The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Victory Briefs. Sophie Blake is a trans LD debater from a small school who loves teaching and giving younger debaters access to opportunities, and coaches several small school or independent debaters. Sophie values the […]
Community, Community Resolution, Opinion
VBI is excited to announce the recipients of the inaugural Community Equity Scholarship! The Community Equity Scholarship is a recognition of students who have been dedicated and continue to dedicate their time and effort to promoting inclusion and diversity on their debate teams, their local circuits, and/or the national circuit. We believe it’s important to […]
Community Resolution, VBI
SunHee Simon is a LD curriculum director at VBI. She is currently a junior at Stanford University and coaches here and there. As debaters feel more comfortable talking about black issues in debate, we still don’t see a rise in black participation on the national circuit. Even more startling, discussions on the inclusion of Latinx […]
Community Resolution
SunHee Simon is a LD curriculum director at VBI. She is currently a junior at Stanford University and coaches here and there. Resolved: The debate community needs to move past the age of cis-gendered, male dominance in debate. Over the past few years, there have been an outpour of discussions about women in debate. We’re […]
Community Resolution
SunHee Simon is a LD curriculum director at VBI. She is currently a junior at Stanford University and coaches here and there. Resolved: The debate community needs to make debate more accessible and communal for lone wolves. Sometimes it feels like lone wolves are LD’s dirty secret that everyone knows about. While some kids are […]
Community Resolution
SunHee Simon is a LD curriculum director at VBI. She is currently a junior at Stanford University and coaches here and there. Resolved: The LD and PF communities need to work together to combat inequity. “This may be more specific to public forum, but due to the lack of progressive arguments in the event, having […]
Community Resolution
SunHee Simon is a LD curriculum director at VBI. She is currently a junior at Stanford University and coaches here and there. As we enter into the New Year and begin the last half of the debate season, many of us are getting ready for change. Whether it is a proactive resolution one set for […]
Community Resolution