November 3, 2014

A plea to debaters by Mia Berman

Trigger Warning: This article discusses revenge porn.
October 31, 2014

Util/Trutil with Tom Placido: 5 Ways to Research Plans

Welcome to this week’s installment of Util/Trutil. Today’s article will discuss five different ways to research plans generally, with some advice and applications for the new […]
October 31, 2014

Live Results: Varun Bhave wins Meadows

Recorded Debates We have been live streaming several debates, click to watch: Round 1 Kinkaid TG vs Los Altos JN Round 5 Loyola NR v Peninsula JL […]
October 31, 2014

Weekend Preview + Scouting Report: Meadows

Bid Level: Quarterfinals Date: October 31-November 2 Number of Entries: 73 Last Year’s Final: Greenhill VA def CPS CL Scouting Report: Top 25 @ Meadows: Brentwood […]
October 29, 2014

Briefs are Out!

We're excited for the new Right to be Forgotten topic and we hope you're excited to jumpstart your topic prep with our 205 page brief.
October 28, 2014

November/December Briefs Released Tomorrow (10/29)!

I am excited to announce that our November/December briefs have been completed, and we will be emailing them out tomorrow. As with our September/October briefs these will […]
October 26, 2014

LD Practices Survey

The purpose of this survey is to help evaluate current communal norms in LD and to distinguish between varying practices beyond a broad approach like "disclosure good" vs. "disclosure bad." What do you think is appropriate?
October 25, 2014

Live Results: Jeng wins Beltway, Gilbert wins Iowa Caucus

Live results for this weekend’s semis-bid Beltway tournament. The battle for Capitol Beltway Fall Classic is underway. Click for out-rounds pairings and results.
October 23, 2014

LD Coaches Poll #2

It's time for LD Coaches Poll #2! You can vote by following this link. Congratulations to last month's Top 25.
October 22, 2014

Util/Trutil with Tom Placido: Planning for the 1AR

Planning for the 1AR Welcome back to our second installment of Util/Trutil. Today’s topic is 1AR strategy when reading a plan. Before I get into the […]
October 20, 2014

Being Forgotten: Kantian Positions

Resolved: The “right to be forgotten” from Internet searches ought to be a civil right. The September/October topic saw an increase in Kantian cases. The position’s […]
October 16, 2014

Live Results: Varun Bhave wins Bronx, Peninsula closes out St. Mark’s

Live results for this weekend's octas-bid tournaments. Congratulations to Varun Bhave, Akhil Jalan and Arjun Tambe!