Successful Debate Team at Portland State Faces Crippling Cuts

From http://www.dailyvanguard.com/debate-team-budget-woes-1.2207106


Debate team budget woesSFC travel caps render the team unable to compete, the future is uncertainBy Vihn TranVanguard staffPublished: Wednesday, March 31, 2010Updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010Shortly after Portland State’s internationally competitive debate team brought home its third consecutive victory at the 79th annual

Is This the End for Macalester's 100 Year Policy Debate Tradition?

From http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2010/03/30/16962/is_this_the_end_for_macalesters_near-century-old_policy-debate_program

Is this the end for Macalester's near-century-old policy-debate program?

By Jeff Shaw | Tuesday, March 30, 2010

In 1986 and 1987, two students from Macalester College won theCross-Examination Debate Association national tournament two years running — a feat that had

IDEA Exchange in Lithuania a Success

From Marcin Zaleski:Dear All,IDEA and Informal Education Debate Centre from Lithuanian organized IDEA Exchange on 27-28th March in Vilnius. The Exchange was made possible thanks to a generous support from the Open Society Institute.The Exchange brought together youth activists working on the promotion of democratic values, interested in historical memory of their countries and the region,

McGill Wins CUSID Nationals

From: http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20092


The CUSID (Canada) National Results were held in University of Alberta. The results are:

Champion: MCG Goldenrod (Sophie MacIntyre & Vinay K Mysore)

Finalist: MCG Unmellow Yellow (Saro Setrakian & Sean Stefanik)

Semifinalists:
MCG Laser Lemon (Jake Liang & Bryce Balcolm)
YU Shocking Pink (Rudi Lof & Brent Kettles)

Sydney Wins Colgate IV 2010

The team of Tim Mooney and Bronwyn Cowell won the Colgate International IV tournament held at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. Cornell finished second, with Rhodes University and Hobart WIlliam Smith Colleges as finalists. The decision was unanimous for Sydney and 4-1 for Cornell.


The motion was: This House would legalize duels to the death.




Semifinalist teams who did not

Oklahoma Wins CEDA Nationals - Second Year in a Row

Huge congratulations to Watts and Giglio, to my good friend Jackie Massey, and to all Sooners everywhere.


From Paul Mabrey:


Oklahoma GW (A) defeats Whitman CS on a 6-3  - Chris Crowe, Dylan Keenan*, Paul Mabrey, Scott Odekirk, Sue Peterson*, David Register, Jason Regnier, Scott Harris*, Kelly Winfrey. 

AUDC Judge Subsidies Discussion

This comes from the debateasia listserv and, I think, illustrates the situation. People have been asking.


Hi all
We have wound up discussions within the Exco on the merits of all theapplicants for adjudication subsidy due to the understandable need forhaste in announcing them.
In particular, upon reviewing the list of applicants rejected by theadj core earlier, we decided to expand the list by

Finals at CEDA Nationals

From Gary Larson:



. . JUDGE
Whitman College CS Oklahoma WG Crowe, Chris - Texas-San Antonio
Keenan, Dylan  - Emory
Mabrey, Paul - James Madison
Odekirk, Scott - Idaho State
Peterson, Sue - Cal. State Chico
Register, David - Vermont
Regnier, Jason - Concordia
Harris, Scott

Semifinals at CEDA Nationals

From Gary Larson:



Kansas QK Whitman College CS Morris, Eric - Missouri State
Hoe, Josh - Michigan
Keenan, Dylan  - Emory

California BP Oklahoma WG Roland, James - Emory
Cram, Travis - Kansas
Harris, Scott - Kansas

Top Thirty Speakers from CEDA Nationals

From Gary Larson:



1 Nick Watts Oklahoma WG
2 Jacob Polin California BP
3 Mike  Gentile Kentucky GG
4 Nate Cohn Whitman College CS
5 Kathy Bowen California BP
6 R.J. Giglio Oklahoma WG
7 Brian Rubaie Texas-Dallas BR
8 Christopher Thomas Texas-San Antonio TM
9 Rahul Jaswa California BJ

Sweet Sixteen at CEDA Nationals

From Gary Larson:



