Participant comments

We hope you will join us for the 2010 WNDI, one of the nation's premier debate institutes.

Comments from the 2009 Surveys:

I loved my aff lab. We had so much fun learning together, but a few of us also became good friends. The environment made it easy to learn and cultivate relationships.

My interaction with my lab leaders.

Small labs, relaxed.

I loved all of the friends I made within my own lab and other labs and I really liked how helpful and nice the lab leaders were.

The fun environment and educational purpose.

I liked the lectures on philosophers, theorists, and political concepts because they taught me very interesting things that I don't learn in school and they made concepts I may have been familiar with very easy to understand.

Other than games of frisbee, I learned a lot and that was cool.

Lab leaders were awesome.

WNDI was very intensive and the knowledge you gain is immense. Also, the PICNICS!!! duh :)

Lab leaders were great.

I liked the lectures, and the coaches, and the people here. It was a really fun experience.

Extensive training and practice within the 2 week program as well as excellent accommodations.

Jim and his entire staff are can do people and make it happen. They adjust to every need want and desire of any reasonable proportion.

IT WAS AWESOME! I made a lot of new friends and learned a lot of new stuff for debate. I feel like I grew as a debater and as a person.

I learned a whole LOT of philosophy which I love. I got a lot of great criticism, and I think I grew as a debater.

The relationships I built with people and the connection I felt with the lab leaders.

The educational value.

The depth of knowlege coupled with chillness in the lab leaders

I really enjoyed all of the lab time, due to my lab leaders. I truly believe that Katie and Jonathan were the best and most helpful lab leaders, and that they provided me with enough information to substantially increase my debating ability. Katie was always on top of things when it came to drills and making sure we were improving; Jonathan provided great lectures that helped really explain things. Also, he provided some good eye candy.

Like it all. Great lectures and helpful feedback.

Focus on improvement of your debate abilities

The practice debates and information are very helpful.

The people, awesome lab leaders, food, quality of teaching, relaxing environment, lab rooms, everything... I would come again if I could...

I liked the smaller lab size the Third Week. It was also nice to have a larger leader to student ratio, I felt I got more lab leader attention.

i really liked my lab a lot. Good people and they made lab fun but also helped when i needed it. I also liked the picnic food the third week and i also liked the one on one time that we got.

I really liked the Staff vs. Student drills. They were so helpful in refining your debate skills and really getting down to it. Plus the one on one help was really great.

I liked the staff-student drills, they were really helpful, to get on-the-spot, direct feedback about how to correctly make arguments. I liked the lots of research, too, that was great.

I liked the one on one experience.

I learned a lot more, I liked that because I like learning

That if finally rained and the lectures were the only positive part of the third week. The third week was supposed to "make all the difference" but the only part where I felt like I was getting an upper hand was from the lectures.

the one on one emphasis and the skill building as well as in depth resources

less intense more of a do what you want.. like make blocks, create neg strats.. instead of having it be like cutting a tx file that you have no intention of running. so i guess you can call that using your time the way you want it to be used appropriately and efficiently.

i liked the camp being smaller. just gave it a more intimate feel. i also liked the tournament and thought it was very well run.

Everyone!! Rob was especially helpful when i was not feeling well and was also very helpful when i had questions about coming to Whitman. Nick Griffin was also very willing to talk about his experience at Whitman, how much he liked it, and how much he liked the debate team. He was also a very good driver and i learned a lot from talking to him in the Shuttle. I would also like to thank you, i am assuming jim is reading this, for meeting with me, it was really helpful, I am very happy i came to the WNDI and wish i had another year to come back! :)

i liked that the people were all very supportive and encouraging. and i liked playing ultimate frisbee at the picnics. also the food was amazing in the cafeteria. at the tournament the judges gave really good rfd's which i felt like i learned A LOT from

i liked the more in depth lectures that we had. and of course the tournament was fun.

