Lecture: Critiques in Poliy Debate

Debating the K, Part 1 from Georgetown Debate on Vimeo.

From http://georgetowndebateseminar.blogspot.com/2008/12/mission-statement.html

We're delighted to revive the tradition of the Georgetown Debate Institute this summer. Hundreds of students and instructors fondly recall their intense summers along the banks of the Potomac. Georgetown's commitment to pedagogy and proximity to the intellectual and cultural resources of the capital created a unique environment that shaped a generation of policy debaters. The opportunity to revisit that legacy both excites and humbles us.

USA Debate Tour of Japan Reaches Halfway Point

From Steve Llano, on the tour.

Watch USA High School National Finals on 19 June

You can see the best high school speakers and debaters live on your computer.

On Friday 19 June 2009 there will be a live webcast of a number of events from the National Forensic League's national speech and debate championship tournament from the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Concert Hall in Birmingham, Alabama.

The NFL Nationals is the largest speech and debate tournament in the world, with well over 5000 people attending. Competition will last all week leading up to Friday.

The webcast can be viewed at http://www.uvm.edu/debate_theater/

Here are the times. All times are USA Central.

8 AM
Original Oratory Finals

9:30 AM
USA Extemporaneous Speaking Finals

11 AM
International Extemporaneous Speaking Finals

12:30 PM
Policy Debate Finals

2:30 PM
Public Forum Debate Finals

3:30 PM
Lincoln Douglas Debate Finals

5 PM
Awards Program

The webcast is sponsored by Debate Central, the World Debate Institute and the University of Vermont. Special thanks to the NFL for providing technical support, a three-camera shoot and fantastic events.

International Public Policy Forum Starts You Tube Channel

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Bickel & Brewer/NYU International Public Policy Forum

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The Bickel & Brewer/New York University International Public Policy Forum is the only contest that gives high school students the opportunity to participate in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.

Formerly known as the "National Public Policy Forum," the IPPF was founded in2001. The program began as a national contest, but expanded in 2008 to include debate teams from across the globe.

More than 180 high schools - representing 32 states and 17 foreign countries - registered for the 2008-2009 competition. The field was first narrowed to 32 teams, then to 16, 8, and finally just four. Those final four schools received an all-expense-paid trip to New York City to compete in the finals at New York University the weekend of April 17-19, 2009.

The winner of the 2008-2009 competition, Bellaire High School, was awarded the $10,000 grand prize and the "Bickel & Brewer Cup!"

For information about the 2009-2010 competition visit www.nppf.net.

NPPF Webcast on 18 April 2009, $10,000 Up for Grabs

The 2008-09 Bickel & Brewer/NYU National Public Policy Forum (NPPF) is coming up next weekend, the only international contest that provides high school students with the opportunity to participate in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.

One hundred eighty-two teams registered for this year’s competition. Writing on either side of the contest resolution, public and private secondary school teams submitted essays on the public policy topic, “Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase alternative energy incentives in the United States.”

From those essays, Qualifying Round judges selected 32 schools to write on the same topic in a single-elimination contest. From this process, four teams emerged: Bellaire High School—Bellaire, TX; Glenbrook North High School—Northbrook, IL, Plano Senior High School—Plano, TX and Deer Park High School—Deer Park, TX. These four schools recently competed in a final written debate and have earned an all-expense-paid trip to New York, to participate in the first round of oral debate.

The semifinal and final rounds will be webcast from the Edwin Lawrence Debate Theater at http://www.uvm.edu/debate_theater/
YOU MUST HAVE QUICKTIME 7.0 OR HIGHER INSTALLED.

WEBCAST SPONSORED BY: DEBATE CENTRAL, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND THE WORLD DEBATE INSTITUTE

Saturday, April 18:

9 am
Semifinals Debate #1 (90 minutes)
Bellaire High School (affirmative) vs. Glenbrook North High School (negative)

10:45 am
Semifinals Debate #2 (90 minutes)
Deer Park High School (affirmative) vs. Plano Senior High School (negative)

4 pm
Finals Debate

This contest is also suppoorted by the International Debate Education Association, the National Forensic League and the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues.

