JUST IN: Jan/Feb Resolution Released

RIPON, Wis. The National Forensic League has announced that the Lincoln-Douglas debate resolution for for the January/February time period is:
“Resolved: It is just for the United States to use military force to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons by nations that pose a military threat.”
The above resolution will also be used for the Tournament […]

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VBD Weekend Coverage: Sept. 14-16, 2007

SANTA MONICA, Cali. — Victory Briefs will be providing coverage of this weekend’s tournaments taking place around the country.
Greenhill Round Robin: Apple Valley’s Chris Theis defeats Oak Mountain’s Wade Houston to win the Round Robin.

Greenhill Fall Classic: Trinity Prep’s Jake Nebel defeated Edina’s David McNeil on a 5-0 decision in finals.

Wake Forest Earlybird: […]

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VBD Weekend Coverage: Sept. 7-9, 2007

SANTA MONICA, Cali. - You can find results from the following tournaments on VBD, each with its own thread:

Vassar Round Robin: Los Altos High School’s Daniel Moerner defeats Trinity Preparatory School’s Jake Nebel in finals.

Grapevine Classic: The Kinkaid School’s Becca Traber defeats Elkins High School’s Andrew Cockroft in finals. (Earlier in the evening, prestigious awards […]

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A VB-DVD Outtake: Cooper vs. Jeffers

Doug and the Three-Piece Suit
LOS ANGELES, Cali. - During VBI@LMU, I reported that Mike Bietz and Chris Blay were coordinating the recording of the VB-DVDs for the 2007-2008 season. The recording continued during VBI Session II@UCLA. I know that for some, getting a sneak previews of who will appear on which DVDs in the future […]

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Whoops! A Cooper vs. McGough Outtake

LOS ANGELES, Cali. - Mike Bietz and Chris Blay have been coordinating the recording of the VB-DVDs for the 2007-2008 season. (More news on that, soon!) In the meantime, though, enjoy this quick outtake from a round featuring Ryan Cooper (past champion of Greenhill and St. Mark’s) and David McGough (past champion of the MBA […]

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March/April Topic Analysis

In case you missed the big ad saying that the Topic Analysis for the March/April resolution has been released, well, it has been and you can get it HERE.
For those of you who have already purchased the book, Cherian Koshy has posted an addendum to his topic analysis paper over on the new Lincoln Douglas […]

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Production Continues on VB-DVDs

LOS ANGELES, CA - The taping of the newest set of VB-DVDs — a fantastic teaching tool introduced several years ago by Victory Briefs — continued today, as rounds were recorded using the list of the ten proposed topics released at Nationals this year. Stephen Babb is coordinating this year’s DVD program. Five debates have occurred so far; two were taped today.

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