WND is a very well run, well communicated, and well organized camp. My compliments. I would also like to compliment one of the LD Judges that came and judged fro PoFo. Although he sis not vote in my team's favor or tell us his name, he was a fantastic judge. In his critiques, he said exactly what we had said, what was wrong with some parts of it, and why and how we could improve it. He was an excellent judge.

It's really funny. They're competitive during debates, but right after they're really easygoing. LOL

Lectures/lab time. Meeting and socializing with new friends. Dramatic chipmunk video clip...SO FUNNY Brie.. because she helped me so much and made it possible for me and my partner to get to the semi finals as novices. She is the best!! Nigel for beING SUPER hilarious and bringing some fun in to the rather stressful camp. Thnx for being so cool!

mike and joe because they were amazing.

Mike and Joe were funny and awesome, they helped us but still made us do work on our own. And they had some really, really awesome drills that I'd like to use on my own team. The people I met were AMAZING. I loved my lab. After a week they felt like my best friends. It was really hard to leave. I wish there were two weeks for PF! Overall, I definitely feel confident going into my debate season.

I liked the attitudes of Mike, Joe and Brie. They were really cool and gave absolutely terrific feedback!

Comments from the 2008 Surveys:

I liked that we were in small labs where we could easily get help instead of waiting for one lab leader to attend to twenty kids before answering my specific questions. I also liked that the campus is centralized and easy to get around.

My Lab Leader Nicholas!

I learned a lot!!!

I liked the learning.

I liked how fun was balanced with work, and that I learned a lot

The lab leaders, and the fun I had with meeting everyone!

The people and the lectures!

I learned so much not only for my local circuit but also the national circuit. I also loved having college students help us because they were closer to our age and taught us all sorts of out of the box ideas that our coaches would never think of.

I really liked the community created by the WNDI. I felt at home the entire time. I also liked the comprehensive curriculum of the camp for lectures and overviews. If I wasn't graduating next summer, I would definitely want to come back!

ALL the lab leaders.

I liked the Lab Leaders.

The information I gained through labs and lectures.

I learned a shitload of really good things to use in debate, made some cool friends, got to talk to lab leaders alot, got exposed to lots of new and really cool perspectives and world views. I also thought that the lab system worked really well. IT had a good leader student ratio, things got done and you had people you could get to know

I liked the Labs/the Picnic

I liked the Labs

Learning.

Everything was amazing!

Meeting other debators and learning about theory.

The first week was rough but the second week was a blast! :)

having a good debate round and winning.

The sheer volume of things I learned and the great friends I made.

I loved the lab leaders!

The Environment: The People, The Teachers, The Atmosphere...

The people, the staff the location and the labs

the rounds and critiques

Friendly staff, really helped me not be homesick.

I liked the people most of all. I felt that WNDI attracted an amazing group of people. In terms of the actual camp itself, I really enjoyed the individual instruction.

Getting rid of addendums was a great idea. The staff, emphasis on drills, and facilities were tremendous.

The experiences that i know i'll carry with me for a long time.

The learning to evidence ratio. It's perfect.

The girls

Lab Leaders were cool to talk to in general, as well as extraordinarily well informed about their topics. I really learned a lot from this camp

Debating and speed drills

So far, I've gotten a ton of practice in-round and on specific arguments in small labs. I know that's how you describe your camp on the website, but most camps say that. Yours is one of the only ones that really follows through.

I met good friends.

I like meeting people from around the US, and feel like I have made some good friends.

Probably the food and the large rooms, besides the debates themselves.

the amount of work was good, i liked the schedule.

It had good lectures, lab leaders, and rfd.

The people and experience.

The fact that I learned SO much in the past 2 weeks it is amazing. I loved working in our labs- it was great!

The people you meet, the education, and the great staff!

meeting new people and learning alot.

Nates lectures and his lab

Intimate environment with cool people and lab leaders.

the overall education was the greatest aspect of this camp. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The qualified counselors, evidence, small lab ratio's.

So much fun!!!

Learning about debate strategy, which will be the most beneficial to us win we go back to our circuit. I will definitely use the evidence this year.

the strategy was the greatest aspect about this camp; I feel as though my entire perspective of debate has been molded for the better . . .

the frisbee!!!! and the people

Meeting new, like minded people.

