Archive forFebruary, 2012

POWER RANKINGS

February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment

DKC is proud to release our second set of Power Rankings for the 2011-2012 season. The current totals are based on all tournaments held to date. In policy debate the teams are ranked based on total number of wins with speaker points breaking ties. In student congress places are determined by combined point totals from [...]

Mars Breakthrough

February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment

There are no hospitals in space. The closest E.R. is back on Earth, and astronauts can’t exactly jump in a cab to get there. So what happens if the sun burps out a massive blast of radiation while an astronaut is space-amblin’ by? The NASA Biocapsule—made of carbon nanotubes—will be able to “diagnose” and instantly [...]

All Eyes on DKC

February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment

DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) has garnered considerable media attention in recent days. Tuesday’s public debate co-sponsored by the Kansas City Star,  Competing Futures: a debate over Kansas City Schools, had everyone from Mayor Sly James to National Public Radio’s Scott Simon tweeting about dynamic DKC debaters making compelling  arguments. The event was attended by 175 guests [...]