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WNPT Whitman November Policy Tournament November 17-18, 2012, Saturday-Sunday Invitation, Version v1.2 |
We are very pleased to be
hosting the Whitman November Policy Tournament—the weekend after Wake Forest.
In the past two years, 36 teams
from Weber State, UNLV, Idaho State, Wyoming, Eastern Washington, Oregon,
Southwestern, Whitman, Gonzaga, and UPS have joined us.
We will offer quarter-finals
this year.
This is a great, low-cost way to give your
students excellent competition in the Northwest.
Sincerely,
Jim
Hanson
Professor
and Director of Forensics
Rhetoric
Studies Department
509-527-5499
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Alex
Zendeh Policy
Debate Coach |
Zach
Tschida Policy-Parli Debate Coach |
Nigel
Ramoz-Leslie Parli Debate and
IEs Coach |
Olivia
Kipper and Satinder Haer Student
Assistants |
2012
Warm Room--Postings and Results
Previous WNPT Results and
Pictures
5. DRIVING TO WHITMAN (Maps, Parking)
7. GUIDELINES FOR THE TOURNAMENT
8. IN HONOR OF JOHN ACKLEY AND LLOYD NEWCOMER
CALL THE LA QUINTA
AND ASK FOR “W N P T” ROOMS
509-525-2522
They have 15 doubles
($89 plus tax) in the block.
Check in typically
Fri Nov 16
Check out typically
Mon Nov 19
RESERVE ROOMS BY TUES. OCTOBER 16.
The La Quinta is about 1 mile from campus.
The tournament begins Saturday, November
17, at 9:30am.
The tournament finishes Sunday, November
18, after midnight.
LA QUINTA Tournament
Hotel Address is: 520 N. 2nd Ave., Walla Walla, WA (near the El Sombrero
Restaurant and the Highway 12 Freeway)
DIRECTIONS
FROM THE HOTEL TO THE TOURNAMENT:
--Turn Left onto
--Make a Left onto
--Drive eight blocks (the road
changes names to Isaacs).
--Make a right into the parking
lot (about where the train tracks cross Isaacs).
--Park there.
--Take your stuff to the OLIN building--it is the building after
the science building (the brick one right next to the parking lot). Olin is
also a brick building.
--Inside Olin--keep walking to
the end of the building furthest from the parking lot; go up one floor--that's
the main meeting area for the tournament.
For
restaurants and stores in Walla Walla, ask Jim or use Google Maps
Fly to
NOTE:
Whitman would be glad to provide transportation for your squad free of charge
in a Whitman van, with a Whitman safety certified driver from either airport.
Just give Jim at least one week notice at hansonjb@whitman.edu
NOTE: READ THE FOLLOWING ABOUT SHUTTLE
SERVICE.
We
provide transportation free on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. If you
wish transportation on Thursday, it is $75 extra. We cannot provide
transportation on Tuesday.
Each
squad may receive one pickup and one dropoff at the
Pasco airport. More than that, there is a $50 fee for each trip to
You
need to email Jim with your flight itinerary—ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE—at least
one week before the tournament begins.
ENTRIES
ARE DUE BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 TO THE TABROOM.COM WEB SITE.
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TEAMS
300 OR MORE MILES AWAY (use google maps)
--Free—No Entry Fees (food is free). Free Shuttle (pickup
at the airport, drive to and from the hotel and stores as needed). BE SURE TO
CONTACT JIM ABOUT SHUTTLE SERVICE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.
--Judging: Each Team requires 4 prelim rounds
commitment. If you need to hire a judge, it is $50 per uncovered round.
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TEAMS
LESS THAN 300 MILES AWAY
--Each team is $100 (food is free).
-- Judging: Each Team requires 4 prelim rounds
commitment. If you need to hire a judge, it is $50 per uncovered round.
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EVERYONE
The tournament provides food (breakfast, lunch, dinner,
desserts) during the tournament. There is no fee for this.
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PARTIAL COMMITMENT JUDGES
PLEASE consider judging more--we will
reduce your school’s fees $40 per round.