Loved all the person help and explanation. Also loved the fact that we didn't have to research any.

Emphasis on skill rather than research.

I liked the people

Instruction was very good.

I enjoyed how 1-on-1 staff was with everyone trying to help them with whatever it need be. There were a lot of aspects i improved on that i didnt even realized needed I was struggling with. I feel like my debating skills are much better now. The staff was super helpful and although they seemed scary at first, they are all incredible people that are just like us. Debaters. And super fun.

meeting other debaters, learning so much, making really good friends, etc.

hanging out with other debaters. staff was helpful and friendly. i feel like a good debater now!

The staff. They were all friendly and very assessable. Also, the schedule was efficient, but not overbearing.

Everything that didn't involve the after 10:30 p.m. rules, I really like playing with the ducks/ sitting near the library or fountains

The one-on-one work with the lab leaders

Comments from the 2007 Surveys:

• I think the environment of the WNDI is drastically different than the other camp I went to previously. When i walked into my lab there, I felt scared and wasn't sure if I’d like lab. The staff at the WNDI are a lot friendlier and more helpful when answering questions (debate/life/college/etc.)
  I was expecting to feel trapped inside of a small town for three weeks, but it was just the opposite, it only dawned on me how 'small' Walla Walla was when I was leaving. A lot of (city) people might choose another camp over WNDI because of this misperception. I'll have to do more thinking, but there isn't something about the WNDI that I didn’t enjoy (that I can think of right now).
• The staff and the bonding created between the lab and our initial leaders. Also, the knowledge that infiltrated my mind. and, James and Joe being here. I think you should hire them both next year
• It attracts good debaters; nice campus; nice evidence provided
• The new friends and instructors
• I like the environment. It helps create a serious atmosphere
• the friends i made
• The one-on-one attention. The breaks between cards and case writing to go to lectures.
• The staff was amazing
• We were able to have a lot of fun with the other students and with staff while still learning a lot about debate; it was a really good learning environment.
• The atmosphere. The level of education i got.
• The computers.
• The time we start and end is nice. Not too early and not too late. Also the friendly staff members are good.
• knowing that i was not the only novice in the world.
• Lab leaders
• The environment. I was able to learn a lot, yet still have fun. There was a good balance between debate and other things. I really liked the picnics as well.
• It taught a lot and had some hardcore parts, but the picnics were really fun and offered lots of things to do. The environment was very welcoming and the staff were WONDERFUL.
• THe close knit community
• Everything was really great. I liked the practice debates before the camp tournament a lot.
• Small aff lab, good lab leaders, smaller lectures
• freedom. time off but not the entire day.
• the friends
• The atmosphere. The lab leaders were awesome, and the campus is great. We got great evidence and great help from everyone.
• I liked that it catered to every person's need. strategy, skills, drills, lectures all helped in improving a debater. Also lab leaders were interactive, fun, and awesome people to meet. Another thing I really liked was the college debate lecture. I liked how all the college graduates told us about their experience and really inspired me to think about continuing on with debate even after high school. Another great thing was how you had the Whitman College Administrator "staff person" come and talk to us about colleges and what it takes for a student to do both debate in college and gave us really informative facts about applying to collge, what your GPA needs to be, and how he answered all our concerns about college. It really was a valuable lecture that day. :)
• It gave a taste of different parts of debate, especcially in a population where most of the kids have been doing this for over two years. It gave my partner and I goals to reach and prepared us a little better for Open level debate, as we were in Novice last year.