For more informtion, go to http://nppf.net

Debate Championship Comes to University of Vermont

Debate Championship Comes to University of Vermont from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

Debate Championship Comes to UVM

Release Date: 04-08-2009

Author: Amanda Kenyon Waite
Email: Amanda.Waite@uvm.edu
Phone: 802/656-8381 Fax: (802) 656-3203

On April 3, 126 pairs of debaters from colleges and universities circling the globe converged on the UVM campus to compete in the 2009 U.S. Universities Debating Championship. The teams faced off for three days on a range of topics, from the merits of banning imported seal products to the effectiveness of stimulus plans.

The style of debate — the world debate format — matches four teams of two against each other to argue a topic they've only discovered just fifteen minutes before the round begins. During that fifteen minutes, debating partners are allowed only to speak with each other, and not access the internet, in order to pull together their fourteen combined minutes of argumentation.

UVM, this year's host of the fourth annual tournament, submitted several teams in the competition, and junior Sam Natale and senior Lucas Caress advanced to the semi-finals. Harvard University won the competition, debating in the final round in favor of outlawing handguns.

Watch the above video to learn more about debate, and see footage from the tournament.

Short Documentary Video about US Universities Tourney

Thanks to Eva Sollberger and Seven Days Vermont for this video.

Debate - BP Force Feed Anorexics

Final Round at Cape Cod Classic, March 2009.

This House would force feed anorexics.

First Government - Vermont Allison Hamlin & Tom Dionesotes (second)
First Opposition - Williams Anser Aftab & Farhan Gilani (fourth)
Second Government - Sarah Anders & Rachel Fabian (first)
Second Opposition - Isaac Loeb & Paul Gross (third)

Thanks to Nicole Colston for the video.

News Story about US Universities

Thanks to WCAX-TV for this story.

Debate - BP Undermine the ICC

Debate - BP Undermine the ICC from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

Semifinal debate at US Universities Debating Championship 5 April 2009, held at the University of Vermont and sponsored by the International Debate Education Association and QatarDebate.

PANEL: Steve Johnson, Emily Ravenscroft, Ian Lising, Scott Rodriguez, Chris Richter, Steven West, Rhydian Morgan

Hart House FE and Harvard BB advance
3. Hart House FE OO
2. Harvard BB OG
Receiving SEMI-FINALIST AWARD:
7. Vermont NC CG
14. (6) Seattle KS CO

Alfred Snider
Lawrence Debate Union
debate.uvm.edu

Debate - BP Replace Stimulus with Balanced Budgets

Debate - BP Stimulus or Balanced Budget? from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

Quarterfinals at US Universities, 5 April 2009, held at the University of Vermont and sponsored by the International Debate Education Association and QatarDebate.

RTT (Theater):
Alex Just, Scott Rodriguez, Loke Wing Fatt, Josh Martin, Steve West

1. Middle Temple WC OO ADVANCES
8. Cambridge NK OG
17. (16) Alaska HH CG ADVANCES
25.(9) Marianapolis SW CO

Alfred Snider
University of Vermont
debate.uvm.edu

Discussion - News and Comedy

Flashpoint 377 - News and Comedy from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

A discussion of the causes and implications of the rise of comedy programs as a way for Americans to get their news. Discussion by Zach Realberg, Marnie Ritchie, Chris Latucca and Alfred Snider. Recorded in March 2009.

Lawrence Debate Union
University of Vermont
Alfred Snider
debate.uvm.edu

Discussion - Pakistan Politics

Flashpoint 378 - Pakistan Politics from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

A discussion of the political situation in Pakistan in mid-March 2009 after the reinstitution of the judicial officials. Discussion by Zach Realberg, Marnie Ritchie, Chris Latucca and Alfred Snider.

