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THE WHITMAN CLASSIC 1
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Classic 1 The Dean McSloy Debate Friday Feb. 19, 2010 |
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Classic 2 The Bob Withycombe Debate and IEs, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21, 2010 |
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We are excited to host the Classic swing for 2010.
Last year, we had teams from Rice, Texas Tech,
Grinnell, CSU-Long Beach, Vanguard, San Francisco CC, Wyoming, Washburn, as
well as many others from the Northwest.
LODGING FOR THE CLASSIC—HANDLE BY JAN. 18.
WHEN YOU NEED TO BE AT THE TOURNAMENT
MAP-DIRECTIONS TO THE WHITMAN CLASSIC
AIR TRAVEL TO THE WHITMAN CLASSIC
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE GUIDELINES
IMPROMPTU AND EXTEMP GUIDELINES
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No round starts before 9:30am.
Hey—it’s Jim Hanson running the tournament! J
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Earn points to qualify for the NPTE
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Extemp and Impromptu IE Legs for the
NIET
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Food served throughout both
tournaments.
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Prep rooms for each school
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New Saturday Schedule Ends at
9:30pm—an hour earlier
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Mutual Preference or Strikes Judging
in Debate (you choose); Strikes in Extemp-Impromptu Judging.
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We will provide transportation for teams
coming into the Walla Walla airport ($50 per squad) or the Pasco airport ($100
per squad).
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Parliers—drive over Thursday (Classic
1 and 2) or Friday (just Classic 2) and leave on Sunday.
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Extemp and Impromptu—drive over on
Saturday and leave on Sunday—save money.
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ONLINE Entry System—easy to enter!
Sincerely,
Jim Hanson
Professor
and Director of Forensics
Rhetoric
and Film Studies Department
Walla
Walla, WA 99362
509-527-5499
BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME: hansonjb@whitman.edu
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Bob
Withycombe Professor
of Rhetoric and Film Studies |
Aaron
Hardy Policy
Debate Coach |
Nick
Robinson Parli
Debate and IE Coach |
James
Durkee Assistant
Policy Coach |
Entries are due by 5pm, Tuesday, February 16.
We are
proud that this Swing recognizes two of Whitman’s great debate coaches.
Dean McSloy Bob Withycombe
Director
1954-1969 Director
1980-1993
Click
here to enter One or Both tournaments www.forensicstournament.net/
(Entry will be possible in January)
Results and
Pictures from Previous Classic Tournaments
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DEFINITELY BY JANUARY 18.
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EVENT |
ARRIVE BY |
AWARDS
FINISHES BY |
FINALS
FINISHES BY |
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Parli,
Classic 1 The
McSloy |
Friday
9am |
Friday,
7:00pm |
Saturday |
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Parli,
Classic 2 The
Withycombe |
Saturday
9am |
Sunday,
3:30pm |
Sunday,
9:15pm |
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IE,
Classic 2 Extemp-Impromptu |
Saturday
2:30pm |
Sunday,
3:30pm |
Sunday,
12:45pm |
EXTEMP AND
IMPROMPTU HAPPEN IN THE SAME PATTERN
Sorry—no other IEs are offered. A
student may enter in both Extemp and Impromptu.
The Classic
1 McSloy (Parli Only) happens Friday, Feb. 19, 2010.
The Classic
2 Withycombe (Parli and Impromptu-Extemp) happens Saturday and Sunday, Feb.
20-21, 2010.
Map of Restaurants and
Stores in Walla Walla
Air Travel
Fly to
Walla Walla, Washington. The
WALLA WALLA
SHUTTLES: We will provide transportation for your entire squad up to
10 people to and from the
Fly to
Pasco, Washington. The
PASCO
SHUTTLES: We will provide transportation for your entire squad up to
10 people to and from the Pasco airport, your hotel, and the tournament for
$100.
NOTE: For Pasco
Flights leaving before 10am: Stay in Pasco the night before that (and we’ll
drive you to your hotel in Pasco that night).
Fly to
If you do need transportation, just be sure to EMAIL
Jim with that request AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT at hansonjb@whitman.edu
We suggest you
order your tickets at www.expedia.com or www.travelocity.com
1. DIVISIONS, CLASSIC 1, MCSLOY
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OPEN DIVISION IS THE ONLY DIVISION OFFERED AT THE
CLASSIC 1 (McSloy).
2. DIVISIONS, CLASSIC 2, WITHYCOMBE
We use NPDA Definitions for the
Withycombe.
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OPEN (Open to anyone)
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JUNIOR (no more than 4 semesters of college debate;
has not been in elimination rounds of college junior or open division debate
more than 3 times)
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NOVICE (no high school experience; in the first two
semesters of collegiate debate; has not been in elimination rounds of college
debate more than 3 times)
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Debate divisions may be collapsed if there are less
than 8 teams in a division (subject to tournament director discretion);
Certificates will be awarded to up to the top three teams in a collapsed
division.
