Steffen Seitz Publishes Second Book
HOUSTON, Tex. — Congratulations to Strake Jesuit College Preparatory sophomore Steffen Seitz, who just recently published his second fantasy novel, The Invasion of Morrigan. (He is fourteen, and published the first novel when he was thirteen.) (more…)
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Scranton Registration Now Open
SCRANTON, Penn. — Registration for the 2010 installment of the James M. Langan Invitational at Scranton High School has opened on Joy of Tournaments. The tournament offers competition in virtually every forensic event.
The tournament will take place on November 12, 13, and 14. Scranton will also play host to this season’s NDCA Championships. (more…)
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Meadows Registration Now Open
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Registration for the Meadows Invitational has now opened on Joy of Tournaments. The tournament, which will be held October 29 through October 30, is a quarterfinals bid in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and a semifinals bid in Policy Debate.
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Cruz Announces 2010 Vassar Round Robin
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Jon Cruz has announced the field of the eighth annual Vassar Round Robin. The tournament, which will be held this coming weekend, provides a forum for very talented up-and-comers in the debate community — those entering their third year in Lincoln-Douglas Debate — to compete amongst peers in a highly educational, championship environment. (more…)
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Drew McCormick Wins Northland Christian
HOUSTON, Tex. — The first-ever Northland Christian School Kick-Off Classic is also the first tournament of the 2010-2011 season for which we are providing results here on Victory Briefs Daily.
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School’s Drew McCormick faced off against Winston Churchill High School’s Sam Hamad in the final round. Ultimately, Drew defeated Sam to claim the first title of the season. Congratulations to both the champion and the runner-up on this great start to the year. (more…)
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What is a Nuclear Weapon?
What is a Nuclear Weapon?
by Aracelis Biel
The goal of this article is to inform debaters of the basic scientific principles behind the use of nuclear technology and weaponry. It may be particularly useful for students who have not yet had a comprehensive course in chemistry or physics.
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To Our Students: Thank You, and Good Luck!
THE VICTORY BRIEFS INSTITUTE — 470 students — at VBI Session I, the VBI Focus Weeks, the VBI Coaches Institute, the VBI Middle School Argumentation and Debate Workshops, and VBI Session II — called the Victory Briefs Institute at UCLA home for part of the summer.
On behalf of the faculty and staff, I’d like to thank each and every one of you, our students, for helping to make this installment of our program our very best, and very largest, yet. We wish all of you great success in the coming season and hope you will remain in contact, both in person and online. I know I speak for everyone on staff when I say that you helped make our last six weeks together incredible. Please feel free to use this space to share messages and e-mail addresses to help remain in touch.
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Demo: Thompson vs. Roberts
THE VICTORY BRIEFS INSTITUTE — The final demonstration round of the summer for Session II of the Victory Briefs Institute — and the concluding event of all six weeks of VBI@UCLA — featured Walt Whitman High School’s Marshall Thompson on the affirmative and Northland Christian School’s Josh Roberts on the negative. (This was, in fact, a rematch — though on a different topic — of a Philosophy Track demonstration round from the Focus Weeks program a touch earlier in the summer.
This final round was adjudicated by Stephen Babb, Patrick Diehl, Erik Legried, Tara Norris, and Christian Tarsney. It was a unanimous decision for the affirmative. Congratulations to both debaters on a great conclusion to a great summer!
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