• It is really nice at whitman. And the dorms are nice.
• The staff are really nice and know a lot.
• The labs, especially the aff labs, gave the opportunity for good, one-on-one assistance and learning, and most of the lectures were very informative and helpful.
• The staff..the research..the judges..the management..everything
• The staff were awesome.
• debating
• The evidence and the fact were not treated like were in the army
• The people and lab leaders
• I liked how balanced everything was. There was a lot of work, we also got free-time in the evenings which gave us some time to relax. :]
• I really enjoyed the lectures and how critically the staff looked at our rounds and drills. I think I have learned more in the past week and however many days about policy debate than I have in the past year.
• I thought that WNDI provide the best services. I like how there are shuttle driving debaters from camp to the airport. Also, the food, housing, and the lectures provided were among the greatest. The lectures were so great that I learned more in the first week of camp than what I learned from a whole year of debating.
• I like the campus and the environment set up by the staff.
• I liked the one-on-one attention I received. Being able to talk to my lab leaders about any argument whenever is simply unbeatable. The lectures were also very good how you gave an explanation for a while and then a demo debate.
• the K was pretty well integrated into debate, Sam Allen!
• Everything, it was amazingly structured. I have been to Oregon and Stanford before this, and WNDI was the best by far.
• The people and pingpong.
• The teachers
• Close environment, good staff
• What i liked most was the emphasis on strategy and the speaking portion of debate. The fact that drills and debates were more of a priority than cutting cards is probably the most effective way of teaching debate in the NW. I liked the fact that our evidence was cut by lab leaders and college debaters and ensuring quality. And, i really liked how we had enough free time to relax, but not enough to make this feel like some sort of weird, expensive academic vacation.
• The staff was great--you can tell they did their work. The evidence was aplenty and distributed in an organized way. The food was pretty good and mealtimes were at good times. We had more free time than I had anticipated. The rules weren't strict. It was a super learning experience. I am glad I came and can't wait to share all my stuff I got here with people from my own school.
• robby white, and hot staff members like luke and some other people
• I liked the fact that we got to switch from lab to lab. I felt that it exposed us to a number of different perspectives.
• Meeting new people
• Sam Allen and Rob Olsen and Ben Meiches and Candi Kissinger
• Sam Allen, Rob Olsen, and Mike Meredith!
• I loved the lab leaders and how much I learned
• The small group learning environment
• I don't really have any other debate camp experience to compare it to, but I really liked it, I really felt like the staff cared about my success and gave awesome feedback.
• The teachers are always willing to help.
• The college debaters and the knowledge they brought.
• Awesome staff. including the RA's Joe Allen and James Culmer
• it was so much fun, the campus is beautiful and everyone is really friendly and nice
• I really enjoyed having spencer as a lab leader and thought that he was definitely best for the position. Also i thought that the amount of time we had between activities was perfect.
• Everything
• Practice debates and tournaments
• Jim knows how to run a camp - he thought of everything from postcards to family, free long-distance upon arrival, "fun" activities like movies and picnics, and birthday parties. When I mentioned that I might like to apply for Scholars, he emailed me to remind me to apply. If there's a problem, I know he'll hear about it (and probably send out a late-night email to respond within 2 minutes). I've been to a few camps, and there's no director as hands-on and accessible as Jim, which is much appreciated.
• It was all very fun
• Good atmosphere and discussions of debate.
• Scholars

