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The National Speech and Debate Association has announced the September-October LD debate topic. It is: Resolved: A just society ought to presume consent for organ procurement from the deceased. Bear in mind, however, that in many states, the NSDA’s introductory novice topic may be used for novice debates. The novice topic, …

Lexington, KY- Andrea Reed in a letter to the LD Advisory Committee makes several announcements regarding the 2015 TOC. 1) Former Director Andrea Reed announces that she will be stepping down as Director of Debate at UK Debate. However, she “agreed to stay on as co-Director of the TOC along with Dave …

Lexington , KY- The TOC has announced the bid levels for tournaments for the 2014-2015 season. This was found at https://ci.uky.edu/toc/ldqualifiers20142015. AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER- Octafinals at the 2014 TOC The following LD debate tournaments are OCTAFINAL qualifiers for 2014-2015: Apple Valley (MN) Berkeley (CA) Bronx Science (NY) Glenbrooks (IL) Greenhill (TX) Harvard …

May 9 – The deadline for LD topic submissions to the National Speech and Debate Association is rapidly approaching. The NSDA will accept topic and resolution wording submissions until May 15. These topics will serve as the basis for the work of the LD topic wording committee at this summer’s …

Los Angeles, CA-Congratulations to La Jolla’s Ram Prasad for winning the Downtown Pod and Loyola’s Chris Kymn for winning the Westside Pod. Chris had to leave early due to a travel conflict, so the runner-up, Peninsula’s Akhil Jalan, took Chris’s place in the final round. On a 2-1 decision (Bob …

Lexington, KY- The TOC will be releasing at-larges today. The coaches of those who have received at-larges will receive an email.       UPDATE: At-larges confirmed so far (unofficially). Taylor Amey- Bettendorf Rebecca Gelfer- Clements Ryan Teehan- Delbarton Julie Engel- Harvard Westlake Ariel Shin- Immaculate Heart Azam Baig- Kempner …

My name is Richard Dunn. I am a Lincoln-Douglas debater from a school in Southern California with a small debate squad, and an even smaller LD team. This past weekend I attended my first TOC bid tournament, the Victory Briefs Tournament at Harvard-Westlake. Although I went 3-3 and did not …

              This is Head to Head!  Two people will argue back and forth on a controversial debate topic. They are presented with word restrictions and limits on time for when they must submit their responses. The winner will be declared upon the posting of …

The NSD camp topic will be Resolved: The United States ought to prioritize the pursuit of national security objectives above the digital privacy of its citizens. A note: Cases are not required before camp, but you may want to work on them prior to camp in order to maximize the …

2013-2014 LD Topic List 1. A just society ought to presume consent for organ procurement from the deceased. 2. A progressive income tax is more just than a flat income tax. 3. Compulsory inclusion of non-felons’ DNA in any government database is just. 4. Hypersexualized representations by the media are …

The National Forensics League announced that the topic for NFL Nationals is “Resolved: Oppressive government is more desirable than no government.” The National Symposium for Debate debated this as its 2012 camp topic, and we will post supplementary material that was used at our institute. Here are a few useful …

Bethesda, MD/Birmingham, AL/Chicago, IL–Emily Massey, assistant coach at Walt Whitman and 2009 Bronx Champion, and 2011 TOC co-champions Jeff & Larry Liu chat with Ari Parker on the new January/February Lincoln-Douglas Resolution:  Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in the United States criminal justice system. Topic Analysis: 00:26-15:06 Grant’s Question …

The NFL has announced the new topic for November/December. It is Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal health care for its citizens.

Members of the Lincoln-Douglas community, let your preferences be heard by reminding your chapter advisors to vote by Monday, September 10, at 4 p.m. CDT. Please follow the instructions below from the National Forensic League: Chapter advisors: Log in to the Points Application, select LD Topic Selection from the left …

The NSD camp topic will be Resolved: Oppressive government is more desirable than no government. A note: Cases are not required before camp, but you may want to work on them prior to camp in order to maximize the time you can spend working with instructors.