms and concepts .
Jacobs , who has taught full-time at RCC for 25 years , is coach of the school ’ s Speech and Debate Team , was the lead developer of the AA degree in Speech / Communication Studies at RCC , and is founder and president of the Public Forum Debate League , an intercollegiate debate league in the New York metro area . He earned a BA in Philosophy from Cornell University and an MA in Speech Communications from Syracuse University .
Debate Team : ( l to r ) Mary Rink , Julianna Mirra , Jessica Jourdain , Jacob Lefcourt , Prof . Andrew Jacobs , Glenn Rentrop , Emma Colchamiro , Seth Spiegel , Nico Cintron , Kinsley Alexandre , Zamir Ben-Dan ( alumni judge ).
RCC ’ s Debate team , led by Andrew Jacobs , Professor of Speech , outperformed Dominican College and Yeshiva University to claim both the Varsity and Novice division titles in a tournament held on October 30 . Winning Varsity team members are : Emma Colchamiro , Kinsley Alexandre , Mary Rink , and Nico Cintron , with Alexandre named top speaker and Colchamiro taking second-place speaker .
In the Novice division , Jacob Lefcourt and Glenn Rentrop were undefeated after three rounds of debate and took home first place .
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Lefcourt was awarded top speaker in the Novice division , while Jessica Jourdain and her partner , Rachel Schild earned fourth place .
At a tournament hosted by Dominican College on November 9 , Emma Colchamiro and Kinsley Alexandre captured first place in the Varsity team division . Colchamiro also won the first-place speaker award in Varsity , while Jessica Jourdain and Nico Cintron won the Novice Team division and Cintron earned individual Novice speaker honors .
Recipients of full tuition scholarships from the Riversville Foundation gather with RCC administrators .
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