NPDA Debate Topics

Round 1: The United States federal government should ban single use plastics. // Topic @ 8:40 am, PMC @ 9:00 am.

Round 2: The United States federal government should substantially increase  federal student loan debt. // Topic @ 10:20 am, PMC @ 10:40 am

Round 3: The United States should codify a right to housing in the Constitution. // Topic @ 12:30 pm, PMC @ 12:50 pm.

Round 4: The United States should substantially increase investment in nuclear energy. // Topic @ 2:06 // PMC @ 2:26.

Semifinals: 

Finals: 

PREPARATION ROOMS

Cerritos College: Grimm Hall 218

Point Loma Nazarene: Grimm Hall 220

San Diego State University: Grimm Hall 215

William Jewell College: Grimm Hall 219

The alumni of Concordia University Irvine’s Forensics Team invite you to participate in the Golden Eagle Classic, a free tournament on Saturday, January 27th & 28th, 2024. The tournament is part of a speech and NPDA swing with the Jannese Davidson Memorial Tournament. There are no entry fees, but ALL ENTRIES MUST be covered. The full tournament invitation, which explains all the details, is available to the right of this text.

Entering the Saturday speech tournament means that students cannot compete in IPDA/NFA-LD debate, or NPDA debate, at the Davidson. Similarly, entering the Sunday NPDA debate tournament means that competitors cannot compete in either speech events or IPDA/NFA-LD debate at the Davidson.

Please submit entries by Monday, January 22nd at 6:00 pm.