2. TIME LIMITS:
Topic
Centrally Announced
20 minutes
Prep
7 min. PMC
1 min.
prep/cx
8 min. LOC
1 min.
prep/cx
8 min. MG
1 min.
prep/cx
8 min. MO
4 min. LOR
1 min.
prep/cx
5 min. PMR
POIs still
occur as is normal in parliamentary debates. Prep-CX does not replace it.
CX works as is normal with the speaker who just spoke taking questions.
“Tag-team” CX is fine too.
3. THE TOPICS: This year’s
topic areas FOR PRELIMS AND ELIMS AT BOTH THE CLASSIC 1 AND CLASSIC 2, are:
____ The USFG should substantially
expand nuclear energy development in the US.
____ The USFG should substantially
decrease restrictions on immigration.
____ The US should reduce its
military involvement in Afghanistan.
____ The US Supreme Court should
rule in favor of Indigenous Peoples.
____ The USFG should decrease
support of Israel.
TOPIC AREA
SELECTION PROCESS
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Topic Ideas will be requested by Jim in late December/early
January on Net Benefits.
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People coming can preference-vote for the topics by
emailing Jim.
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Topic areas will be chosen based on the preferencing
with some editing/selection by Jim.
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Topic areas will be announced at least 3 weeks before
the Tournament (late January).
4. PARLI
DEBATE BREAKS:
The break
to elimination rounds will be based on, in order, the following:
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Win-loss record
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Adjusted speaker points (drop high-lows)
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Total Speaker points
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Win-loss record of opposing teams.
At the McSloy
Classic 1, we will break up to half the field with teams needing to have a 2-2
or better record—so long as we have sufficient judges and we will not break to
more than octas.
At the
Withycombe Classic 2, we will break all 3-2 and better teams so long as we have
sufficient judges.
We will
break brackets in the elimination rounds using the drop down one slot method
used by Gary Larson and Rich Edwards.
5. PARLI
DEBATE SPEAKER RANKINGS: Adjusted speaker points (drop high-lows); Total
Speaker points; Z score.
6. DEBATE
AWARDS: For all elimination participants.
7. DEBATE
SPEAKER AWARDS: Top half of all debaters in each division.
1. EVENTS
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Impromptu
and Extemp only. Sorry, no other events.
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Extemp and Impromptu events follow NIET rules.
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Impromptu will use a quotation, a word, and a
question.
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Extemp will have 3 questions on political and social
issues during the past month.
2. DIVISIONS OF EXTEMP AND
IMPROMPTU
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OPEN DIVISION (Open to anyone)
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JUNIOR DIVISION (You have not advanced to elims 6 or
more times in junior/senior division college or hs toc division/nfl nationals
tournaments and you have not competed 12 or more times in junior/senior
division college or hs toc division/nfl nationals tournaments in Impromptu or
Extemp.)
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Extemp/Impromptu divisions may be collapsed if there
are less than 12 competitors in a division (subject to tournament director
discretion); Awards and if appropriate, a separate finals round, will be
provided for competitors in a collapsed division.
3. EXTEMP AND IMPROMPTU ARE IN THE SAME PATTERN
PAYES, YOU
CAN ENTER BOTH EXTEMP AND IMPROMPTU (Double enter).
4.
EXTEMP-IMPROMPTU BREAKS AND FINALS RANKINGS:
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Breaking to finals and finals results will be based on,
in order, the following: Total rankings; Total rating; Total ranking and rating
minus the worst ranking and rating; Judge preference.
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We will break to finals the number of legs in that
event except that if there is a tie, we’ll break tied competitors unless that
would create an elimination round with more than 6 competitors.
5.
EXTEMP-IMPROMPTU AWARDS:
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, Finalists.
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If impromptu or extemp is collapsed, we will provide
equivalent awards for the junior division competitors (and we will try to have
a separate junior finals round as well).
SWEEPSTAKES
FOR THE CLASSIC 1 MCSLOY TOURNAMENT:
Top Three
Parliamentary using the Northwest Sweepstakes System.
SWEEPSTAKES
FOR THE CLASSIC 2 WITHYCOMBE TOURNAMENT:
Top Three Parliamentary;
Top Three Speaking Events; Top Three Overall using the Northwest Sweepstakes
System.
