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2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative Tournament Final Round
The final round from the 2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative Tournament is online. Thanks to Nick Garcia of The Ohio State University for recording and uploading this video. I expect more lectures to get posted in the coming weeks. Subscribing to Nick’s youtube feed should provide you with e-mail alerts when new camp videos are posted. [...]
2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative Evidence Set
The 2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative Evidence Set is available for download. You can download the file at: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~forensics/2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative Evidence Set.pdf Last year, I heard a few complaints that the camp evidence was still being relied on late into the season. My advice is to not let that happen this year. This year’s [...]
2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative
This is a reminder that the registration deadline for the 2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative at Otterbein College is nearing! Payment and registration forms are due by July 17th, 2009. If this is a problem we can try to make alternate arrangements. If you are considering attending camp this summer, please e-mail lafayettedebate [at] gmail [dot] [...]
2009 NFA-LD Cooperative
Last year, the Lafayette College Debate Camp was a huge success! I know that many of you made good use of the evidence produced by the camp. The camp is returning this year, but in a slightly modified form. The camp will be hosted by Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. Because of the new site, [...]
Lafayette College Debate Camp – Evidence Packet
Hello! I hope everyone is having a good time researching for the topic this year! Here is a little evidence to help get you started. LCDC Camp Evidence.pdf If you would like a copy of the files in .doc format, feel free to suggest and make a contribution to the evidence set. A supplemental set [...]
Lafayette College Debate Camp – Recap
The inaugural Lafayette College NFA-LD Debate Camp concluded yesterday. We had a GREAT week at camp with 27 debaters and 7 staff. In the camp tournament, the debaters all pretty much had the same evidence as everyone else. Sam Derrick of Lafayette College finished prelims as the only 6-0. Advancing to the showcase semi-finals were [...]
2008-2009 NFA-LD Resolution Announced!
RESOLVED: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its constructive engagement with Cuba. Happy hunting! Share on Facebook
AT Marse – In defense of Kritiks in NFA-LD
Forgive the title of the post, just trying to have a little fun. I don’t have too much of a problem with the things that Mike Marse is advocating (and similarly Danny Cantrell in his comment), but I wanted to provide an alternative viewpoint. I don’t think that ALL kritiks are against the NFA-LD rules. [...]
An Idea for Practice Debates
I’ve spent a lot of time in my 7 years of coaching trying to come up with ways to make practice debates more productive and one in particular has been the most helpful. One of the problems I’ve had with practice debates is that they aren’t always productive because the aff might be unique to [...]
The Joy (sic) of Tournaments
I wanted to take a moment to talk about Tournaments. It’s been brought to my attention by Danny that a lot of visitors to this site are either attending or running NFA-LD tournaments for the first time. As a 12 year veteran of NFA-LD, I’ll try to shed some light on the issue. Tournament Administration/Attendance [...]
Tips on Writing an Affirmative
As the season starts to get in gear (first tournaments were at Wyoming at Purdue this weekend) some of you are scrambling to get your affirmative ready for competition. Here are a couple of tips to help you finish up. 1. Start with solvency. Always start with an advocate. The hard part is finding an [...]
2006-2007 Case List
I just wanted to give people a chance to start doing more case specific research. Here is a case list I have been putting together over the course of the year. Enjoy! Use the comment section to make additions please! I don’t have much of the West Coast on here yet, so I’d love some [...]
