Archive forJanuary, 2009
Jan
30
CNN: Obama Must Balance Energy and Economy
January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
CNN has an article that could be very useful. It talks about Obama wanting to increase renewable energy without hurting the economy. His stimulus plan includes billions for alternative energy development with a goal of getting 25% of our energy from renewable sources. Sounds a lot like the DKC affirmative case! Read the full story here.
Jan
26
Obama On Climate Change
January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
President Obama is allowing state governments to increase fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. You can find several stories across the web about the move, including this one from Time. With a more green friendly President keep your eyes out for new policies that push alternative energy and consider how they affect both sides of the [...]
Jan
23
Great Speeches: Giorgio Mack at DKC City Champs
January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Watch the clip below to see Giorgio Mack of Center High School deliver an impassioned speech during the super session of the 2009 DKC City Championships. Her speech occurred during the emergency session where students were told that Hamas had just demanded that the United States condemn Israel for recent attacks in the Gaza Strip. [...]
Jan
21
DKC on Fox 4: City Champions Taylor Dias and Reggie Roby
January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
UPDATE: Click here to see the video Fox 4 will be airing a story honoring DKC City Champions Taylor Dias and Reggie Roby as the Fox 4 “Young Achievers of the Week”. It will run Wednesday, January 21 in our 9pm news and again on Thursday, January 22 for the 5am and 5pm newscasts.
Jan
16
Poverty New Policy Debate Topic for 2009-10
January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The policy debate topic for 2009-2010 has been released: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States. Hear Gabe Cook give a first look into the topic and possible affirmative areas for summer research. Click here to read the topic paper.
Jan
14
Now Debate This – Alternative Energy Debate Contest
January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ – Now Debate This, America’s only national online educational debate and $250,000 high school scholarship contest, announced a new, exciting competition to the 2009 program year to coincide with President-Elect Obama’s first 100 days in the White House: “The 100-Day Presidential Challenge.” This competition will ask high school students from across America [...]
Jan
14
DKC On “My Teen Star TV” Sunday (Jan. 18) at 1:30 pm
January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
DEBATE-Kansas City will be featured on ”My Teen Star TV” at 1:30 pm this Sunday (January 18) on My KSMO-TV, channel 62, channel 10 on cable. Tune-in to see Gabe Cook, DKC’s Director, accompany winners from the 2009 City Championship: Taylor Dias (Central High School), Anya Doynov (Lincoln Prep Middle School) and William Gonzalez (Turner High School). [...]
Jan
13
Kansas City Star Coverage of the 09′ City Champs
January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Joe Robertson at the The Kansas City Star wrote a wonderful story on our 10th annual DKC City Championship. It includes a video piece that shows debating and interviews. Click here to read the story and see the DKC website for full results. We also want to thank everyone who made the weekend a success – beginning with the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar [...]
Jan
13
Inauguration Debates
January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Six talented college debate teams are going to square off over what issues Barak Obama should prioritize when he takes office. The debates will be held at the Museum of Natural History. Click here to read the full press release from the Smithsonian as per e-debate (a college debate listserv).
Jan
7
Emergency: How to Deal with an Emergency Session
January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Want to break to the Congress Super Session? Hopefully, all Congress competitors do. Want to win the finals? Then listen to Isaac Allen explain how to succeed in Super Session with an “Emergency”. Both the high school and middle school Congress sections at the City Championship will have an emergency session in the finals. Even [...]
