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2008 TOC Video: Elkins AC vs. Apple Valley CT

Posted by Bietz in the Featured, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Videos category

SANTA MONICA, Cali. — Today, VBD Original Videos features a round between Elkins’ Andrew Cockroft on the affirmative and Apple Valley’s Chris Theis on the negative.
This was a quarterfinal round at this year’s Tournament of Champions. The decision was a 2-1 for the negative; the judges were Mike Bietz, Dan Meyers, and Tom Evnen. Evnen […]

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Help Write Resolutions!

Posted by Victory Briefs in the Community, Featured, Lincoln-Douglas Debate category

SANTA MONICA, Cali. — You can help brainstorm, suggest, write, and discuss potential Lincoln-Douglas debate resolutions on the VBD Discussion Forums.
Please use the conventions that have started. Start each post with the title of “Topic Area: ___.” Under each of these Topic Areas we can start coming up with wording. […]

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UPenn Round Robin Seeks Applicants

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate category

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — The 2007 Liberty Bell Classic introduced the first University of Pennsylvania Lincoln-Douglas Round Robin, which featured seven debaters from across the east coast in a high-powered competition.
The 2008 Liberty Bell Classic will feature the second LD Round Robin, with significant expansion in the number of students and geographical diversity of competitors. […]

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NFL Releases 2008 Nationals Resolutions

Posted by Bietz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Nationals 2008, Public Forum Debate category

RIPON, Wis. – Although some people are certainly gearing up for the TOC this weekend, many of us have also been waiting for the release of the 2008 NFL Nationals resolution. Today, I walked down to the mailbox, and there it was…the May Rostrum. The 2008 Lincoln Financial Group NFL L/D Debate topic […]

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Chris Catterton Wins Voices Round Robin

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Results category

SAN JOSE, Cali. — The Voices Foundation held its annual Lincoln-Douglas debate round robin at Presentation High School this weekend. All fees and donations collected during the weekend will go directly to supporting Voices initiatives that focus on John McKay’s original mission to address deficiencies of financial and educational resources that deter many students from […]

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Omar Qureshi is Missouri State Champion

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Results, State Championships 2008 category

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Omar Qureshi of Monett High School debated Laila Khan of Neosho High School in the final round of the 2008 Missouri State High School Activities Association Debate Tournament. The championship, held on the campus of Columbia College of Missouri, drew top competition from across the state. On a 2-1 decision, Omar defeated […]

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Bilal Malik is California State Champion

Posted by Jon Cruz in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Results, State Championships 2008 category

SANTA CLARA, Cali. — The California High School Speech Association State Tournament took place this weekend on the campus of Santa Clara University. It brought together top competitors from across the Golden State in all the forensic events.
The final round of Lincoln-Douglas debate featured Bilal Malik of James Logan High School and Calvin Lee […]

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