Comments from the 2006 Surveys.

• “The rooms had a nice layout with two rooms in one.”
• “The lecture topics were great.”
• “All the food was good.”
• “Cool lectures on philosophy and government”
• “Nicholas was completely awesome.”
• “The housing was clean and comfortable.”
• “The salad bar at Reid was amazing!”
• “small lab groups, interesting topics, fun teachers”
• “good research on topics, good small sized classes, I loved Nicholas”
• “The lectures went in depth; organization of topics and research was extensive.”
• “The food was great, way better than I expected.”
• “Excellent food and staff members as friendly and helpful as possible, worth every penny.”
• “Well-run labs”
• “I liked Rob Olsen – he is awesome.”
• “I really liked the lab leaders.”
• “I like the CP lectures.”
• “Thank you – I learned a ton!”
• “[Kara was] very thorough [and] encouraging!! [She] made sure she went through everything with us, good at prepping us.”
• “All the judges gave good advice. I’ve improved quite a bit.”
• “Good aff labs, awesome teachers, totally cool”
• “I liked the K lecture and CP. They were thorough.”
• “All of the lectures were well done and helpful.”
• “Good aff”
• “[Peter] wrote an excellent affirmative case for us and did an excellent job of explaining everything.”
• “All of the lectures were fine.”
• “Whitman is pretty.”
• “Fine.”
• “Meiches really explained Marxism to me.”
• “Naveen=amazing!”
• “I really liked the CP and DA lectures. They helped explain more advance theories.”
• “Whitman all the way!”
• “JJ helped a lot and so did Naveen.”
• “This is a great camp.”
• “Everything was very well organized.”
• “[Meredith] explained ideas well and helped my flow tremendously.”
• “Matt and Jake gave excellent RFDs and were available for questions afterward. Peter gave a good explanation as well.”
• “Unlimited drinks”
• “Fun environment, great staff!”
• “Jim was extremely responsive to concerns and very friendly and welcoming.”
• “[Stokes] rules, I loved him!”
• “I really liked the teaching value.”
• “Staff was knowledgeable and supportive.”
• “The housing was always comfortable.”
• “Good lab leaders! Very helpful when it came to 2AC drills.”
• “Great critics”
• “The practice debates were really helpful. It taught me a lot.”
• “Ross was awesome at fully reviewing all of the key debate elements and explaining theory.”
• “All the food was delicious.”
• “Plenty of food, and food tasted good. I also like the fact that it was healthy too.”
• “I learned a lot. Lab leaders were nice.”
• “Food was great.”
• “Naveen and Meiches were awesome.”
• “Eric was cool. I felt graced by his wisdom.”
• “I like the topicality lecture. Short and to the point.”
• “All the lectures were done well.”
• “I have no complaints. I walk away with a smile.”
• “I loved Dana and all the help she gave me. Pay her extra, I demand it.”
• “Comfortable rooms, well furnished basement (pool table)”
• “Sam went the extra mile to make sure everyone understood.”
• “We had fun. We learned of good offense in debate.”
• “Nice rooms”
• “Jeff was amazing and he taught me so much about debate.”
• “The food was surprisingly good all the time.”
• “I really liked the morning lectures. The counter plan one was really good. I felt that I learned a lot.”
• “Sam was cool. He pwned all of the other lab leaders. He gave us money for Teddy Grahams and Mountain Dew...On a scale of 1 – Chuck Norris, he’s Bruce Lee.”
• “Meiches is my new idol.”
• “I especially liked the CP/K lecture.”

Comments from the 2005 Surveys.

• “The practice debates were helpful with the critics.”
• “Really good drills and evidence explanation.”
• “I had a lot of fun!”
• “I liked the T lecture.”
• “I learned a ton about researching and the tools.”
• “I liked the K lecture. It was really helpful.”
• “Excellent job prepping us and helping us out.”
• “The lectures were great.”
• “The judging was very good. The critics were correct on every issue and gave great feedback.”
• “All the lectures were awesome especially the advanced K lab.”
• “Very nice campus.”
• “This camp is wicked-sweet.”
• “Love the lectures. Loved the drills.”
• “K lecture was awesome. Evidence given was excellent.”
• “This lab was very effective, in that I may just run Veto this year, which is definitely a feat.”
• “I really like the aff and choice labs. Also I liked how nice the staff was (and patient).”
• “Thank you for everything. It was really fun. All the staff is really good looking. Keep it up.”
• “I feel that I firmly understand Disads.”
• “I feel confident in my ability to run a CP.”
• “I am super glad I came and I will be back.”
• “I really enjoyed the Power Point presentations – and especially the Civil Disobedience, Free Speech, and Totalitarianism lectures.”

Comments about housing:

• “Spacious, nice for a dorm room.”
• “The rooms were great.”
• “Cafeteria food was awesome.”
• “Food was great.”
• “I loved the Deli service.”

