Cabin Fever Debates return after two year gap

Two thousand dollars in prizes are on the table for UAA students; the only requirements are a desire to debate and no experience on UAA’s Seawolf Debate team. 

The debates are meant for beginners, with support provided from coaches and debaters of Seawolf Debate. 16 teams of two will compete during February using the parliamentary debate style. 

According to the director of Seawolf Debate, Steve Johnson, the Cabin Fever Debates are an important part of Seawolf Debate’s outreach to the broader UAA community. 

“It's to seek out the talent that we know is out there in the student body but might not have made the decision to join the team or might not know about the debate team,” said Johnson. He also said that some of the best debaters on the team in the past have come from the Cabin Fever Debates. 

Currently, however, there are no Cabin Fever debaters on the team. The reason? The debates have been on pause for the last two years. Johnson said that the last Cabin Fever Debates were held right before the COVID shutdown. 

This is one of many outreach programs from Seawolf Debate. Johnson said they’re also involved in middle school debate, high school debate, and help host public debates for the community. 

An informational meeting with debate details will be held on Tuesday, Feb.7. More information about the Cabin Fever Debates can be found at tinyurl.com/CFDebates.

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