From Deseret News archives:
Speech-debate team returns to USU after a 20-year hiatus
USU's speech and debate program fizzled in 1983 due to budget constraints. That was back when graduate student Tom Worthen coached the team.
Worthen, current team coach and a faculty member in USU's department of languages and philosophy, got the team going again and is using money from his own pocket for funding, according to a press release.
The 37-member team is now competing in tournaments.
"The speech and debate team is a wonderful outlet that polishes students as speakers and individuals," Worthen said in the release.
USU is apparently the only university in Utah that does not have a university-funded speech and debate team. USU is presently donating resources to help Worthen's team.
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