Abena Yeboah - DVC

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Alina Mohammadian - DVC

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Andrew Morgan - DVC

Updated 2/24/24 at 7:46 AM.

I view debate as an educational event. That being said, both sides need to have equal access to debate. If you run 8 off case positions against a novice because the divisions were collapsed, I will drop you. Theres no education in that debate. If you are a junior level debater and you want to run the super cool and fun K that your open teammates are running against the junior level competition, I will drop you for a few reasons:

• You are trying to skip learning the fundamentals of argumentation and debate so that you can do cool stuff
• Its abusive to your opponents
• Neither you nor your opponents are learning anything from that debate. I certainly wont be either.

My position on Ks changes in the open division. While I personally think its incredibly silly to try to explain Marx or Buddhism in 8 minutes or less, I will vote for them as long as you can link the K to the topic. If novice or junior are collapsed into open, please do not run a K against them. Please just debate the topic. If you are an open competitor, you should be totally fine without needing to spread a novice/junior debater/debate team in order to win.

Lastly, I am not a fan of potential abuse when running a topicality. I also think its weird and contradictory to run Disadvantages that clearly link to the plan but then say the plan is untopical.

Overall, I am some fine with speed as long as you are also clear. Articulation is key here. I also appreciate it when debaters are very organized throughout the round. Off time road maps are good; just signpost as you get there. My experience in debate is very limited. I almost exclusively competed in Individual Events.

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Archana Naik - ACDS

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Ava Perry - DVC

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Azlan Brown - DVC

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Brigitte Charaus - ACDS

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Christina Sun - DVC

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Daniel Mendelson - DVC

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Dean Behzad - DVC

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Emma Chigbu - DVC

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Floris Brossaard - DVC

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Garret Slody - DVC

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Hali Hussein - DVC

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Hannah Schroers - DVC

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Jane Wilson - DVC

Philo: I competed in parli, LD, extemporaneous speech, and IPDA for DVC. I am pretty chill; just please make your definitions clear and accessible to your competitor. I’ll vote for anything (counterplans, theory, kritiks, etc.). Tell me why you win and why your opponents lose. Make your voters clear, give me two-world analysis, lay out a proper framework. I love me a good story. If you want to speak fast or spread, please be clear. Most importantly, be kind and be mindful of how you address your opponents. We are all here to learn and be articulate debaters, and there is never an instance where somebody should walk away from a round feeling personally offended. Have fun and remember to take a deep breath!

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Jet Deghan-Fard - DVC

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Kaitlyn Kawamoto - DVC

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Kenza Aya Djez - DVC

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Khushi Chhajer - Hired

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Kylie Bryan - DVC

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Mariska Jedzinak-Webb - DVC

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Marta Kashif - ACDS

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Matt Ng - DVC

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Michelle Marovich - ACDS

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Naila Surahmat - DVC

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Natalie Falsafi - DVC

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Noah Finnegan - ACDS

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Nour Barakat - DVC

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Sachin Mohan - Brooks Debate

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Samantha Perez - DVC

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Tristan Espana - DVC

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Wei Jiang - GSA

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