26 Towson CK Ben Crossan Fernando Kirkman
21 Towson JM Adam Jackson Deverick Murray
17 Idaho State JJ Danielle Jennings Tony Johnson
15 Baylor CM John  Cook Alex McVey
14 Kentucky GG Sohin  Gautam Mike  Gentile
13 Gonzaga KM Paul Kannellopoulos Leah Moczulski
11 Michigan ZG

Breaking Teams at CEDA Nationals in Berkeley

From Gary Larson:



Baylor CM John  Cook Alex McVey
Baylor MH Ashley Morgan Sam Hogan
Baylor RL Chris Rooney Amanda Luppes
Binghamton TF Matthew Torsiello Peter Fountain
California BJ James Brockaway Rahul Jaswa
California BP Kathy Bowen Jacob Polin
California GP Rishi Gupta Sunil Pai
California GW

SAMBA Explains Itself and Its Awards

From Sam Nelson:


Every year in February  for the past 25  years the Society Advocating More and Better Argumentation (SAMBA) selects at least one institution of higher learning that participates in competitive debate for its "Program of the Year" Award. This year SAMBA selected two winners:  Monmouth University and Cape Cod Community College. Monmouth was cited for its outstanding performance

American Presents Debate Lecture in Finland via Technology

From http://utadebatesociety.blogspot.com/2010/03/dr-steve-llano.html


Wednesday, March 24, 2010Dr. Steve LlanoOn Tuesday March 23rd Dr. Steve Llano from The University of St. Johns lectured on Argumentation. Steve delivered his lecture from his office in New York City. The lecture focused on the Toulmin model of argumentation (see image to the left). There was also interactive discussion

Michigan State Luxuriates in USA Policy Debate Title

Image via WikipediaFrom http://www.articleant.com/p/re/67444-msu-crowned-national-debate-champ.html?print

EAST LANSING, Mich. — For the third time in seven years, a team from Michigan State University has won the National Debate Tournament.
Senior Carly Wunderlich and junior Eric Lanning claimed the honor early Tuesday morning at the 64th annual competition. The five-day tournament was held at

Use NCAA Basketball Tournament As Model for Classroom Debates

From http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/march-madness-using-tournament-brackets-to-debate-academic-questions/?pagemode=print


MARCH 19, 2010, 12:09 PM
March Madness: Using Tournament Brackets to Debate Academic QuestionsBy SHANNON DOYNE AND KATHERINE SCHULTENGo to related post on The Quad blog »Go to interactive N.C.A.A. basketball bracket »
Social Studies
Teaching ideas based on

Debategraph Attempts to Chart Complex Issues

From http://debategraph.org/Default.aspx

Our goal is to make the best arguments on all sides of any public debate freely available to all and continuously open to challenge and improvement by all.

In pursuit of this goal, Debategraph is:
(1) A wiki debate visualization tool that lets you:
present the strongest case on any debate that matters to you;
openly engage the opposing arguments;

211 Teams at USA Policy Debate CEDA Nationals

The Cross Examination Debate Association's national championship tournament begins tomorrow on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. 211 policy debate teams will be on hand.

Follow the results here on Global Debate.

From http://commweb.fullerton.edu/jbruschke/web/ViewEntries.aspx?ID=85




SchoolNamesDivision
Appalachian StateAshleigh Anthony & Jon HudsonOpen
Appalachian

Michigan State is NDT Champion

Image via WikipediaFrom http://parrotheadal.blogspot.com/2010/03/msu-is-2010-ndt-winner.html

The Michigan State University policy debate team of Carly Wunderlich and Eric Lanning win the National Debate Tournament with a 5-0 decision over Northwestern Matt Fischer and Stephanie Spies in Berkeley, California at 1 am today. The finals match-up had #1 seed Northwestern versus #2 seed MSU. Lanning

NDT Finals - Northwestern vs. Michigan State

Northwestern v. MSU


Judges: Crowe, Walters, D. Heidt, Galloway, Stables

National Forensic League Adopts New Debate Event - 1 on 1 Parli

From http://www.nflonline.org/Main/NewSupplementalDebateEvent


New Supplemental Debate Event at NationalsThe first-ever supplemental debate event is scheduled for pilot implementation at the 2010 NFL National Speech and Debate Tournament in Kansas City. Any competitor in debate, public address, interp, or Congress may pre-register to compete in this new event.Based on significant discussion and

National Debate Tournament Live Results Tonight

As it becomes Wednesday in America the NDT will have crowned a new champion.

