For some reason, one of our popular articles on Vbriefly earlier in the year was a 2012 article called What’s in Your Debate Bag? I guess I understand why it’s popular: people like to know what other people are carrying. I know cause I watch a lot of tech channels and my favorite videos are […]
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Congratulations to Newark Science’s Osmane Sanogo for winning the VBI LA II Camp Tournament. In finals, Osmane defeated Sprague’s Lindsey Williams on a 8-1 decision. Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Congratulations to Phillip Andover Academy’s Tiffany Chang for winning the 2018 VBI LA I Camp Tournament. In finals, Tiffany defeated Arcadia’s Jason Chan on a 8-1 decision. Full pairings and results can be found here.
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The 2018 September/October Public Forum Debate topic is, Resolved: The United States should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea without reservations. https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/
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The 2018 September/October Lincoln Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: In the United States, reporters ought to have the right to protect the identity of confidential sources. Topics
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Congratulations to Charlotte Catholic High School’s David Edwards for winning the 2018 VBI Philadelphia Camp Tournament. In finals, David defeated Kinkaid’s Jack Scofield on a 7-0 decision (Zhou, Nails, Cisse, Xia, Yan, Aaron, Lamberson). Full results and pairings can be found here.
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Lawrence Zhou was the 2014 NSDA National Champion. He now works as an assistant coach for The Harker School and is a Lincoln-Douglas Debate Curriculum Director at the Victory Briefs Institute. The Opinions Expressed In This Post Are My Own And Not Necessarily Those Of Victory Briefs. Usually I don’t write multi-thousand-word rants about tournaments, […]
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The topics that will be used in Lincoln-Douglas debate at VBI 2018 have been finalized for all locations. VBI Philadelphia (June 30 – July 13): Resolved: The United States ought to ban the use of eminent domain for economic development takings. VBI Los Angeles Session 1 (July 15 – Aug 4): Resolved: States ought to eliminate their nuclear […]
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Resolved: A just government ought to pay reparations to indigenous populations for historical oppression. Resolved: In a democracy, the public’s right to know ought to be valued above the right to privacy of candidates for public office. Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, pre-trial detention for non-violent crimes is unjust. Resolved: States ought […]
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Congratulations to St. Andrew’s Episcopal’s Ishan Bhatt for winning the 2018 National Speech and Debate Tournament. In finals, Ishan defeated Brentwood’s Jackson Deconcini on 11-2 decision. Congratulations to the Top 14 placers. 14 – Selena Zhang 12 – Tess Welch 12 – Noah Love 12 – Eva Lamberson 8 – Mia Speier 8 – Namitha […]
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