VALDOSTA, Ga., May 11 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news release:
VALDOSTA - Valdosta State University's Cassandra Ayers earned a $3,000 scholarship and individual debate championship honors during the University System of Georgia's third annual Regents Cup Debate Series competition.
"As I was sitting in front of the Board of Regents, my team in one corner, my opponent in another, all I could thinktomyself was, I'mnot going to win," said Ayers, a communications major originally from Formia, Italy, who now resides in Nashville, Georgia. "This was my first in-person tournament, I had somehow made it to second place, and the acting president of VSU was watching. That morning, as I talked to my mother, she looked at me and...