Archive forDecember, 2009
Dec
29
In Memory of Scott Deatherage
December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Below you will find a tribute to Scott Deatherage, the late Executive Director of the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL), who passed away over the holiday. The note was written by Lenny Gaily, the President of NAUDL: The NAUDL’s Executive Director, life-long educator, and our friend and colleague Larry Scott Deatherage passed away [...]
Dec
18
City Championship Judges Needed
December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The annual DKC City Championship will be held January 8th and 9th on the campus of UMKC and we are actively seeking judges. The 11th annual City Championship will be sponsored by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) for the second year in a row and we are very appreciative of their support. We are expecting over 200 [...]
Dec
16
DKC Round Up: Teams Succeeding Locally & Regionally
December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Several DEBATE-Kansas City schools have been hitting the road to test their talents against fellow debaters both locally and regionally. Below you will find results from various tournaments over the past month or so where DKC debaters proved their talent. Dowling, Iowa Quarterfinal Novice Policy – Anya Doynov & Corey Fisher, Lincoln Prep Octo-Final Novice [...]
Dec
14
High School Congress Links
December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
No Child Left Behind US News and World Report: Affirmative Minnesota Public Radio: Affirmative Michigan Public Radio: Negative Times Free Press: Negative Public High School Start Times University of Minnesota:Affirmative National Public Radio: Affirmative Las Vegas Now: Negative (sort of) Chanel 6 Knoxville Tennessee: Negative Affirmative Action Understanding Prejudice: Negative APA online: Well balance article [...]
Dec
14
Middle School Congress Links – City Champs
December 14, 2009 | 2 Comments
For the new bills added to the Middle School City Championship docket we have research links. Hopefully, these can help students as they prepare congress speeches. Remember, for bills that have been in the docket previously, we did the same link support here. Resolution to Help ex Inmates Get Jobs Huge Collection of Links from [...]
Dec
10
File Release: Politics
December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
DEBATE-Kansas City has created a new comprehensive Politics File. You will need a password to download the file. Some things to know about the file: The main negative argument is a Health Care Politics DA. The argument says that Obama and the Democrats are very close to passing major health care reform. The plan will [...]
Dec
8
Satchel Paige Canceled
December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The scheduled tournament at Satchel Paige will be canceled due to concerns about the weather. We have received cancellations and concerns from several of our schools. Our main worry is not present precipitation, but the fore-casted increase beginning at 6:00 pm. We don’t want to put middle school students at risk or worry parents. We [...]
Dec
4
F.L. Schlagle Hosts Final High School Tourney of the Semester
December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
F.L. Schlagle High School lpayed host to the final DEBATE-Kansas City high school tournament of 2009. Central High School continued to impress by taking first place in sweepstakes, while Lincoln Prep’s freshman duo of Olivia Taylor-Butler & Jared Freeman captured first place in varsity policy debate. The awards ceremony began on a solemn note. Alta Vista debater [...]
Dec
3
Spending DA Update
December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you like an update to the spending DA then check out our Resources link. We have just added the file. For a password talk with your coach or email cookgabe@umkc.edu. Remember, with arguments like the spending DA you need to stay on top of your research!
Dec
1
Topicality
December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We have created a new video that explains a common negative argument: topicality. A topicality argument contends that an affirmative case does fall under the guise of the resolution, and therefore should be rejected. A properly executed topicality can be a round winner. You can find topicality files for this year’s topic in the virtual [...]
