18 February 2003
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LDU preparation for the run to the end of the season intensified this weekend. With no tournament to go to, LDU debaters and coaches still found lots of time to work in the debate offices in the hope of better performances to come. With Heart of America (University of Kansas) this weekend, followed by East Regionals at UVM, a weekend off, Towson's Novice & JV Nationals, followed immediately by CEDA Nationals in Phoenix, it is all coming rapidly to a head.
Weekend events included:
a practice debate Helen Morgan called one of the best she has ever seen, intensive
work to change and adapt affirmatives, extensive briefing of extensions to
defend major negative arguments, speaking drills, file organization, poetry
reading, original research, strategy meetings, and a lot more.
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LDU President Jillian Marty is seen holding the second place sweepstakes trophy
from the Cornell tournament. The trophy was awarded at the end of the tournament
and was delivered to us last week by Gordie "Frosty G" Miller. Congratulations
to all.The LDU is ready to go public with plans for a ten day debate institute to be held in China this August with the sponsorship of Inner Mongolia Normal University. The program will run from August 14-23, 2003. Faculty is being assembled. The program will serve about 80-100 students from China and other parts of Asia and will be conducted in English. Brochures are now in preparation.
The LDU has announced a program to present debate instruction lectures to a global audience two times a month. The lectures will be streamed live, watched by a global audience, who will then send in email questions that will be answered immediately. The program will feature talented lecturers from America and around the world. The first test broadcast will be on March 5, 2003 at 3 PM ET. It will consist of a live webcast of the Debate Across the Curriculum workshop that the LDU will be presenting to UVM faculty. It can be viewed at http://www.uvm.edu/debate_theater/ . The webcasts will take place on a Wednesday, with morning webcasts aimed at Europe and evening webcasts aimed at Asia because of the time differential. This program involves the active collaboration of the LDU, the World Debate Institute, Claremont Colleges, and Pro & Contra NGO from Slovenia. Thanks to Wes Wright and UVM CIT for their assistance. A fill schedule will be announced.
TOPIC AND TRAVEL2002-2003 topic:
Resolved that the United States Federal Government should ratify or accede
to, and implement, one or more of the following: The Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty; The Kyoto Protocol; The Rome Statute on the International
Criminal Court; The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty;
The treaty between the United States of America and the Russian federation
on Strategic Offensive Reductions, if not ratified by the United States.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
I IS NEXT!
Marty & Limprevil, Hill & Langsweirdt, Varela & Kern
MEET AT THE OFFICE 8:30 AM ON FRIDAY, SHANE WILL DRIVE TO MANCHESTER, GORDIE
WILL PICK UP.
East Regionals (tentative): Marty & Limprevil (NDT Qualifier), in CEDA Open Langsweirdt & Hill, Cole & Knops, in CEDA JV Muradian & Hellmuth, Owusu & Meany, in novice Mates & Melander, Malone & Velez, Massey & Reimer, Varela & Kern, O'Connor & TBA. Judges: Morgan (NDT), Parmett, Lockwood, Egizi, Hoag, Jackson, Gervais, Greenman.
Towson (tentative): JV Nationals Langsweirdt & Hill, Cole & Knops, Muradian & Hellmuth, Owusu & Meany, in Novice Nationals Varela & Kern, Mates & Melander, Reimer & Massey, Malone & Velez. Judges: Morgan, Parmett J, Parmett M, Miller, TBA.
CEDA Nationals, Phoenix (tentative): Marty & Limprevil, Knops & Cole, Langsweirdt & Hill, Varela & Kern, Massey & Reimer, Mates & Melander. Judges: Morgan, Parmett, Miller, Sweeney.
LDU travel schedule
for Spring, 2003:
21-23 Kansas, 2/28-3/2 East Regionals/D8 at UVM
March, 14-16 Towson, 20-24 CEDA Nationals, AZ
April, 3-7 NDT, GA
DEBATE
SPOTLIGHTNickname: Lin
to the Z
Home town: Williston, VT
Major: Business; Minor: Sociology
Career plans: Law
Level of competition: Novice
Favorite music in the van: Reggae
Pet peeve: Nail biting
I am grateful for: My parents and sisters
Worst moment in debate: My very first round
Favorite team to debate: Binghamton
Favorite team to beat: Wake Forest
Favorite judge: Any judge willing to hear our side of the story
Favorite tournament: UMKC
Favorite thing about debate: Having my words and ideas listened to
Least favorite thing about debate: Lack of sleep and food at tournaments
Favorite debate speech: 2NR
Most inspirational person on the team: Jillian - if I could be half
the debater she is life would be complete!
What debate means to me: I feel that I have found my voice and learned
so much about myself through the LDU.
Personal challenge: Win a round or two at CEDA Nationals
Comment: The Cat;s Meow are good Jillian, you'll see
RESEARCH THIS WEEKJillian Marty
is our research director.
THE RESEARCH LIST IS POSTED IN THE OFFICE! ALL ARGUMENTS MUST BE FINISHED
BY THURSDAY AT 5 PM!
FROM THE SQUAD MEETING
FLASHPOINT
TELEVISION SHOW
SQUAD
MEETING |
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WINS |
LOSSES |
% |
PREVIOUS |
237 |
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46.0% |
OFF WEEKEND |
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NEW TOTAL |
237 |
278 |
46.0% |
UVM DEBATE IS CURRENTLY #12
IN THE CEDA NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES FOR 2002-2003
UVM Debate was #9 in both major national polls for debate in the USA for the
2001-2002 season.
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