Debate-A-Palooza

Debate-A-Palooza is an event held by UNT Debate in which it hosts different types of events throughout the day once a year. These debates include some debaters and also some UNT students.

Date: November 20, 2025

Locations: LANG 311, LANG 313, LANG 317

Times: 11 AM - 12:30 PM; 12:30 PM - 2 PM

11 AM - 12:30 PM Round

Topic	Location	Affirmative	Negative
Resolved: Cell phone use during class time significantly harms student learning and academic performance.	LANG 311	Team Killer Wales: Mitch Miller, Monica Rector, Allie Rose, Madison West.	Team 1: Isabella Carvalho, Samuel Middleton, Deven Phares, Samantha Woodhouse
	LANG 317	Team 3: Zaria Ates, Matthew Emmett, Kayla Johnson, Tehani Omar, Rachel Quigley	Team Pugs: Alivia Aubert, Eva Caldera, Anahi Lopez Arellano, Rani Mudbhari
Resolved: Banning student cell phones during the school day would improve safety in schools.	LANG 311	Team 2: Kenny Allen, Will Burris, Juanita Crispin, Dana Hines, Kiara Rivera Diaz	Team Avengers: Makana Johnson, Chris Knight, Keira Krupa, Serena Vang
	LANG 317	Team Golden Doodles: Joi Daniyan, Eduardo Hernandez, Eden Ligon, DJ Toussant	Team 4: Tarrique Armstrong, Joshua Epps, Ashe Meredith, Grayson Morgan, Monsserat Samudio
Resolved: Restricting cell phone use in schools would improve students' social interaction and mental health.	LANG 311	Team 5: Alejandro De La Torre, Nicholas Delmarter, Kason Jones, Rebecca Lopez, Paula Njumbe	Team The Best: Carmynn Brown, Ashmit Dogra, Macy Preston, Aiden Weiss

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Round

Topic	Location	Affirmative	Negative
Resolved: Cell phone use during class time significantly harms student learning and academic performance.	LANG 311	Team The Goobs: Kelly Stimson, Cecilia Villanueva, Johnnie Whitaker, Zoe Wright	Team The Greats: Bryan Carlson, Emily Comstra, Lono Schmidtke, Olivia (Grey) Shriner
	LANG 313	Team HufflePuff: Mizneh Alam, Margo Kieschnick, Zavion Langrin, Evan Otto, Maximus Winters	Team The Squirrels: Jason Borchers, Ali Julian, Moneeka Mungin, Jeremiah Navarro
Resolved: Banning student cell phones during the school day would improve safety in public schools.	LANG 311	Team Greeks: Wyatt Chester, Kip Fleming, Nadine Mckenzie, Aby Ramirez, Adrienne Robertson	Team Siege: Chadney Givens, Jesus Rocha
	LANG 313	Team Greek Geeks: Samuel Brasher, Aidan Cohen, Kennedy Hulse, Maria Lujan	Team Powerpuffs: Brookelynn Burchfield, Maria Francia, Sarah Ruiz, Iyana Valentine, Brianna Walters