This past weekend, Lafayette College dispatched an intrepid trio of Forensics foot soldiers to Liberty University in the cold, black heart of Virginia. Under the adept command of Supreme General Henry Scott Placke, sophomores Cassidy Reller & Luke Wasacz, and freshman Sadie Lebow boldly charged into battle, crossing swords with able competition from over a dozen well-equipped aggressor institutions such as George Mason University, Cedar Crest College, Bowling Green State University, James Madison University, and a plethora of other enemy units.

By the tournament’s close, the Lafayette triumvirs struck sheer visceral terror into the souls of those lesser folk unfortunate enough to engage them in oratory combat. Through their dashing looks and unparalleled rhetorical prowess, the noble Lafayette squadron fought its way to fifth place overall despite being vastly outnumbered. Just as the miniscule Spartan regiment held off the Persian hordes at the epic battle of Thermopylae, Reller, Wasacz, and Lebow rattled their sabers and vaulted Lafayette College to eternal glory. Cassidy Reller, compatriot and former protégé of the legendary and godlike speaker Lord Ryan R. Raesly, fought with honor and inspirational tenacity, garnering fifth and sixth place in the turbulent and highly competitive arenas of Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking, respectively. Freshman Sadie Lebow, eager to earn her stripes, rocketed to fourth place in Extemporaneous Speaking, thereby affirming her place as a force with which to be reckoned for years to come. Both Reller and Lebow were successful in earning their hard-fought qualifications for the National Forensics Tournament in April.

With such a rousing display of force early in the season, the Lafayette College Speech Team shall assuredly perpetuate its legacy of total forensics annihilation in the bloody months to come. EDITOR’S NOTE: Next, the team travels to West Chester University on October 12th and 13th.

–Lord Ryan R. Raesly ’15