Comments about the staff:

• “Really helpful when dealing with questions the members had.”
• “Amazing. Did very well explaining the K. All I can say is wow.”
• “Gives great oral critiques.”
• “Great at explaining the DA and how to make good 2NC answers.”
• “Very knowledgeable and helpful, especially in explaining the arguments, answers, and how to improve speeches.”
• “Dana always gave great feedback and was always supportive.”
• “Stokes was great. He did so much to help us.”
• “JJ is the best lab leader ever. He had a way sweet Black Fem K and he gave amazing feedback on our practice debate.”
• “Suni explained everything about CPs you need.”
• “Dave is the MAN! Extremely good at explaining the aff case and blocks and critiques…go Dave!”
• “Kept us on task. Helped explain args every well. Good feedback for improvement areas.”
• “Peter gave the best feedback; he analyzed everything.”
• “Debating against Jeff was fun and I learned a lot.”
• “Suni was the best lecturer.”
• “Dave gave good feedback. Meghan also.”
• “Everyone gave good feedback. I improved so much.”
• “They did well with preparing us for our debates.”
• “Ben explained case extremely well, made aff lab fun and enjoyable. Ben is the bestest lab leader ever.”

Comments from the 2004 WNDI participant survey:

LD Camp

• “Lab leaders were very knowledgeable.”
• “Lectures were very informative.”
• “The people are very friendly.”
• “My leader was very good at giving you helpful and insightful critiques and also made lectures interesting.”
• “I really liked the housing.”
• “Awesome lectures.”
• “Leaders are fun but responsible.”
• “Really liked the practice debates.”
• “I liked the food.”
• “Drills and feedback were the bomb.”
• “Leaders were fun to talk with.”
• “Webpage was very helpful.”
• “The tomato soup was good.”
• “Lectures were great. I enjoyed them immensely.”

Policy Camp

• “My lab leader really made us think, he didn’t just spoon-feed us answers.”
• “I grew so much at camp because my lab leader really cared about his kids. There is nothing he can improve on. He was awesome!”
• “The rounds were a lot of help.”
• “Everything was well organized and easy for parents. Questions were responded to quickly.”
• “Very educational, the small labs are better for learning.”
• “I liked pretty much all of the food served here.”
• “He helped in every aspect of debate that is possible and made us maximize our time.”
• “I really enjoyed the labs—good individualized attention.”
• “I basically liked everything.”
• “Good performance critiques after each practice round and helpful drills.”
• “Meghan totally rocks. She could not possibly improve on anything.”
• “Loved the theory, evidence and leaders.”
• “My lab leader was so nice and really cared. She made sure that everything was perfect and always went the extra mile to make sure we had fun, learned, and got our jobs done.”
• “Lab leader had great explanatory skills and inspiration.”
• “The food was very good.”
• “Dean made labs fun and took time to go over our individual problems.”
• “Evidence was great.”
• “Peter was awesome. He answered all my annoying questions and really helped me understand theory.”
• “Great evidence.”
• “I liked the counterplan and kritik lectures. They clarified the intricacies of those arguments.”
• “The advanced lecture on counterplans was great. Very informative.”
• “Good dorm room set up. Liked the extra dorm room.”
• “The lectures on theory were extremely helpful.”
• “Learned and enjoyed all of the lectures.”
• “I liked the research lecture. It really improved my research ability.”
• “Lab leaders tended personally to each person which was very helpful.”
• “Best coach ever. So positive and helpful.”
• “You can always get help when you need it. Happy Staff.”
• “I liked how they taught a really open style of debate.”
• “I really enjoyed all of the lectures.”
• “Critics were good.”
• “Performance debate gave you a new look on debate.”
• “I liked having a separate living space.”
• “We got so much stuff done and still managed to have fun.”
• “It puts out good evidence.”
• “Critiques of our drills were very helpful.”
• “Email responses were excellent and quick.”
• “Ross was good.”
• “Meghan is the coolest person in the world. She is so much fun to be around and very helpful.”
• “Lots of specific help, very welcoming, fun, and productive environment.”
• “Kritik labs rocked.”
• “Really good feedback for the practice debates.”
• “The CP, K, and Topicality lectures were the best, well thought out and interesting.”
• “He helped us a lot but still let us do our own work and kept us on task.”
• “He is really good at teaching and explaining things, and he was patient and willing to help.”
• “Jessica was the most positive persona and she was so effective at explaining things. All of us absolutely loved her.”
• “Gave great feedback.”
• “Couldn’t ask for anything better.”
• “Really fun and got a lot done.”
• “He is an awesome lab leader, the best I’ve ever had. He’s money.”
• “Natalie was freaking awesome. Such a great leader and moral support.”
• “They were very willing to explain and work one on one.”
• “I LOVED the Kritik labs!”
• “Nice lab organization.”
• “Great atmosphere—It was actually fun!”
• “They did very well in preparing us to run our aff.”
• “Kritik lecture was very enlightening.”
• “Did very well in preparing us for the year.”
• “Lectures were well formatted and very informative.”
• “Eric rocked the hizzous.”
• “Makes his students think.”
• “The 4 hour sit down of Agamben was so worth it.”
• “Friendly atmosphere. Feel comfortable.”
• “Love the pictures!”
• “I loved the performative critique lecture.”
• “They helped us very well with our 1AC’s and Neg. strategies.”
• “CP lecture was great.”
• “I loved everything about our lab leader. She really motivated our lab.”
• “Yum.”

