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Bennett Dombcik and Eric Gottlieb Co-Champion ASU
Congratulations to Durham Academy’s Bennett Dombcik and Bellarmine College Preparatory’s Eric Gottlieb for co-championing the Arizona State HDSHC Invitational. Congratulations to Bennett for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Angela Zhong and Andrew Qin Co-Champion UH
Congratulations to Cypress Woods’ Angela Zhong and Houston Memorial’s Andrew Qin for co-championing the 2020 University of Houston Cougar Classic. Congratulations to Angela for also being top speaker. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Feb PF Topic is UBI
The 2020 February Public Forum topic is, Resolved: The United States should replace means-tested welfare programs with a universal basic income. A total of 136 coaches and 424 students voted for the resolution. The winning resolution received 71% of the coach vote and 71% of the student vote.
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Two Dogmas of Fiat by Jacob Nails
A. Introduction Most debate resolutions concern policies[1] that do not exist in the status quo and likely will not exist in the near future, if ever. Lincoln-Douglas resolutions in recent history have included such improbable policies as banning handguns (Jan-Feb ’16), establishing a draft (Sep-Oct ’17), and eliminating plea bargaining (Jan-Feb ’18). Debaters seeking to […]
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Joanne Park Wins CPS
Congratulations to Archbishop Mitty High School’s Joanne Park for winning the 2019 College Prep Invitational. In finals, Joanne defeated Harker’s Quentin Clark on a 2-1 decision (Santos, Bearfoot, Larsen*). Both are VBI alumni. Full results and postings can be found here.
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Jan/Feb LD Topic is Nukes
The 2020 January/February Lincoln-Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: States ought to eliminate their nuclear arsenals.
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Jan PF Topic is Venezuela
The 2020 January Public Forum debate topic is, Resolved: The United States should end its economic sanctions against Venezuela. A total of 360 coaches and 1,044 students voted for the resolution. The winning resolution received 68% of the coach vote and 76% of the student vote.
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Rex Evans Wins the Glenbrooks
Congratulations to Santa Monica’s Rex Evans for winning the 2019 Glenbrooks. In finals, Rex defeated Valley’s Animesh Joshi on a 2-1 decision (Kalghatgi, Myers, Nails*).
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Harrison AZ Wins the Minneapple RR
Congratulations to Harrison’s Ava Zinman for winning the 2019 Minneapple Round Robin. In finals, Ava defeated Needham’s Zachary Lu on a 2-1 decision (Battle, Zhang, Boals*). Full results and pairings can be found here.
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