Live from Yale: Rounds 1 & 2

NEW HAVEN, CT - Apologies for the delay, but now, the pairings for the first two rounds in both varsity and J.V. are available here. Coverage will be round-by-round starting tomorrow. With nearly 230 people in the varsity pool, the Yale Invitational has hired the most judges in its history to compensate for a growth in attendance. To respond to a comment posted earlier, we’re hoping to get a full competitors list from the tournament.

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Live from Yale: Happy Birthday, Jed Glickstein!

NEW HAVEN, CT - On behalf of the staff of Victory Briefs, I am incredibly happy to announce that today is Jed Glickstein’s twentieth birthday. Two years ago, Glickstein was crowned the National Champion on a 10-1 decision. I could focus on all his accomplishments–not only the champion of the Glenbrooks and Greenhill and Blake, but also the winner of the Minnesota Music Educators Association High School Composition Contest for Piano or Organ Solo!–but I’d prefer to focus on what an amazing and supportive friend he has been to me, his peers, and my colleagues. You rock, Jed Glickstein.

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Live from Yale: The Tournament Begins!

NEW HAVEN, CT - And so it begins. We’ll have round-by-round coverage of both varsity and J.V. at this year’s Yale Invitational here on VBD following the conclusion of the first varsity round. Check back shortly! (Special thanks to Jed Glickstein for enabling our Internet access.)

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VBD Trivia Challenge: Identify the Old People

SANTA MONICA, CA - As I am getting settled in my new job at Victory Briefs, I came across some photos of former Victory Briefs writers. This contest is for a pair of Victory Briefs Boxer shorts. The first three individuals to email Jon Cruz, correctly identifying all 5 individuals, will be the winners. Do you have pictures of current or former coaches from their younger years? If so, email them to Jon Cruz and we’ll run more contests!

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Long Beach Entries List

LONG BEACH, CA - Entries for the Jack Howe Invitational, which begins tomorrow, at Cal State Long Beach University has been released. Currently there are 97 debaters entered in Open LD.

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Bay Area Competitive Debate League Changes Debut Tournament Time

SAN JOSE, CA - Dave McGinnis announced the following this evening:

“The Bay Area Competitive Debate League event on October 15 is changing its schedule to accomodate the PSAT. Registration will be at 1:30 pm, with round 1 beginning at 2:00 pm. This should give students plenty of time to finish the PSAT at noon and still participate.”

Details follow.

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A Greenhill Correspondent’s Camera is Missing

DALLAS, TX - In a bit of late news, Rajia Nasir’s camera–a silver, 5.2 megapixel Gateway model DC-T50–was taken from the Greenhill Fall Classic. It still has pictures from the tournament. If you have any information about the camera, please e-mail Rajia, no questions asked.

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