In the first regional event of the second semester, the URDU sent a squad of five novice and two JV teams to a wintry Burlington, vermont for the Robert Huber debate tournament. The UR JV teams ended up competing in the varsity division when the JV and varsity divisions were merged. Three of the fourteen Rochester debaters were competing in their first tournament ever.
The novice division featured competition not only from the region, but from overseas as well, as two teams in the division represented the University of Ljubjlana in Slovenia. The URDU reached the final round in the novice division and quarterfinals in varsity, with multiple UR competitors winning speaker awards.