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Speed Debaters Rap Their Points Home

By Andrew Wallenstein
Published September 1, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Every spring break, a group of college students compete at a special debate tournament: The students deliver their arguments at seemingly hypersonic speeds. But this year, two schools unveiled a different style -- rapping. TV critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews a documentary on this literally breathtaking competition.

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Andrew Wallenstein
Andrew Wallenstein is the television critic for NPR's Day to Day. He is also an editor at The Hollywood Reporter, where he covers television and digital media out of Los Angeles. Wallenstein is also the co-host of the weekly TV Guide Channel series Square Off. His essay on Holocaust films was published in Best Jewish Writing 2003 (Jossey-Bass), and he has also written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe and Business Week. He has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.