Voices Magazine Vol3 Issue 2

27 August - September 2019 | VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica UTech, Ja. Debaters Host Annual Patois Debate T he Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies in collaboration with the UTech Debating and Public Speaking Society (UDPSS) on April 4, 2019 hosted its annual Patois Debate at the Shared Facilities Building, Papine Campus. The motion “Da Ous ya wuda sopuot abbashan onggl ef di man we get di uman prignant agrii fi shi du it!” [This House Would Support abortion only in cases where the man who gets a woman pregnant agrees to it] was fiercely contested by debaters from UTech, Jamaica and from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona. The entire debate was held in Jamaican Creole, with four teams of two students from each university. The adjudication panel comprised Chief Judge, Mr. Roger Bent, Student Services and Development Manager, UWI, Mona and wing judges, Miss Rushana Jarrett, Administrative Support, Office of the Head, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, FELS and Mr. Valdimir Wallace, Data Analyst, Planning and Operations Division, UTech, Jamaica. The Chief Judge ruled in favour of the UTech, Jamaica Opening Government team as winners of the debating competition based on the fact that the position argued went unchallenged by the UWI Opening Opposition. Following the fiercely contested and exciting debating competition, which was watched by visiting high school students, members of UTech, Jamaica faculty, staff and students, the Chief Judge announced the winners as follows: • 1st place – UTech, Jamaica (Openin g Government) • 2nd place – UTech, Jamaica (Closing Government) • 3rd place - UWI, Mona Campus (Opening Government Opposition) • 4th place – UWI, Mona Campus (Closing Government Opposition) All four teams were presented with medals and gifts by Dr. Rohan Lewis, Dean, FELS, who moderated the British Parliamentary style debate. In his remarks, Dr. Lewis noted that the Patois Debate was established to create an appreciation for the language especially in the context of debating. Best Speaker Award: Charles Frost (left), 3rd year, BSc Mathematics and Education student is presented with the Best Speaker Award by Dr. Rohan Lewis, Dean, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies. Dr. Rohan Lewis (right), Dean, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, University of Technology, Jamaica presents winners of the 3rd Annual Patois Debate 2019 hosted by the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies with their trophies and medals (left) Charles Frost, 3rd year student, BSc Mathematics and Education, Faculty of Science and Sport (FOSS) and Roshelle Pinnock, 3rd year student, BSc Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Computing and at right, Cleveland Tomlinson, 2nd year B.Ed. TVET in Business and Computer Studies student, FELS and Acting President, UTech Debating Society (UDPS) and Kristen Gyles, 3rd year student, BSc Actuarial Science, FOSS.