2005 Indiana University Ethics Bowl Team Takes Third Place

From Left: Khalil AbuGharbieh, Coach Melissa Seymour, Ryan Funk, Sponsor Megan Robb, James Bourke, Emma Young, Faculty Director Professor Richard Miller.

The Indiana University Poynter Center Ethics Bowl Team competed in the Eleventh Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl February 24th in San Antonio, Texas, and reached the semifinals.

The team included five members: Khalil AbuGharbieh, a sophomore in Political Science, Religious Studies, and Near Eastern Languages and Culture; James Bourke, a senior in Philosophy, Political Science, and an individualized major in Nonviolence in Theory and Practice; Ryan Funk, a sophomore in Political Science and Religious Studies and a certificate in the Liberal Arts and Management Program; Megan Robb, a freshman in English and India Studies; and Emma Young, a freshman who is exploring her interests in History, Linguistics, Classics, and Religious Studies. The faculty director was Richard B Miller, Director of the Poynter Center and Professor of Religious Studies. The coach was Melissa Seymour, a doctoral student in Philosophy and a research assistant at the Poynter Center.

The top eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals. IU defeated Clemson University in the quarterfinal round and lost to Eckerd College of Florida in the semifinal match. The Ethics Bowl was won this year by the team from the University of Washington.



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