Lawrence Debate Union
Alfred C Snider
debate.uvm.edu

Debate - BP State Fund Art

Debate - Northeast Regionals - State Funding of Art from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

Semifinal round at Northeast Universities Debating Championships, Baruch College, NYC 1 March 2009.

VERMONT NC ADVANCES
ST JOHNS BP
HWS ZM
ST JOHNS BQ ADVANCES
JUDGES: NELSON, HARVEY, BUCKNER

MOTION: THW have the state fund art.

THANKS TO STEVE LLANO OF ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY FOR THIS VIDEO.

Alfred Snider
Lawrence Debate Union
University of Vermont
debate.uvm.edu

Debate - BP Iran Nukes vs. Iran Attack

Debate - Northeast Regionals - Iran Nukes vs. Iran Attack from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

Quarterfinal round at Northeast Universities Debating Championships, March 1 2009, Baruch College, NYC.

3 VERMONT NC 2G ADVANCES
14 VERMONT FG 2O
6 ST JOHNS PB 1O ADVANCES
11 VERMONT MG 1G
JUDGES: NELSON, HARRISON, BUCKNER

MOTION: THBT Iran with nuclear weapons is preferable to a US-Israel attack on Iran.

THANKS TO STEVE LLANO OF ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY FOR THIS VIDEO.

Alfred Snider
Lawrence Debate Union
University of Vermont
debate.uvm.edu

Discussion - Bush Truth Commission

Flashpoint 375 - Bush Truth Commission from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

A discussion of the recent proposal by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy to establish a commission to investigate abuses in the Bush Administration Department of Justice. Discussion carried on by Sam Natale, Tom Dionesotes, Allison Hamlin and Alfred Snider. February 2009.

Alfred Snider
Lawrence Debate Union
University of Vermont
debate.uvm.edu

Debate - BP Digital Enhancement of Models

From the University of Rochester tournament in Fall of 2008. This came out of Steve Llano's vault, thanks to him for finding it.

Motion: This House believes that models in advertising should not be diitally enhanced.

Not sure about the teams, except that Colgate is first government and Vermont is second government.

Discussion - Lower USA Drinking Age to 18

Flashpoint 376 - Drinking Age from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

A discussion of the recent proposal by over 100 university presidents to rethink the drinking age in America, the Amethyst Project. Discussion carried on by Sam Natale, Tom Dionesotes, Allison Hamlin and Alfred Snider. February 2009.

Alfred Snider
Lawrence Debate Union
University of Vermont
debate.uvm.edu

Debate - BP Strikes in Essential Services

Quarterfinal BP round @ Cornell Invitational Debate 2009 from Steve Llano on Vimeo.

Quarterfinal round at Cornell Debate Tournament, February 15 2009

MOTION: THIS HOUSE WOULD BAN STRIKES IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

WARREN 231
1 HWS HK OG
16 VERMONT KG CG
8 PENN/WILLIAMS AA OO ADVANCES
9 COLGATE WB CO ADVANCES
JUDGES: LLANO, LANGONE, SHAO

Public Debate - Gaza Incursion was Justified

Public Debate - Gaza Incursion was Justified from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

This public debate was held 22 January 2009 at the University of Vermont. Sponsored by the Lawrence Debate Union, the debate took place in the WUDC format.

The motion was: This House believes that the Israeli military incursion into the Gaza strip was justified.

Proposition team:
Danielle Goldschneider, senior debate
Taylor Lalemand, senior debater
Joshua Miller, senior debater
Jan Feldman, professor of political science

Opposition team:
Sam Natale, sophomore debater
John Voight, professor of mathematics
Tom Dionesotes, sophomore debater
Allison Hamlin, sophomore debater

A large podcast video is located at:
uvm.edu/~debate/watch/pubdebgazauvm0109.M4V

A medium-sized podcast is at:
uvm.edu/~debate/watch/pubdebgazauvm0109/pubdebgazauvm0109-desktop.m4v

A smaller .mov file is at:
uvm.edu/~debate/watch/pubdebgazauvm0109.MOV