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Archive for September, 2008



Topic Released Wednesday

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate category

NEW YORK, N.Y. — On Wednesday, the National Forensic League will announce the Lincoln-Douglas debate resolution that will serve as the basis for competitions in both November and December. The potential resolutions are listed in full in the extended body of this article. Which do you hope will be chosen? Why?
Resolved: Military conscription is […]

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Judge at the Glenbrooks!

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Individual Events, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate, Student Congress category

GLENVIEW and NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Tara Tate sent out the following e-mail today:
The 2008 Glenbrooks is looking for hired judges for our tournament on November 22 24, 2008. We are looking for judges in all of our events - CX, LD, Public Forum, Student Congress, and Individual Events. If you are interested […]

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New Trier Defends GDS Title for Fourth Straight Year

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Policy Debate, Results (2008-09) category

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The nineteenth annual Georgetown Day School Debate Invitational — a most prestigious forum in policy debate — concluded late Monday afternoon with a final round that pitted Bishop Guertin High School against New Trier High School. On a 2-1 decision, New Trier bested Bishop Guertin to take the tournament for the […]

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VBD Weekend Coverage: September 26-28, 2008

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Weekend Coverage category

NEW YORK, N.Y. — VBD plans to provide results from multiple tournaments this weekend.
Yale — Finals: Ridge’s Alan Tong defeated Scarsdale’s Nikita Lalwani on a 5-0 decision. J.V. finals: Stuyvesant’s Evan Schleifer-Katz defeated Bronx Science’s Carolyn Clendenin on a 4-1 decision.
Valley — Finals: Los Altos’s Daniel Moerner defeated Edina’s Ben Holguin on a 3-0 decision.
Do […]

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ForensicsOnline.net Community Reboots

Posted by Jon Cruz in the National Forensic League category

RIPON, Wis. — Charged with the excitement of impending Presidential debates, the NFL unveiled the newest version of ForensicsOnline.net (FOL), donated in 2007 by alum Jason Mehta. As one of our community’s greatest resources and gathering places, the NFL sought ways to ensure that FOL remained a unique and vibrant part of the forensics […]

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Daniel Moerner Wins the Valley Mid-America Cup

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate, Results (2008-09) category

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — This year’s Valley Mid-America Cup ended with the same final round pairing as last year’s edition: defending champion Ben Holguin of Edina High School faced off against repeat challenger Daniel Moerner of Los Altos High School. This time, however, the result was different: on a 3-0 decision, Daniel defeated Ben […]

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Alan Tong Wins Yale

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate, Results (2008-09) category

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The venerable Yale Invitational drew to a close late Sunday afternoon in Linsly-Chittenden Hall as Ridge High School’s Alan Tong and Scarsdale High School’s Nikita Lalwani faced each other in the final round of Lincoln-Douglas debate. Tommy Bodeau, Pam Brown, Mira Chernick, Anjan Choudhury, and Joan Gass adjudicated, and on a […]

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