Announcing the GFD/ENDI Project!
Georgia Forensics Daily & the Emory National Debate Institute have partnered together this summer bringing you video lectures, evidence and much more live coverage from the campus in Atlanta throughout the 4 Week Sophomore camp. You can find the exclusive coverage at this website.
James Herndon, director of the institute, and I will be making daily posts including all the lectures that were given at ENDI and will be given at ESDI. The Barkley Forum and Georgia Forensics Daily are committed to building free & open resources for everyone to use and we hope you enjoy this resource. If you have any questions about the project, you can contact me at jmiller [at] gaforensics [dot] com.
Within 24 hours, all video lectures and evidence from ENDI will be posted.
Thanks for your continuous support!
A Challenge to the Judging Community
When Brandon & I started this website two years ago we had one main goal, we were set on building community and supporting free, open knowledge. I’m taking this one step farther by challenging the judging community across the nation, not just in Georgia, to become better teachers and more responsible judges.
I challenge judges to use some type of website (wikispace, wordpress, blogspot, etc) and post a DETAILED ballot of every round you judge.
The idea was inspired by Michael Antonucci, Lexington & Georgetown Univ. debate coach, last year. He began a blogspot to record all of his ballots & decisions. Antonucci had two reasons for doing this:
First, written debate commentary’s a lost art. I think that’s a shame. As an instructor, reconstructing a debate through the eyes of the least objective observers possible pains me.
Secondly, scripted judging philosophies lie. Everyone’s read the boilerplate – every judge will vote on most anything, until, of course, they don’t. I probably suffer from as many inconsistencies. It’s easier to evaluate judges based on their actual behavior instead of their idealized self-image.
We couldn’t agree more with him. Since it is the start of the year, every one can start anew and see how this project goes. It doesn’t matter whether you are a PF, LD, or Policy judge. In our opinion, it can help every event.
Behind the cut we have a list of links of judges who are supporting this idea and have created their own space. If you’d like to share your link, please comment the url – and we’ll update the link list. I hope that other judges see the need for this in the community and join in!
Sharing the Georgetown Debate Seminar
Michael Antonucci, lab leader at the Georgetown Debate Seminar, has been publishing some fantastic resources over at the camp’s blogspot. These video lectures, ballots, and evidence will help anyone even if you are attending an institute later this summer.
We’d like to thank Jonathan Paul, Michael Antonucci and Nick Rogan (and anyone else involved) for putting together this excellent resource together.
NFL Week 2009 – The Champions
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The 2009 NFL Nationals are now over, it’s time to congratulate the circle of champions!
Policy Debate – Sean Hernandez & Reid Ehrlich-Quinn, Damien HS (CA)
Lincoln Douglas Debate – Shivani Vohra, Hockaday (TX)
Public Forum Debate - Robert Kindman & Josh Zoffer, Durham Academy (NC)
Domestic Extemp – Evan Larson, Bellarmine (CA)
Foreign Extemp – Stacey Chen, North Allegheny (PA)
Original Oratory – John Hoffmeister, Apple Valley (MN)
Dramatic Interpretation – Jane Bruce, Ogden (UT)
Duo Interpretation - Ismael Williams and Drake Pough, James Logan (CA)
Humorous Interpretation – Lindsey White, Eastview (MN)
Storytelling – Francis Blaise, New Trier (IL)
Impromptu – Jessica Petrie, Bellevue West (IL)
Prose – Vanessa Garcia, Fullerton Union (CA)
Poetry - Andrew Laroca, Riverdale HS (LA)
Expository – Evan Hernandez, Wichita East (KS)
Commentary – Anuv Ratan, Claremont (CA)
Senate – Robert Colonol, Winter Springs (FL)
Congress – Howard Downs Temple, Stuyvesant (NY)
For a complete summary of our awards broadcast, please go to the NFL Awards Ceremony Liveblog at live.gaforensics.com.
NFL Week 2009: The Stars Fell on Alabama
It’s that time of year again, peeps. The 2009 National Forensic League National Tournament is upon us. Stay up to date with all the news here!
Policy Debate Elim Round results and pairings
Public Forum Debate Elim Round results and pairings
NFL Week 2009 – PF Elimination Rounds
The National Forensic League has released those breaking to the elimination rounds of the Public Forum division of the 2009 Nationals here in Birmingham. Congrats to all those breaking!
How this works
At this point, all rounds are double-elimination, meaning two downs and you’re out as of rounds 7 and 8, until the final round. We’re going to post pairings and results here, and keep you updated.
NFL Week 2009 – Top Policy Speakers Announced
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The top speakers have been announced in Policy debate by the NFL this Wednesday afternoon. The top seven speakers will appear on stage during the awards ceremony to receive their awards, as the eighth thrrough fourteenth speakers will be awarded immediately after the final round of policy debate between James Logan and Rowland Hall.
Fourteen through Eighth
Andrew Arsht – Utah
Josh Dean – Kansas
Mario Feola – Utah
Kendall Kaut – Kansas
Sam Miller – South Dakota
Taylor Nichols – Kansas
Chris Power – New Hampshire
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