from Victory Briefs Daily

07.02.09 | Written by Jon Cruz
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — “Across America” highlights squads across our country that compete in Lincoln-Douglas debate — local circuit, regional circuit, national circuit — and other forensic events. Dave Yastremski, the director of the University School Forensics Team, agreed to be interviewed for the second installment of “Across America.” FOUNDED: ...

from Coachean Life

07.02.09 | Written by Jim Menick
I have a new project that’s going to be keeping me busy, and away from the debate universe, for a bit of the summer, so forgive me if entries become erratic. (Erratic in appearance, that is; they’re already erratic in content.) Feed items will continue as I’ve been doing them, ...

from Coachean Life

07.02.09 | Written by Jim Menick
You probably have heard this by now. India un-bans being homosexual.India’s Ministry of Home Affairs had opposed changes to the law on grounds that decriminalizing homosexual conduct would “open the floodgates of delinquent behavior.” But on Wednesday, Home Minister P. Chidambaram indicated that the government might have “new thinking” on ...

from Coachean Life

07.02.09 | Written by Jim Menick
Which came first, the language or the thought? Understanding language may be the key to understanding human nature, which is why linguistics, even in its most practical facets, is absolutely fascinating to the student of philosophy. This article is long, and well worth your time.Humans communicate with one another using ...

from Coachean Life

07.02.09 | Written by Jim Menick
As always, PAP makes you think.If you care about human rights, it’s extremely important to measure the level of protection of human rights in different countries, as well as the level of progress or deterioration. Measurement in the social sciences is always tricky; we’re dealing with human behavior and not ...

from Coachean Life

07.02.09 | Written by Jim Menick
I like articles that simply come out and support high school debate as an academic tool. This one is from the Chicago Tribune via Snider.Pickert, 17, a recent graduate, isn't sure where he will go to college but knows his research and study habits honed by debating will help him ...

from Global Debate

07.02.09 | Written by Alfred Charles Snider
Hello supporters of debating.I am working with some Iraq debaters to promote debating in Iraq. I feela special burden to assist our brave brothers and sister in Iraq to tryand improve their society through debate. It is easy for us to take forgranted the debating communities we have, but we ...

from Global Debate

07.02.09 | Written by Alfred Charles Snider
From http://www.iraqdebate.org/For the First time, A Debate Team represented Iraq. Its Iraq Debate Team which participated successfully in a workshop and followed by moving to Qatar to have a series of workshops to debate, judge and observe then participating in Qatar National Universities Debate Championships and Qatar National Schools ...

from Global Debate

07.02.09 | Written by Alfred Charles Snider
WORLDS SCHOOLS DEBATE ACADEMY AND TOURNAMENT Zreče, Slovenia, 5th – 12th July 2009 Za in proti, zavod za kulturo dialoga Slovenia, www.zainproti.com and World Debate Institute, USA, debate.uvm.edu kindly invite you to participate at the International Worlds Schools Debate Academy and Tournament Zreče Open, 5th – 12th July ...

from Global Debate

07.02.09 | Written by Alfred Charles Snider
From http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-debate-city-zonejun17,0,6855202.storyMore than idle talk ...



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