Info, The NW
Sweepstakes System
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 19 (THE DEAN MCSLOY)
9:00 - 11:00 B-fast
(Pastries, Fruits, Juice, Coffee)
9:00am -
9:15am Registration—OLIN FIRST
FLOOR FOYER
9:30am - 11:00am Parli Rd 1
11:15am -
12:45pm Parli Rd 2
12:45pm
- 1:15pm Sandwich and Deli Salad Lunch
1:15pm -
2:45pm Parli Rd 3
3:15pm -
4:45pm Parli Rd 4
5:15pm -
6:45pm Elim 1—all judges
obligated
6:45pm -
7:15pm Pizza Dinner and
Awards
Judges
leaving? Tell Jim ASAP.
After Elim
1, Judges are committed 1 round past school’s last elim debate.
7:15pm -
8:45pm Elim 2
9:15pm - 10:45pm Elim 3
11:00pm –
finish asap Elim 4
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 20 (THE BOB WITHYCOMBE FIRST DAY)
9:00 - 11:00 B-fast
(Pastries, Fruits, Juice, Coffee)
9:00am -
9:15am Registration—OLIN
FIRST FLOOR FOYER
9:30am - 11:00am Parli Rd 1
11:15am -
12:45pm Parli Rd 2
12:45pm
- 1:15pm Soup and Sandwich Lunch
1:15pm -
2:45pm Parli Rd 3
2:45pm -
4:15pm IE Rd 1
4:15pm -
5:45pm Parli Rd 4
5:45pm -
6:15pm Mexican Taco Bar
Dinner (McSloy Parli Finals 6:10 –
7:45pm)
6:15pm -
7:45pm IE Rd 2 (we’ll work
out IE conflicts)
7:45pm -
9:15pm Parli Rd 5
9:15pm Desserts
10:15pm Elim participants
and Judges posted online at approximately 10:15pm.
10:15pm Get Togethers
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 21 (THE BOB WITHYCOMBE SECOND DAY)
9:00 -
11:00 B-fast (Pastries, Fruits, Juice, Coffee)
9:30am - 11:00am Parli Elim 1—all judges obligated
11:15am –
12:45pm IE Finals
12:45pm
- 1:15pm Fried Chicken and Veggie Side Dishes Lunch
1:15pm –
2:45pm Parli Elim 2—all
judges obligated
Judges
leaving? Tell Jim ASAP.
After Elim
2, Judges are committed 1 round past school’s last elim debate.
3:00pm -
3:30pm Awards
3:30pm -
5:00pm Parli Elim 3
5:15pm -
5:45pm Pizza for those
still participating
5:45pm -
7:15pm Parli Elim 4
7:45pm -
9:15pm Parli Elim 5
Map of Restaurants and
Stores in Walla Walla
Entries are due by 5pm, Tuesday, February 16.
Click
here to enter One or Both tournaments www.forensicstournament.net/
(Entry will be possible in January)
Entries
CLASSIC 1 (DEAN MCSLOY)
OPEN DIVISION OF PARLI DEBATE
ONLY
CLASSIC 2 (BOB WITHYCOMBE)
Open, Junior, and Novice
Division of Parliamentary Debate
Open and Junior Division of
Extemp and Impromptu
Students may double-enter in Extemp and Impromptu.
Fees:
Classic 1 (The Dean McSloy)
School Fee: $30
Each
student food fee is $9 (Fri. breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Food for coaches
and judges is provide free
Each Debate Team is $60
Each
“Classic 1” Debate Team needing a judge is $100—PLEASE DON’T HIRE JUDGES! You may not hire judges for more than 4
uncovered teams.
Classic 2 (The Bob Withycombe)
School Fee: $30
Each student
food fee is $18 (Sat breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert; Sun breakfast, lunch,
dinner)
Food for
coaches and judges is provided free
Each Debate
Team is $60
Each IE
Debater Slot is $10
Each
“Classic 2” Debate Team needing a judge is $125—PLEASE DON’T HIRE JUDGES! You may not hire judges for more than 4
uncovered teams.
Each Extemp
or Impromptu Slot needing a judge is $10—PLEASE DON’T HIRE JUDGES! You may not hire judges for more than 10
uncovered IE slots.
Write checks to Whitman College
Judging Commitment
Each parliamentary judge
covers 1 or 2 teams. If covering 1 team, that judge’s obligation is 4 rounds
plus elims (but we will pay that judge $20 for the extra required prelim
round).
Each IE judge covers 5 Extemp
or Impromptu slots.
Note: Except for one judge
maximum in debate and one judge maximum in individual events, your judges must
be able to judge Open division if they are covering Open division competitors.
Note: Judges may judge Open
division of events only if they have 2 or more years of interscholastic
coaching or competing experience in debate for judging debate; 2 years in
speaking for judging impromptu and extemp. Exceptions to this policy will only
be made if we do not have enough senior division judges.
Entries are due by 5pm, Tuesday, February 16.
Click
here to enter One or Both tournaments www.forensicstournament.net/
(Entry will be possible in January)