Comments from 2003 participants:

LD Camp

• The lecture on argumentation was very interesting, as were the social contract and deontology lectures.
• Everyone was very good.  There’s a great mix of strengths and weaknesses which is nice.
• All the critics I had gave me excellent feedback. What especially helped me was the speech by speech critique.
• I really enjoyed the first amendment and Aff/Neg strategies lectures.
• My lab leader was nice and helpful.
• Everyone gave good, constructive comments.
• My lab leader was excellent.  If you did something wrong, she would stop you or ask you to correct your mistake.
• All of my critiques were good.
• The philosophy lectures were very informative and interesting.
• My lab leader is an excellent critic and debater and has a lot to teach.
• The lecture on postmodernism was interesting and enlightening.

Policy Camp

• I liked the laid back mornings.
• All lab leaders were successful in the camp.
• I came last year and really liked it again.
• The Kritik lectures were very helpful.
• My lab leader was awesome!  Good research and great explanations.
• My critics were all just awesome and I love them all.
• My lecturers gave wonderful and specific feedback, they really cleared up stuff by adjusting to different learning styles.
• The advanced theory was good.
• My lab leader was extremely good at explaining our aff and all its intricacies and she was excelled at defense to kritiks.  Overall: GREAT!
• The counterplan lecture was really helpful.
• My leaders gave the best feedback and made us correct our mistakes.
• The kritik lectures were great and they taught me things I never knew.
• I was really taught how I could improve in easy ways that I could understand.
• All the lectures were great.
• I loved the practice debates, they really helped me a lot.
• My lab leader was SO awesome!
• I really liked the performance lecture a lot because it was something new and it inspired me.
• My lab leader had a free spirit, love, personality, and a great argumentative style.
• I improved all aspects of my debating.
• I had a great feedback on all of my practice debates.
• Advanced theory was great.
• I liked the counterplan lecture best.
• My leader helped me write an awesome case and gave us great evidence.
• The lecture on the 2NR was very helpful.
• I got great secondlines.
• My lab helped me prepare for the 2AC as well as prepare neg strats.
• My lab leader helped me in all aspects of debate.
• I learned a lot of strategy drills.
• I am now prepared for next year.
• The camp was very knowledgeable on the K.
• My lab leader was the best ever.
• My lab leader was great at giving feedback.
• I learned great time allocation techniques.
• My leader was straight up, he helped my strategy a lot.
• Theory and CP lecture were awesome.
• My critics gave the best advice and really helped where I struggled.
• My leader was very helpful and gave positive feedbacks.
• Critics were very helpful in rebuttal redos.
• I really liked how the critics broke down what was good and what needed some work.
• The drills were SO helpful
• Critics were straight up in a non rude way.
• My novice lab leader was amazing.  She inspired us and helped us with our debating skills while becoming my friend.
• I liked it because it was small. I got SO much attention!