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UNCOVERED TEAMS?
Each team needing a judge: $300 ($50 per round); PLEASE, PLEASE AVOID THIS AND
TELL JIM WELL IN ADVANCE.
Questions? Got Judges? Adds, drops, changes? Email JIM HANSON at hansonjb@whitman.edu
JUDGE
PREFERENCE SHEETS ARE DUE BY 9PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16.
Arrive
Friday, November 16.
MAP AND DIRECTIONS FOR getting to Whitman
There
is no registration—Jim will just talk with you. Just come to the Olin building,
Second Floor Lounge, on Saturday morning between 9 and 9:30am.
All
rounds happen in the Olin Building at Whitman College.
Park in the large parking lot near where the railroad tracks cross Isaacs Avenue.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17
9:00 Light
Breakfast, Olin Second Floor Foyer—ALL ROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT ARE IN
THE OLIN BUILDING
Wireless?
Throughout the tournament, you may use the
Printing?
See Jim at the tab room; you can print what you need.
Jim
will contact you individually about paying fees.
9:30 Post
Round 1 at 10:00, 1AC speaks
12:00 Lunch (Big Cheese Pizza) (Jim will
handle registration with you during this time period)
12:30 Post Round 2 at 1:00, 1AC speaks
3:00 Break
3:30 Post
Round 3 at 4:00, 1AC speaks
6:00 Dinner
(Taqueria Yungapeti
Burritos)
6:45 Post
Round 4 at 7:15, 1AC speaks
(tubs may be left in rooms)
9:00 Desserts
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18
9:00 Light
Breakfast, Olin Second Floor Foyer
9:30 Post
Round 5 at 10:00, 1AC speaks
12:00 Lunch (KFC Chicken with Lots of Veggie
Sides)
12:30 Post Round 6 at 1:00, 1AC speaks
3:00 Break
3:30 Post
Quarterfinals at 4:00, 1AC speaks
6:00 Dinner (Panda Express)
6:45 Post
Semifinals at 7:15, 1AC speaks
9:30 Post
Finals at 10, 1AC speaks
Tournament finishes
past midnight
MAP AND DIRECTIONS FOR getting to Whitman
1. JUDGE PREFERENCING: We
will use a preference system honored until a team is no longer in contention for
elimination rounds. We will allow teams to be seen twice by the same judge in
preliminary rounds to ensure the highest preferencing.
2.
TIME LIMITS: 9-3-6 with 10 minutes of preparation time.
3.
THE TOPIC: The 2012-13 CEDA-NDT Resolution.
4.
BREAKING TO ELIMS: We will break the
upper half of the field up to a maximum of 8 teams (quarterfinals); teams must
have a 3-3 or better record to break. The break to elimination rounds will be
based on, in order, the following: Win-loss record; Adjusted speaker points
(drop high-lows); Total Points; Z score.
5.
BREAKING BRACKETS IN ELIMS: We will break brackets in the
elimination rounds using the drop down one slot method used by Gary Larson and
Rich Edwards except that teams will not debate in partial elims
that are not seeded to debate in the partial elim.
6.
SPEAKER AWARDS: Adjusted speaker points (drop
high-lows); Total Speaker points; Z score.
7.
TEAM AWARDS: All teams in elimination rounds will
receive an award.
8.
SPEAKER AWARDS: The top half of speakers at the tournament
will receive an award.
9.
TOURNAMENT PHILOSOPHY STATEMENTS: Our tournament
supports and adheres to the CEDA Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy, and the Bartanen-Hanson Speech Guidelines for courteous behavior.
10. DIVISIONS:
Open division is open to anyone. We will use the CEDA definition of junior
division.
11. One Maverick per
school is permitted and may break;
judges give speaker points to both speaker positions.
12. One hybrid per school
is permitted (regular, ongoing hybrid teams do not count against this limit).
This tournament honors the legacy of two great
Whitman debate coaches:
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John Ackley Director 1935-1945 |
Lloyd Newcomer 1946-1951 |