For those interested in following live, try
http://commweb.fullerton.edu/jbruschke/web/ElimBracket.aspx?ID=97

or try
http://cedadebate.org/forum/recent/?start=0

Good luck to all!

National Debate Tournament Semifinal Pairings

From Eric Morris:


NWU FS v Wake CS
MSU LW v Mary KS

National Debate Tournament Quarterfinal Pairings

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeWake Forest has two teams in the final 8.

1. NU FS v. 9. UTD
2. Michigan State v. 7. Emory IW
14. Wake CM v. 6. Mary Washington
4. Wake CS v. 5. Kentucky GG

US Universities Registration Tops 98 Teams

With 98 teams registered for the US Universities Debating Championship to take place in Denver, Colorado, there are 30 schools registered and 51 judges. This will grow, and the tournament is several weeks away.


Schools include:

Bard College
Bates College
California State Univ Fullerton
california state university san bernardino
Cape Cod Community College
Claremont Colleges
Colgate University

National Debate Tournament Octafinals

From Mike Baxter Kauf in Berkeley:

1. NU FS v. 16. West Georgia
8. Cal BJ v. 9. UTD
4. Wake CS v. 13 Emory BJ
5. Kentucky GG v. 12. Trinity BH
2. Michigan State v. 15. Kansas KQ
7. Emory IW v. 10. Georgia CL
3. Missouri State v. 14 Wake CM
6. Mary Washington v. 11. Harvard JP

NPDA Sweepstakes Top 20

Season Sweepstakes (Top 20):
Place:School:Points:
1Whitman College123
2Grove City College121.2
3Washburn University115.3
4Pt. Loma Nazarene University112.6
5El Camino College110.6
6William Jewell College104.8
7Hillsdale College99.8
8Santa Rosa Junior College99.5
9University of the Pacific98.5
10Carroll College96.7
11Western Washington University93.7
12Willamette University93.0
13Irvine Valley

NPDA 2010 Results

From http://www.parlidebate.org/npda-nationals/2010-nationals-results/


Partial Quads: * denotes Opposition(67) Cedarville DH* (2-1) over (62) Carroll BM (Kirby Brooke & Amy McNulty)
(69) USAFA BG* (2-1) over (60) Western Washington HO (Lucas Hall & Andrew Oommen)
(65) Western Washington GJ (2-1) over (64) Colorado College AM* (Patrick Moreno-Covington & Philip Angelides)
(68) William Jewell RW

NPDA 2010 Championship Motions

From http://www.parlidebate.org/debate/resolutions/2010-nationals-resolutions/



Propositions and Results


RoundResolutionGov WinsOpp Wins




1In the case of health care, an imperfect bill is better than no bill at all.41-49




2The British Houses of Parliament are preferable to the US Houses of Congress.48-43




3Ground the drones.41-50




4TH should run the Race to the Top.56-36




5The

National Debate Tournament After Six Rounds

From http://commweb.fullerton.edu/jbruschke/web/WarmRoom.aspx?ID=97



Team NameWinsBallotsDivision
Nwstrn Fisher-Spies617Open
Wake Crichton-Sears616Open
Kansas Kennedy-Stone516Open
Mo St Foley-Kearney516Open
Oklhma Giglio-Watts516Open
MictSt Lanning-Wunderlich515Open
UMW Kallmyer-Susko515Open
UTD Baker-Rubaie515Open
Emory Inamullah-Weil514Open
Georgi Cambre-Lacy514Open
Harvard

USA Policy Debate Community Mourns Losses in 2009-2010

http://cedadebate.org/forum/open-topic-any-issue/ndt-remembrance-speech-'are-we-listening'/?topicseen

From Sherry Hall:


A couple of people asked me to post this for those that weren't at the assembly last night.
Tonight marks my fourth year as a member of the Board of Trustees.  When I was first appointed, I must admit I didn’t really know what the Board did.  I quickly learned that one of our

Children of Migrant Workers Have Debate Tournament in California

From http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/mar/20/migrant-workers-kids-participate-in-debate-in/




PHOTO BY KAREN QUINCY LOBERG, PHOTOS BY KAREN QUINCY LOBERG / STAR STAFFLarsen Elementary students Myra Cuevas, left, Yadira Ceja and Adriana de la Torre finish a round in the annual speech and debate tournament for migrant children at Oxnard High School.
Blanchard School’s Israel Ramirez Jimenez argues

New Season of "We The Students" From Miami Kicks Off

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The University of Miami vs. The University of Vermont debate in March 2010.

