The topic that will be used in Public Forum debate at VBI 2018 has been finalized for all locations. VBI Philadelphia (June 30 – July 13): Resolved: The United States should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea without reservations. VBI Los Angeles Session 1 (July 15 – Aug 4): […]
PF, VBI
This week VBI PF Curriculum Director Devon Weis got the opportunity to sit down and ask some questions to VBI staff members Maya Waterland and Krithika Shamanna, both of which will be working with us at VBI this summer. See more of of our stellar 2018 VBI PF staff here. So to start off things nicely, […]
PF, VBI
This week VBI PF Curriculum Director Devon Weis got the opportunity to sit down and ask some questions to the legendary women of Presentation VM: Laurenn Vives and Megan Munce, both of which will be working with us at VBI this summer. See more of of our stellar 2018 VBI PF staff here. Hey you […]
PF, VBI
The average summary speech is not a summary; it is a brazen attempt to cover 18-20 minutes of content in two minutes while adding extra analysis. Under the average PF judge’s current expectations, the first summary speech is the hardest to deliver in all of debate. In fact, as I’ve written elsewhere, the natural limit […]
Briefly, Opinion, PF, ResourcesTo those who’s seasons have come to an end, we wish you the best in your upcoming academic endeavors, and we hope to see you at camp or on the circuit next year! If you’re still competing and would like to receive a fresh (potentially round-winning!) card in your inbox every single day free of […]
PFThe founders of Public Forum debate thought they designed an event that could never resemble Policy. But every year, the PFD final round is the fastest of the NSDA Nationals showcases and the past few seasons have featured resolutions that made plan-type advocacies inevitable. What was once innocuous Ted Turner Debate became slightly more aggressive […]
Briefly, PF
Congratulations to Mission San Jose’s Steven Shi and Neha Dubey for winning the 2016 Harker School Nichols Invitational. In finals, they defeated the Nueva School’s Will Cozadd and Alex Chin on a 2-1 decision (Nakano, Go, Narayanaswamy*). Congratulations also to the following teams for receiving bids to the 2017 Tournament of Champions. Archbishop Mitty FV […]
Briefly, PFCongratulations to Murrah JS for winning the Holy Cross tournament. In finals, they defeated Desoto Central NN on a close 2-1 decision (Spear, Chillis, Beeson*). Congratulations to both Murrah and Desoto Central for also receiving bids to the 2017 Tournament of Champions. Full results can be found here.
Briefly, PF, Tournaments
Congratulations to Raj Purohit and Rylee Smith from Eagan for winning the 2016 Mid-America Cup. In finals, they defeated James Madison Memorial’s Peter Yang and Jack Votava on a 2-1 decision. The following teams also received bids to the 2017 Tournament of Champions: Blake GY Blake LM Eagan PS James Madison Memorial YV Eagan FS (ghost) […]
Briefly, PF, Tournaments
Congratulations to Ardrey Kell’s Samuel Wood, Harish Korrapati, Michael Xing, and Callan Hazeldine for closing out the final round of the 2016 Yale Invitational. Additionally, congratulations are due to the following teams for receiving bids to the 2017 Tournament of Champions. Ardrey Kell KW Ardrey Kell HX Dalton FU Evanston Township BA Horace Mann FR […]
Briefly, PF, Tournaments