Welcome to the home page for the 2015 Novice Nationals tournament hosted by Butler College on Mar 13-15, 2015 for College students.
Status: Tournament Completed
<p>Dear Forensics Colleague,</p>
<p>On behalf of the forensics program at Butler University and the Novice National Association, we invite you to join us for the 33rd annual Novice National Individual Events Tournament. This year’s tournament will be hosted by Butler University on March 13 – 15, 2015. Novice Nationals is a collegial event with quality competition that advances forensic education for first-year competitors. Historically, competitors from Novice Nationals have continued on to qualify for elimination rounds at AFA, NFA, NPDA, and Interstate Oratory. More than 230 different colleges and universities have attended at least one Novice Nationals Tournament. The tournament this year will offer:</p>
<p>• Convenient online registration, updates, and changes available at forensicstournament.net</p>
<p>• Lunch and dinner breaks built into the schedule</p>
<p>• The usual NFA / AFA events as well as Impromptu Sales, and two new events: Slam Poetry, and Public Narrative!</p>
<p>• NPDA-Sanctioned Parliamentary Debate with multiple topics per round and Lincoln Douglas Debate</p>
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<li><strong>NOTE FOR COACHES: Students competing in Lincoln Douglas Debate may only register for one IE event in Flight B and one in Flight C due to scheduling constraints. Forensicstournament.net cannot automatically check for this, so please make sure to register LD competitors accordingly. Thank you. </strong></li>
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<p>• Reader’s Theater</p>
<p>We hope that you join us for the 33rd anniversary of the tournament. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.</p>
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<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Dr. Chris Fenner, Director of Forensics</p>
<p>University of West Florida </p>
<p>Novice Nationals Tournament Director</p>
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<p>Janice Crawford, Director of Forensics</p>
<p>Butler University</p>
<p>Novice Nationals Tournament Host</p>
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<p>Executive Committee:</p>
<p>Dr. randy Richardson, Berry College</p>
<p>Audrey Cunningham, University of Indianapolis</p>
<p>Ian Hopkins, Miami University (OH)</p>