Click the link if the embedded video will not play. It takes a moment to load.

http://umtv.miami.edu/umtv/WeTheStudents/urn:uuid:6A71DFC1-2DCF-4FEE-BBCC-370220739136



We The Students is an online, interactive debate show hosted at the University of Miami. Student debaters are flown in from top

College Team Prepares Nuclear War Arguments for NPDA Nationals

Image via WikipediaFrom http://media.www.hillsdalecollegian.com/media/storage/paper1270/news/2010/03/18/News/Research.Smoke.And.Nukes-3891516.shtml


Research, smoke and nukesDebate team prepares for national tournament in favorite hideoutMichael MaydayIssue date: 3/18/10 It's 11:46 on a Saturday morning and the debate team has been at work for two hours.
Junior Will Cooney notes the time and

News from IDEA 19 March 2010

From cvenable@idebate.org: IDEA announces summer Advocacy Institute in ChinaHosted by IDEA and Willamette University, the Advocacy Institute is a two and a half-week program for university students. The Institute will be held June 7-23, 2010 at Xiamen University in Xiamen, Fujian, China. The Advocacy Institute will focus on teaching participants the necessary tools to advocate for cultural

Teacher Proposes Electronic Education Exchange

From mcunningham@del-valle.k12.tx.us: Debate Coach Proposes The Next Step For Debate - Saving Schools and School Systems. Michael Cunningham, debate teacher at Del Valle High School, has taken debate to its next level this week when he made a proposal to the Ministry of Education in Tbilisi, Georgia. I was inspired when I read about a new program that the Minister, Dmitri Shashkini, proposed.

National Debate Tournament Begins in Berkeley

Image via WikipediaThe National Debate Tournament prepares to start at the University of California in Berkeley, California. It is the USA's selective national championship in the policy debate format.We will be offering updates as the march towards a national championship for one lucky team gets underway.From http://commweb.fullerton.edu/jbruschke/web/ViewEntries.aspx?ID=97

Cork Open 2010

Image via WikipediaFrom British Debate: Cork Open 2010: Reg Opens‏ Love Cork but sick of being rained on?Love Cork but sick have having to debate with that dead-weight?Never been to Cork but think it might be cool?Then the CORK OPEN 2010 is for you.In celebration of the 160th year of the UCC Philosophical Society we decided we had to do something brand new. So we are hosting the first

Oxford Women's Open

Image via WikipediaFrom oxford.womens@googlemail.com:On Friday April 30th and Saturday May 1st, the first debating competition of its kind in IONA comes to Oxford!Our world-class judging pool is headed by the team of:- CAs Kirsty Russell and Sayeqa Islam- DCA Jo FarmerWomen's is also a Pro-Am meaning that no team may have two speakers on it who have broken at Euros or Worlds - obviously both must

SMU Hammers 2010 in Singapore

Image via WikipediaFrom Anshul Agarwala:On behalf of the SMU Debating Society, I would like to invite you allto SMU Hammers 2010, our annual Asian Parliamentary debatingtournament from April 3-4 2010. The tournament will be held at ourcity campus which is conveniently situated in the heart of Singapore'sbusiness and heritage district.We are proud to have Shrawan Saraogi as our Chief Adjudicator

Botswana WUDC Registration News

Image via WikipediaFrom tworlds2011@gmail.comHello fellow Debaters!!!It is a great pleasure for Botswana to be Hosting the biggest Debating Competition in the world. I am Thato Utlwang, the Registration Deputy Director for Botswana Worlds 2011.REGISTRATIONI am pleased to inform you that the registration dates will be communicated to you soon, and they are to be around July and August. The exact

Sri Lanka Holds Tri-Lingual Debate Championships for Schools

From http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100314/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_01.htmlDebate and dialogue The fifth debating championship of the Faculty of Law, Sri Lanka Schools’ Debating Championship was held recently at the University of Colombo’s Senate Hall of the College House. This year marked the highest

