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Munster Debate invites you to attend our 2024 Debate Tournament on Saturday,

November 16. Please read the information below.

Online registration is available on Speechwire. If you have any questions, please email Jessica Hilbrich at jessmhilbrich@gmail.com

PLEASE NOTE: We will be using online balloting this year, so you will need to enter your judges’ emails when you register. Judges will also need to create a Speechwire account.

Registration: 8:00-8:45am (CDT)

Judge Meeting: 8:45am in Judge’s Lounge.

First Round 9:00am (CDT)

Due to space constraints, Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas rounds will be flighted.

Awards Approximately 5:00pm (CDT)

Notes:

•Policy will use NSDA timing; LD, PF, WSD, and Congress will follow ISSDA rules.

•Policy, LD, PF, and WSD will be power-matched rounds 3 & 4 as time allows.

Policy:

•2 divisions offered: Varsity and Novice. Novice is defined as a first year debater.

•NSDA Novice Restrictions will be enforced, please see those here: https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/. Novice teams are encouraged to debate using the Novice evidence packet (email Jessica Hilbrich if you are not familiar with the evidence packet). Additionally, no Counterplans or Kritiks are allowed in the novice division.

•Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

•We will observe NSDA rules changes and use 8 minutes of prep time.

Lincoln-Douglas

•Varsity and Novice offered.

•Both divisions will use the November/December topic. ISSDA Rules apply.

•Resolved: The United States ought to adopt a wealth tax.

Public Forum:

•Varsity and Novice offered.

•Both Divisions will use the November/December topic. ISSDA Rules apply

•Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.

World Schools Debate:

•One Division will be offered.

•Rounds 1 & 3 will use this proposition: This House Believes That the Need for Humanitarian Intervention Outweighs Sovereignty.

•Rounds 2 & 4 will be impromptu. Teams may use 2 Reference books for prep.

•As a reminder, electronics are not allowed in WSD. Students should not be using cell phones as timers.

Congress:

•Varsity and Novice offered.

•ISSDA Docket. Debating the following legislation:

•B/E 1 - A Bill to Establish an AI Energy Tax

•SC 2 - A Resolution to Affirm the Right to Protest on College Campuses

•SC 4 - A Bill to Ban Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology

•FP 1 - The Border Protection Act

•Exact Legislation is uploaded to Speechwire.

•Varsity will elect presiding officers from within the house with competitors voting for best P.O.

•Please email Mike Buck at mpbuck@munster.us if you have someone willing to PO a novice house.

JUDGES:

•Please bring one judge for every 2 entries or fraction thereof (E.G. 2 policy teams=1 judge; 3 LDers=2 judges; 3 PF teams=2 judges).

•Congress=1 judge per 5 entries/fraction.

•All judges should be ready to judge any event.

•Varsity debaters with 250 NFL points+ may judge novice (PLEASE make sure to mark them as such on their registration.)

•We will be using online balloting, so all judges will need to register on Speechwire prior to coming and bring a device. Laptops or tablets are preferred over smartphones.

General: Snacks and lunch will be available for purchase all day.

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to individuals and teams. Trophies will be awarded for Sweepstakes.

Registration: Final registration with names for all divisions are due by 7pm CDT Tuesday, November 12. Judges and emails should be registered on Speechwire by Thursday, November 2.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Jordan Mayer, Director of Speech and Debate

Jessica Hilbrich, Assistant Debate Coach

Mike Buck, Assistant Debate Coach

Charlie Connell, Assistant Debate Coach

Andrew Phifer, Volunteer Debate Coach