Judge Philosophies
Alex Night - Tourn Judges
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Alexandra Smith - Tourn Judges
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Alice Gilman - Tourn Judges
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Angelica Hernandez - Velasquez Academy
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Antonio Lin - ModernBrain
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Ashrith Kasinadhuni - VIM
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Brianna Scoleri - Tourn Judges
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Carlos Trelles - LiangyiLeaders
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Catherine Velasquez-Galvez - Velasquez Academy
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Chris Robles - QDLearning
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Cristina Alvarez - AmerHer
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Daniel Lai - ModernBrain
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David Chang - ModernBrain
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Dipanjali Suresh - ModernBrain
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Elizabeth Lu - ModernBrain
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Faryal Arif - ModernBrain
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Haitao Wang - ModernBrain
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Hilda Velasquez-Galvez - Velasquez Academy
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Hope Yonehara - HMDC
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Irene Chung - MLA
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Jia Fan - ModernBrain
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Jose Valdezpino - Velasquez Academy
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Joseline Molina - Velasquez Academy
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Josiah Schade - HMDC
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Josie Rivera - Velasquez Academy
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Juan Duquesne - Tourn Judges
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Kahan Kanuga - VIM
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Kathy Chang - ModernBrain
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Kelly Hutchison - Cypress College
Experience-
Hey there you all, my name is Kelly Hutchison and I am currently an Assistant Coach for Cypress College. I recieved my master's at the University of the Pacific in Communication. I have two years of competitive experience at the community college level. I continued my parliamentary debate career at the four year level at CSULB where I was ranked top 13 in the nation prior to national. I then went on to compete in individual events at CSULB qualifying limited prep events (extemporaneous speaking and impromptu) at AFA. After my competitive career, I have been coaching and judging for several years. Now that you know a little about my involvement as a competitor and a judge, let's discuss how I view debate!
Pedagogy-
I view this activity as a unique place to hone advocacy skills and to learn about current events that are going on in the world around us. This activity is the perfect storm of education, competition, strategy, and community. I find it helpful to remember that all of us were once novices in this space and should create spaces for everyone and anyone interested in the activity.
Speed-
I can most assuredly keep up with your speed, if I can't I have no problem "clearing" or "slowing" in round. Although I think speed can increase the competitive nature of the activity, I feel that rounds should be inclusive to all debaters. Therefore, if a team requests debaters to slow down for equity purposes, you should.
The Topic-
I think the affirming the topic is the burden of the affirmative. I believe that switch side debate checks back for rejecting the topic at large. Although I have voted on positions that do so. I do not think that affirming the topic necessarily means that you as a debater are upholding the implicit undertones of the resolution. Basically, you are not a bad person for saying the state is good. On the other hand, I acknowledge that rhetoric and one's position do matter.
K-
I think that kritiks are a great tool for questioning the methods of the affirmative. I am more persuaded by alternatives that attempt to solve the aff. I am highly persuaded by the arguments that rethink and reject alternatives are artificially competitive. I prefer Ks that have strong/unique links to the affirmative action. I have a very low threshold for generic links or links of omission.
Theory-
I like theory positions and have voted on them. I prefer well flushed out theory positions that the debater can collapse to, as opposed to "blippy"/ unwarranted theory that does not have argumentative precedent. I don't know how to resolve trigger warning theory, disclosure theory, or exclusionary framework theory. I am not saying don't run these positions, but I am not sure how to resolve them. TDLR, I am probably listening to your T, condo, vagueness shells, but not "you must read a plan text in the first three minutes of your speech" theory positions. In terms of dispo theory, I think that the negative always has access to the status quo. The status quo is presumed and not an advocacy.
Concessions-
If you drop an argument, it is dropped. I protect the flow, but please call points of order. I am persuaded by crafty arguments rooted in fact. I have a very high BS meteor and a low threshold for you to refute claims that are not true. I try and not vote for arguments that are explicitly false. Please don't make things up to justify your arguments, this affects your ethos in round.
Remember debate is fun and a great place to make friends (across team lines) and learn things about the world!
Kyle Donlin - LiangyiLeaders
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Livia Wiederkehr - ModernBrain
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Maria Perez - Velasquez Academy
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Oluwatobi Oyewumi - Tourn Judges
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Purvi Naswa - ModernBrain
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Roger Pan - ModernBrain
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Saujanya Vemuri - ModernBrain
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Shalini Ramaswamy - ModernBrain
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Shivani Mishra - Tourn Judges
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Sravya Potluri - ModernBrain
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Steven Tao - ModernBrain
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Travis Cornett - Tourn Judges
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Upma Saini - ModernBrain
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Vartika Sharma - Tourn Judges
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Veronica Galvez - Velasquez Academy
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William Turner Sr. - Holy Innocents
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William Turner - Holy Innocents
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Zion Belcher-Arill - Velasquez Academy
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