NPDA Championship at Texas Tech in 2010

Image via WikipediaFrom http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/tech-to-host-national-debate-championship-1.2189574Tech to host national debate championship By Katherine Rowe Staff Writer | Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010

Urban Debate Newsblast Spring 2010

Image via WikipediaFrom Lenny Gail: Support assertions with evidence. Read complex texts. Listen critically. Write and present reasoned arguments.On debate teams across the country, students practice these skills daily. The just-released Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science now conclude that these are precisely the skills students

USA Debating Giant Doug Duke Passes Away

Doug Duke, center, with 1990 CEDA Nationals SquadFrom Josh Hoe:Debate lost another giant today as Douglas Duke passed away because of complications from a fraying heart valve. This is very hard for me to write. It has already been a very hard year and this is a particularly personal blow.Most of you probably do not know Doug Duke. Coach Duke was a debate coach for 30 years - mostly at the

Results and Motions from ICU Tournament in Japan

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeFrom c131458a@yamata.icu.ac.jpThanks to everyone, the 19th ICU Tournament has been a great success.We hope to see more faces next year!Below are the results and motions for the tournament.-------------1st Prize:　JOINT　E　Hirokazu Honda, Kouwa Niikura and Matsugi Ran2nd Prize:KDS A Ryo Hayakawa, Taro Kimura and Hiroaki Otomori3rd Prize:UT A Ryotaro Tanaka, Kazuya

Macalester Defends Move to Cancel Policy Debate

Image via WikipediaSee original story at http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/end-of-macalester-policy-debate.htmlFrom http://www.macalester.edu/whatshappening/press/2010/March12debate.htmlShift in Macalester's Forensics Program to Encourage Greater ParticipationMacalester has a long tradition of having a robust debate program on campus and looks forward to celebrating the 100th

Houston Urban Debate League Celebrates City Finals

Image via WikipediaFrom http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3724634.htmAndrews Kurth Sponsors Second Annual City Championship Debate Tournament: Firm Presents a Total of $7,500 in Scholarships to Winning TeamsThe Houston Urban Debate League (HUDL), the country’s fastest growing affiliate of the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, held its second annual Andrews Kurth City

Model UN Group Defends Against Charges of "Pro-UN Brainwashing"

Image via WikipediaFrom http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/87469922_Model_UN_not_a__brainwashing__organization.htmlModel UN not a “brainwashing” organizationFriday, March 12, 2010AIM WEST MILFORDModel UN not a "brainwashing" organizationdear editor,In response to Mark Richards’ recent letter criticizing West Milford High School’s Model United Nations program, I feel compelled to correct the

Portland State Debate About to Lose Funding

Image via WikipediaFrom Kelly Welch:Kelly Welch March 12 at 4:24pmDear Friends, Colleagues, and Debate Community Members,Many of us on the PSU Debate Team are still dealing with a bad blow dealt to us yesterday. The Student Fee Committee (SFC) here at Portland State, announced that they would be pulling almost all the competition funding for the debate team's 2010-11 year. We appealed this

Vanderbilt Wins USA ADA Policy Nationals

From http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2010/03/12/vanderbilt-university-team-wins-american-debate-association-2010-national-championship.109514Vanderbilt University team wins American Debate Association 2010 National ChampionshipVandy senior receives the Julia Burke Award, the ADAs top recognition3/12/20102:21 pmVanderbilt University debate team members Cameron Norris and Nick Brown

USA Pulls Ahead in Montgomery Cup UK Competition

Image by Powerhouse Museum Collection via FlickrFrom http://www.digitalburg.com/artman2/publish/UCM_News_72/UCM_debate_team_tops_St_Andrews.shtmlUCM debate team tops St. AndrewsMar 11, 2010, 7:01 AMDURHAM--In front of a packed house in the Lower Parliament at St. Andrews Wednesday night, the U.S. debate team broke the tie, taking the first and third positions to score four points.The

CEDA Nationals Update

Image by samk via FlickrFrom Gordon Stables:We are thrilled with the turnout for CEDA Nationals. At present we have 221 teams entered. Our hosts are very experienced with large tournaments, but we all need to do our part to keep the tournament running smoothly. In order to give folks time to work on their preferences we would like to close entries at the end of this weekend. On Sunday night I

