Harvard's prestigious debate team loses to NY inmates

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" … A trio from the Harvard College Debating Union squared off against three men from the Bard Prison Initiative at a maximum security prison in Napanoch, NY. After an hour of debating, the inmates were declared the victors." …

Good Will Redux?

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/10/06/harvard-team-lost-debate-prison-inmates/9IK3XOi3LhUAAmwKuzj5LO/story.html

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In NYC, an inmate costs city $167,731 per yr (2012); Harvard cost is roughly $56k per student. You get what you pay for :slight_smile:

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Admission to a maximum security prison is highly selective.

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They have lots of time to practice.