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Happy Birthday, Neil Conrad!
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Community categoryWASHINGTON, D.C. — One. More. Year.
Please join me in wishing the happiest of birthdays to the most intense of debate coaches: Neil Conrad!
Just remember Neil: one more year. (Sorry, that joke is never getting old, even if it comes to a point where Neil and I are the only ones who get it…though I suspect [...]
The College Connection
Posted by Jon Cruz in the College Debate, Community categoryNEW YORK, N.Y. — If you’ve applied to colleges, you’ve heard back from them. Where were you accepted? Where are you going? What about your teammates? Where are they going?
This is intended as a place for celebration, but also a place for networking; indeed, if you’re coming to New York, in addition to posting here, [...]
Happy Birthday, Victor Jih!
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Community categoryNEW YORK, N.Y. — Not too long ago, thanks to a million-dollar victory on The Amazing Race, the wider world got to see why Victor Jih — and his sister Tammy, with whom he is pictured — is made of the stuff of champions.
But that’s not news to us. Victor — the coach [...]
Michael Fried Writes Debate Sonnet
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Community categoryFORT LAUDRDALE, Fla. — Steve Schappaugh has shared with us, dear readers, a sonnet written by Michael Fried. It is entitled “The Debate Room.” Enjoy.
Have you written debate-themed poetry, creative writing, or essays that you’d like to share with the community? Don’t be shy. Post!
What describes the forensics room, to me?
With a vast abundance [...]
In Memoriam: Clinton Taylor
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Community categoryMOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — Clinton Taylor, who debated for Mountain Brook High School, has passed away after being involved in an automobile accident shortly after midnight on Saturday, February 6.
A letter from his siblings, posted on CaringBridge, has been reposted here on VBD.
Dear Friends:
Today we lost our brother, Clinton Taylor. Words cannot [...]
Get Well, Clinton Taylor
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Community categoryMOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — Clinton Taylor of Mountain Brook High School was involved in an automobile accident shortly after midnight on Saturday and is currently at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Clinton has a broken right femur, head injuries and has not yet regained consciousness. He is currently in stable condition and appears to have [...]
1988 TOC Champion on CNBC
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Community categoryNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Jonathan Koppell of Yale University, who was co-champion of the 1988 TOC, recently discussed bank regulation on CNBC.
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