"Call of the Loon" Alternative Policy Debate Workshop

From http://calloftheloon.spheerix.com/Call of the LoonThis year’s second annual Call of the Loon program will continue what we set out to do last year: bring together college students and coaches interested in alternative debate styles. We offer a one of a kind retreat styled experience that fosters exploration of a diversity of critical perspectives and experiences.Register today to share in

News from World Schools Executive Council

Image via WikipediaFrom Hayah Eichler:Dearest friends, (1) We hope this letter finds you well - even if, like many of us, you're still missing WSDC friends from Doha. It was a wonderful tournament and we should take this opportunity to, once again, thank all the people involved. To Dr. Hayat, the organizing committee at QatarDebate, the QMDI team, the volunteers, our co-CAs, the CAP, the

End of Macalester Policy Debate?

Image via WikipediaFrom Katie Baxter Kauf:2010 is the Macalester Debating Society's one-hundredth birthday. For 100 years, the Macalester debating society has produced national champions and prominent world leaders, and has raised the level of civil discourse in and around the campus. And on the eve of that momentous occasion, the College is poised to destroy that program.I will start out with a

2nd Malaysia Debate Open Results

Image via WikipediaFrom Alex Keen:Voices Melaka would like to thank all of you for your wonderful support and presence in the 2nd Malaysia Debate Open. The past few days have been really amazing and we hope everyone enjoyed the tournament. Firstly, a big congratulation to International Islamic University for winning the grand final of the 2nd Malaysia Debate Open. We would also like to take this

IDEA Youth Forum Registration Open

Registration now open for2010 IDEA Youth Forum Registration for the sixteenth annual IDEA Youth Forum has just begun! Here's your chance to be apart of IDEA's biggest event of the year! The 2010 YF will take place in Vlissengen and Middelburg, in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands on July 22-August 4, 2010.The Youth Forum is a team debate event for high-school students which includes debate

The Third International Middle School Debate Tournament Slovenia

From Bojana Skrt:THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE TOURNAMENT SLOVENIA, Središče ob Dravi, 5th and 6th March 2010 The tournament was a huge success due to debate coach Andreja Šut and her school did a really great job. There are 120 students in the school, from the first to the ninth graders and everybody had a role in the tournament. Almost all of the students

Amsterdam Euros Registration Results

From http://www.amsterdameudc.org/?page_id=349Registration resultsRegistration has closed. We received registrations for 256 teams from 120 institutions and 25 countries.The teamcap of our tournament is 200. Unfortunately, this means that we have to place 56 teams on the waiting list.We distributed the 200 available places using the following two criteriaThe first institution from every country

Avatar? Debate is Way Ahead of the Curve, Get Involved!

Avatar is old hat for some debaters. I have had an avatar for almost two years now. That's the picture of my avatar. A year ago a debate was held in virtual reality (SecondLife) and was a stunning success. Debaters from all over the world gathered for free together and debated. We can do it again, and again, and again.Now, others are planning the same as are Latin American universities.Let me

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From Sherry Hall:Best of the Decade 2000-2009In the past 3 decades, Bill Southworth has conducted a survey of coaches and judges active throughout the decade. Here are the results of his poll for the past decade. Complete explanations for the voting procedures and who voted is available in The History of the NDT: 1947-2009, by Bill Southworth.Outstanding Debater1. Michael Klinger, Harvard

NAUDL Seeks Director - Major Search

Image via WikipediaFrom Lenny Gail:The National Association for Urban Debate Leagues is working with the national executive search firm, Isaacson, Miller, to find and recruit the best talent for the role of the NAUDL's next Executive Director. We want to pursue all avenues that might lead us to qualified, diverse and motivated candidates, and in that regard, we'd appreciate your helping us by

Last Chance to Register for AMsterdam Euros

Image via WikipediaFrom info@amsterdameudc.org:Dear debaters,If you have not yet registered for Amsterdam Euros, or know people who have not done so: here is your last chance! Registration for Amsterdam closes tomorrow at noon, i.e. 15 hours from now. You can still register until then through http://eudc.vuconnected.nlWe have reached our team cap of 200 teams, but expect that some institutions

