Opponent-Adjusted Performance Score: An Alternative to Speaker Points as the First Tiebreaker

The Reverse Voting Issue in LD Debate by Paras Kumar

Paras received 5 bids his senior year, including winning Harker, top speaker and finalist at Stanford, quarterfinalist at Bronx, semi-finalist at Voices RR, and octofinalist at the 2011 TOC. Paras was the only student in octos of TOC his…

Arvind Veluvali Wins the 2015 Minnesota State Tournament

Bennett Eckert Wins Colleyville

Colleyville, TX — Congratulations to Greenhill’s Bennett Eckert for winning the 2015 Colleyville…

Why Debaters Should Record Their Rounds by Amyn Kassam

I began recording my debate rounds during my junior year of high school. For most of the year, I attempted to record every debate I was in at a national level tournament. I did this for personal gain; I found that recording my rounds…

Three Ways to Defuse Skepticism by Shrey Desai

Introduction

Sinnott-Armstrong (2011) defines moral skepticism as, “a diverse collection of views that deny or raise doubts about various roles of reason in morality.” There are many different versions of skepticism; for…

The 4–2 Screw by Breann Smith

It is a major tournament, and you have hit fierce competitors, including Round Robin participants. You are 4–2, and have a good chance of breaking. Then, the breaks are posted. You rush up to the list, and scan it eagerly for your name. After checking then double-checking, you…

Noah Haselow Wins the 2015 Wisconsin State Tournament