WNPT

Whitman November Policy Tournament

November 19-21, 2011, Saturday-Monday

 

Invitation, Version v3

 

We are very pleased to be hosting the Whitman November Policy Tournament—the weekend after Wake Forest.

 

In 2010, 26 teams from Weber State, UNLV, Idaho State, Wyoming, Eastern Washington, Oregon, and Southwestern joined Whitman, Gonzaga, and UPS and the tournament went to a full quarterfinals. 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 and Media Studies Department

Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA 99362

509-527-5499

hansonjb@whitman.edu

 

Aaron Hardy

Policy Debate Coach

Nick Griffin

Assistant Policy-Parli Debate Coach

Nigel Ramoz-Leslie

Parli Debate and IEs Coach

Olivia Kipper and Alex Folkerth

Student Assistants

 

Jim will handle the tab room along with Glen Frappier.

 

 

          2011 Warm Room--Postings and Results

 

                             Previous WNPT Results and Pictures

 

 

1. LODGING.. 2

2. AIR TRAVEL. 2

3. ENTRIES AND FEES. 3

4. JUDGE PREFERENCE SHEETS. 4

5. DRIVING TO WHITMAN (Maps, Parking). 4

6. SCHEDULE. 4

7. GUIDELINES FOR THE TOURNAMENT. 5

8. IN HONOR OF JOHN ACKLEY AND LLOYD NEWCOMER.. 6

 

1. LODGING

 

CALL THE LA QUINTA AND ASK FOR “W N P T” ROOMS

509-525-2522

They have 20 doubles ($99 plus tax) in the block.

Check in typically Fri Nov 18

Check out typically Mon Nov 21

 

RESERVE ROOMS BY TUES. OCTOBER 18.

 

The La Quinta is about 1 mile from campus.

 

The tournament begins Saturday, November 19, at 9:30am.

The tournament finishes Monday, November 21, by noon.

 

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 2nd Avenue and drive about 3 blocks.

--Make a Left onto Rose St. (Chevron Station to the left).

--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

 

 

2. AIR TRAVEL

 

Fly to Pasco, Washington or Walla Walla, Washington. Pasco's airport is about 50 minutes from Whitman College. The Walla Walla airport is about 10 minutes from Whitman. We will pick you up at either location, free of charge in a Whitman van, driven by a safety certified driver.

 

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 Pasco.

 

You need to email Jim with your flight itinerary—ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE—at least one week before the tournament begins. Please, do this.

 

 

3. ENTRIES AND FEES

 

ENTRIES ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 TO THE BRUSCHKE WEB SITE.

www.debateresults.com

 

·        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 rounds commitment (we pay for the 4th round if used). If you need to hire a judge, it is $50 per uncovered round.

·        TEAMS LESS THAN 300 MILES AWAY
--Each team is $100 (food is free).
-- Judging: Each Team requires 4 rounds commitment (we pay for the 4th round if used). If you need to hire a judge, it is $50 per uncovered round.

·        EVERYONE
The tournament provides food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts) during the tournament. There is no fee for this.

·        PARTIAL COMMITMENT JUDGES
PLEASE consider judging more--we pay $40 per round including for the 1 extra prelim round that we require.

·        HIRING A JUDGE
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

 

 

4. JUDGE PREFERENCE SHEETS

 

JUDGE PREFERENCE SHEETS, ENTERED AT THE BRUSCHKE SITE, ARE DUE BY 9PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18.

www.debateresults.com

 

 

5. DRIVING TO WHITMAN (Maps, Parking)

 

Arrive Friday, November 18.

 

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.

 

 

6. SCHEDULE

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

  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 Olin Building’s Wireless Internet Access. Open Browser, Click Guest.

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)

10:00       Student Reception, Coach Reception

 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20

  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 Quarters              at 4:00, 1AC speaks

  6:15       Dinner (Panda Express Chinese) and Awards

  6:45       Post Semis                  at 7:15, 1AC speaks

10:00       Post Finals                  at 10:30, 1AC speaks

 

 

MAP AND DIRECTIONS FOR getting to Whitman

 

 

7. GUIDELINES FOR THE TOURNAMENT

 

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 2011-12 CEDA-NDT Resolution.

4. BREAKING TO ELIMS: We will break the upper half of the field up to a maximum of 16 teams (octa-finals); 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).

 

 

8. IN HONOR OF JOHN ACKLEY AND LLOYD NEWCOMER

 

This tournament honors the legacy of two great Whitman debate coaches:

 

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John Ackley

Director 1935-1945

 

Lloyd Newcomer

1946-1951