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Image via WikipediaFrom http://prodebate.baudl.org/index.php/The Bay Area Urban Debate League presents...The 2010 Pro Debate TournamentThe BAUDL will be hosting an open-eligibility round robin during the NDT and CEDA Nationals. Anyone who wants, regardless of their debate eligibility, age, experience, etc. may enter. The tournament will be held on March 24th, on the off day between the NDT and

Inerstate Oratorical Association 2010

From LGene: INTERSTATE ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION Larry Schnoor, Executive Secretary 107 Agency Road Mankato, MN 56001 February 24, 2010 Dear Speech Coach: It gives me great pleasure to announce the 141th contest of the Interstate Oratorical Association to be hosted by The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. Arrangements are being made to provide you with an

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Image via WikipediaI have been at this "debate news" thing for a few years now, and it has been interesting. One of the things I have been waiting for is some major competition. Colm Flynn's http://flynn.debating.net/ World Debating website is an excellent source of news, but focuses mainly on one format (WUDC) and does not do debate stories from outside of the competitive realm. He posts a lot

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Image via WikipediaFrom http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=480169March 06, 2010 00:43 AMInternational Debate Is To Showcase Bahasa Malaysia To The World - NajibPUTRAJAYA, March 6 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government organising the Prime Minister's Trophy International Bahasa Malaysia Debate is to showcase Bahasa Malaysia as a language of culture and

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Image via WikipediaThe second round bids complete the line up for the National Debate Tournament to be held in Berkeley in March. This selective tournament is in the USA policy debate format.From John Fritch:The list of teams receiving second round at-large bids and the top two alternates is below. Those receiving bids are listed in alphabetical order.Baylor LRCal-Berkeley PGDartmouth DSEmory

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From http://idebate.blogspot.com/2010/03/kosovo-debate-students-shine-at.htmlthursday, march 04, 2010Kosovo debate students shine at Prishtina Open 2010The 2010 Prishtina Open, the national debate tournament in Kosovo, was held on February 27-28. The event attracted high school students from across Kosovo to participate in Karl Popper debates, the format primarily used in debate clubs and

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Debate - WUDC - Attempted & Actual Murder - NEUDC Finals from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.The Northeast Universities Debating Championship took place this last weekend. While 58 teams had registered, a huge snowstorm took that number down to 44.The full results can be see athttp://debate.uvm.edu/usudc/neudc2010/Here is the final round at the Northeast Universities Debating Championships, held at

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From http://suescheffblog.com/2010/03/sue-scheff-high-school-and-college-students-learning-the-value-of-debates/During the election year we hear about the presidential debates and encourage our teens to get involved and learn. However have you ever thought of the value of a good debate and what it can teach your children? Today more high and college students are learning to give their opinions

USA Hall of Fame School Speech Coach Donovan Cummings Passes Away

Stockton, CADonovan Orvis CummingsMarch 29, 1934 - February 17, 2010He was a teacher. He was athespian.He was a friend.Donovan Orvis Cummings passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. He was 75.Donovan was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, to Tracey and Martha Cummings. His school days were in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He always credited his flair for performance to his mother.After graduation from

Euros 2010 Registration Results

Image via WikipediaFrom Anne Valkering:Dear debaters of Europe! We received 241 registrations after registration opened today, most of them within a minute. Unfortunately, this means that we do not have places for all institutions that registered. You can find a list of the order of registration below, which still needs to be checked for some eligibility issues, however, and does not give full

Belgrade Open Tab

Image via WikipediaFrom http://www.belgradeopen.rs/main.htmlClosing Time! Click here for the tab.The Belgrade Open ended yesterday with our grand final in the National Parliament. Congratulations to this year's winners, Tom Hosking and Jo Farmer from Oxford, as well as our best speaker, Borna Sor from the University of Zagreb. We thank everyone who attended the tournament or followed our debates

The People Speak Global Debates Kick Off

Image via Wikipediahttp://www.thepeoplespeak.org/activities/globaldebates.htmlSpring 2010 Global Debates KickoffToday, March 1st, marks the first official day of the People Speak Spring 2010 Global Debates competition! This semester's topic is, "Annex I countries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should provide significantly increased aid to developing countries