D. Open Extemp Event Prompts

Round 1 1:00 pm (central)

  1. Speaker 1


    What should Marie Newman do to keep her job this November?

    Was UIC right to suspend Professor Jason Kilborn?

    Is shutting down Illinois's fossil fuel plants by 2045 a realistic goal?

  2. Speaker 2


    Is solving the pension crisis a lost cause for Springfield?

    Is the new congressional district map good for Illinois?

    Is it possible for Illinois's climate plan to address systemic racism?

  3. Speaker 3


    What can Pritzker do at this point to prevent another COVID surge?

    Has Chris Welch really been different from Mike Madigan?

    Is it time for Illinois to move on from corn ethanol?

  4. Speaker 4


    Who will win the race to replace Jesse White?

    How are Richard Irvin's chances for the governorship?

    What can Springfield do to address the state's local water quality problems?

  5. Speaker 5


    Will Pritzker's budget plan really help soften the harms of inflation?

    What can be done to make elected women safer from harassment?

    Does Illinois need nuclear energy at this point?

Round 2 2:45 pm (central)

  1. Speaker 1


    Will the rise in Gen Z's LGBT identification affect future politics?

    What issue should the GOP focus on to prepare for the midterms?

    Is Modern Monetary Theory dead in the US?

  2. Speaker 2


    Could a ban on congressional stock trading backfire?

    Are any of the recent book bannings justified?

    How should the government respond to new Native American unemployment data?

  3. Speaker 3


    Does public frustration with Biden help or hurt the progressive wing?

    Will the Postal Service Reform Act deliver reform?

    How can tech companies continue to hire during a labor shortage?

  4. Speaker 4


    What can Democrats focus on that will bring Manchin and Sinema on board?

    What lesson can we learn from the San Francisco school board?

    Should Americans be more or less worried about inflation?

  5. Speaker 5


    What should Kamala Harris's strategy be in Munich?

    To what extent will Biden's Supreme Court pick impact the elections?

    Is the surge in sports betting good or bad for the American economy?

D/B Finals 5:30 pm (central)

  1. Speaker 1


    Will it be worth it for the EU to compete with Starlink?

    Who will win the most in the election in the Punjab?

    Which country has performed the best on climate action since COP26?

  2. Speaker 2


    How can Macron maximize his chances in his next election?

    Who will win the South Korean presidential election?

    What should the Peruvian government do to prevent future oil spills?

  3. Speaker 3


    What should Turkey's strategy be in the Ukraine-Russia conflict?

    How will the Beijing Olympics shape China's international reputation?

    Is nuclear energy really a "green investment" for the EU?

  4. Speaker 4


    Could Trudeau have handled the trucker crisis any better?

    Why did Putin wait until now to threaten Ukraine?

    What can other countries do to reduce deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon?

  5. Speaker 5


    Who should the Tories stand behind if Boris Johnson is replaced?

    Is it time to completely rethink the Iran nuclear deal?

    Is natural gas really a "green investment" for the EU?

  6. Speaker 6


    Is there anything countries can do to reduce the harms of the avocado trade?

    What can the EU do to help avoid "brain draining" Nigeria?

    To what degree should the world be concerned about satellite pollution?

  7. Speaker 7


    To what degree will Chinese involvement in Afghanistan pay off for China?

    Should Kamila Valieva have been allowed to compete?

    Will reclassifying the koala compel the Australian government to action?

  8. Speaker 8


    Should the British Museum join others in returning its artifacts?

    Should NATO invest more in traditional warfare or cyberwarfare?

    Will Ottawa's vaccine protests inspire similar protests in other countries?