Simply Seamus

Fashion icon. Law student. Competitive dramatist. TOC champion. Oklahoman Seamus Donovan wears many hats, and has many stories to share. Of course, what better venue to share such stories than the electronic world that is Victory Briefs Daily?
This piece will be the first in an occassional series profiling former winners of the Tournament of Champions. […]

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Registration is Still Open for the Midwest Warmup

Dave McGinnis has sent the following reminder about the Midwest Warmup, a preparatory event for the TOC taking place from April 15-16 at Highland Park Senior High School in St. Paul, Minnesota.
“Our goal is to make the event a high-quality and highly ACCESSIBLE event,” notes Dave.

To that end:
- The entry fee is $20
- We […]

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Horace Greeley High School Seeks LD Coach

The Horace Greeley High School Debate Team is looking for a coach for the 2005-2006 school year. The four-year-old team has about twenty members, and has done relatively successfully locally, but needs someone to augment the previously student-run team, and become more competitive on the local and national circuits. (The team has had students […]

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Washington High School Needs You

The Washington High School Lincoln-Douglas Debate Team is seeking qualified coach with lots of experience. Andrew Brennan, team captain, has submitted the following advertisement on behalf of his team.
“We are a new team, and we badly need assistance with novice/junior varsity level debaters. Everyone knows the basics but there is a lot of room for […]

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Finally, They’re Here: Picturing Harvard

Mike Davis
Finally, at long last, yes, for real: pictures from Harvard, in VB Photos! Additional images from Berkeley will be uploaded retroactively later tonight.
Hopefully, this will satisfy Melissa Schall, Matt Shields, and the many others who have barraged us demanding to know where they were.
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Michael Mangus Wins Vestavia

Congratulations to Michael Mangus of St. James and Caroline Yachan of Lake Mary, who met in the final round of the 2005 Vestavia Hills Over the Mountain Classic. In front of a panel that included Spence Patton, James W. Rye III, and Jim Miller, Michael defeated Caroline to claim the tournament title.
Michael is coached by […]

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Our New TOC Scoreboard is Almost Here (In Part)

Now that the last season bids have been awarded for the Tournament of Champions, and while we await the announcement of who will be receiving at-large bids, the first phase of the new VBD TOC Scoreboard will be unveiled this coming week.
This part will feature results archives of all of the TOC qualifying tournaments, […]

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