September 14, 2015
September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015
Bid Level: No Bid
Date: September 11-13
Number of Entries: 32
Last Year's Finals: First year!
September 10, 2015
John and Bob employ arguments for pragmatics and argumentative inclusion in response to Nebel and Branse.
September 2, 2015
Premier's Sept/Oct brief is now live! As always, our briefs are 100% free and 100% ready to read.
September 1, 2015
100% ready to read, 100% free. Premier's September / October brief comes out tomorrow!
September 1, 2015
The Premier Debate Top 25 is back! Coaches have two weeks to fill out the poll.
August 28, 2015
The Loyola Invitational is a semis bid in LD and offers some of the best competition around to start the year. It's been open for registration for several weeks and already has about 100 entries. Claim your spots before it's full at loyola15.tabroom.com.
August 27, 2015
This spreadsheet is a resource for anyone looking for someone to contact at a tournament in times of need. The goal of this project is to make the circuit be a safer and less hostile environment for everyone, especially for younger debaters just starting out. The circuit can be intimidating (mainly approaching debaters you don’t know) but we promise that those signed up will be happy to help you out. If you feel unsafe, need someone to talk to, or you just need a hug and someone to rant to, contact someone here and hopefully you'll get the help you need! The spreadsheet also has a judges tab to help disadvantaged debaters looking for judges around their area.
August 26, 2015
In every writing class or public speaking class, students learn to provide introductory statements that lay out their thesis and the organization of their main points. This is not just for convention’s sake. It’s important to prepare the audience and let them know where you’re headed so they see that your body of evidence proves a larger argument. So why don’t more debaters give good overviews?
