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INVITATION TO THE WHITMAN FALL POLICY TOURNAMENT November 17-18, 2007, Saturday-Sunday, Version 1.1b |
We are very pleased to be hosting the Whitman
November Policy Tournament. In 2007,
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
Film Studies Department
509-527-5499
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Bob
Withycombe Professor
of Rhetoric and Film Studies |
Aaron
Hardy Assistant
Director, Policy Debate |
Ross
Richendrfer Assistant
Coach, Policy Debate |
Rob Olsen Assistant
Director, Parli Debate and IEs |
Jim will
handle the tab room with Glen Frappier’s oversight as needed.
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RESULTS AND PICTURES (posted shortly after the tournament) |
2007 Results
2007 Pictures 2007
Pictures Part II
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WHAT’S IN THE INVITATION |
1. LODGING—MAKE
YOUR RESERVATIONS BY OCTOBER 15.
2. AIR
TRAVEL INFORMATION
3. ENTRIES ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15.
4. JUDGE
PREFERENCE SHEETS ARE DUE BY 9PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16.
5. COMING
TO
6. SCHEDULE
7.
GUIDELINES FOR THE TOURNAMENT
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1. LODGING |
CALL THE BEST WESTERN AND ASK FOR
“WHITMAN NOVEMBER DEBATE” ROOMS
509-525-4700
They have 15 doubles ($85 plus tax)
in the block.
RESERVE
ROOMS BY OCTOBER 15.
The
Best Western is about 1 mile from campus.
The tournament
begins Saturday, November 17, at 9:30am.
The
tournament finishes Monday, November 18, as late as shortly after midnight (see
schedule below).
BEST WESTERN Tournament Hotel
Address is:
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 right around the main office to the elevator and go up
one floor--that's the main meeting area for the tournament.
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: 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.
NOTE: Each squad may receive one pickup and one dropoff
at the
NOTE: We do not provide transportation for flights
leaving before 10am from
NOTE: You need to email Jim with your flight
itinerary—ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE—at least one week before the tournament
begins. Please, do this.
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3. ENTRIES |
ENTRIES ARE
DUE BY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 TO THE BRUSCHKE WEB SITE.
· TEAMS FROM OUTSIDE OF
--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: 1 team requires a 4 prelim round plus elims judging commitment; 2
teams requires a 6 prelim round plus elims judging commitment; 3 teams requires
10 prelim rounds plus elims commitment; 4 teams requires 12 prelim rounds plus
elims commitment. If you need to hire a judge, it is $50 per uncovered round.
· TEAMS FROM
--Each team is $100 (food is free).
--1 team requires a 4 prelim round plus elims judging commitment; 2 teams
requires a 6 prelim round plus elims judging commitment; 3 teams requires 10
prelim rounds plus elims commitment; 4 teams requires 12 prelim rounds plus
elims commitment. 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
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4. JUDGE PREFERENCE SHEETS |
JUDGE
PREFERENCE SHEETS, ENTERED AT THE BRUSCHKE SITE, ARE DUE BY 9PM FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 17.
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5. COMING TO WHITMAN |
Arrive
Friday, November 17. If you need directions to get to Whitman, just email Jim
Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu
There is no
registration—Jim will just talk with you. Just come to the Olin building on
Saturday morning between 9 and 9:30am.
All rounds
happen in the Olin Buidling at
Park in the large parking lot near where the
railroad tracks cross
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6. SCHEDULE |
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 17
9:00 Light
Breakfast, Olin Second Floor Foyer—ALL ROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT ARE IN
THE OLIN BUILDING
Note:
Throughout the tournament, you may use our computer lab including full printing
privileges and you may use the
Jim will
contact you individually about paying fees.
9:30 Post
Round 1 at 10:00, 1AC speaks
12:00 Lunch (Deli) (Jim will handle
registration with you during this time period)
put in your
order for the Burrito you want
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 Reception
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—quarterfinalist
debaters and judges.
3:30 Post
Elim 1 at 4:00, 1AC
speaks
6:15 Dinner
(Pizza) and Awards
6:45 Post
Elim 2 at 7:15, 1AC
speaks
10:00 Post Elim 3 at 10:30, 1AC speaks
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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
2007-08 CEDA-NDT
4. BREAKING
TO ELIMS: We will break the upper half of the field up to a
maximum of 8 teams (quarterfinals). 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.
6. SPEAKER
AWARDS: Adjusted speaker points (drop high-lows); Total Speaker
points; Z score.
7. TEAM
AWARDS: All teams in elimination rounds will receive a
certificate/low cost award.
8. SPEAKER
AWARDS: The top five speakers at the tournament will receive a
certificate/low cost 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.