September 10, 2019 – Debate was a blueprint for success for Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) supporter Bryson Santiaguida. All the core skills he learned through debate — the work ethic, the knowing how to learn, how to think, and how to be logical — he has applied in college, law school and, now, in his career as a successful attorney. “I love what I do. What I love about it is what I loved from debate: the process of preparing, thinking about big problems, seeing competing sides of a problem, and advocating for something.”