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- Millstone revived the Debate Club, calling the experience invaluable in shaping his career goals.
- Debate develops universally beneficial skills: logic, speech structure, translating data, and clear managerial communication for varied audiences.
- Hughes seeks networking at the Regents Cup to meet intellectual peers and expand opportunities for law school and legal connections.
- The spirit of debate emphasizes connection and communication, not confrontation, fostering constructive collaboration in pursuit of objective truth.
- The 2026 Regents Cup will be held April 14 and 15 at Columbus State University.
Three Georgia Southern students are taking part in the University System of Georgia annual Regents Cup Debate Series. Alexander Millstone, majoring in business and religious studies, Annelise Hughes, a political science major, and Niyah Sanchez (alternate), a public relations major, earned a place in the statewide event by reaching the finals of the Georgia Southern University debate competition.
Millstone helped revive the Debate Club at Georgia Southern and says the experience has been invaluable in shaping his career goals.
“I believe debate is a skill that is universally beneficial,” said Millstone. “Whether you’re an analyst who needs to translate data to an audience through a presentation with lots of visualization, or a manager who needs to explain the breadth of the role to your new hire, the logic and structure of speech that debate teaches is undeniably useful.”
Hughes agrees that participating in the Debate Club provides exceptional experience beyond the classroom. She is especially excited about the opportunity for networking at the Regents Cup.
“I love meeting like-minded people as well as intellectual students and I’m very excited to make new connections there,“ said Hughes. “I eventually want to attend law school and I intend to use this opportunity at the Regents Cup to expand opportunities for meeting experts in the law field.”
Millstone notes that although debate can seem confrontational, the spirit of connecting and communicating is actually the focal point of a good debate event.
“Debate is about two peers working together to search for the objective truth about a topic,” said Millstone. “It has a negative connotation to many people, and that confuses me, because debate is a constructive thing.”
The 2026 Regents Cup takes place April 14 and 15 at Columbus State University.
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