2008-2009
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The Faculty
Jim Hanson, Director of Forensics
Bob Withycombe,
Professor of Rhetoric |
Mike Meredith, Parliamentary-IE Coach
Christine Simbolon
and Nav Aujla, Student
Assistants
Aaron Hardy, Policy Debate Coach
Eric Chalfant,
Policy Debate Coach |
Jim
took tons of pictures this year.
Whitman
Leadership
· George Bridges, College President
· Jim Hanson Director of Forensics and Debate Coach.
· Nav Aujla (fall and spring semester) and Christine Simbolon (fall semester), Whitman Forensics Assistant, IM Debate Assistants
· Mike Meredith, Assistant Parliamentary and IE Coach
· Aaron Hardy, Policy Assistant Coach
· Eric Chalfant, Assistant Policy Coach
2008-2009 World and Whitman News
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Megan Salzman Medica and John Medica, two big team supporters visited us in the fall. 
Team Members 2008-2009
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Staff: Jim Hanson, Director of Forensics, Aaron Hardy, Policy Debate Coach; Mike
Meredith, Assistant Parliamentary and I.E. Coach; Eric Chalfant,
Policy Debate Assistant Coach; Nav Aujla and Christine Siimbolon,
Student Assistant; Bob Withycombe, Professor,
Rhetoric and Film Studies; Robert Sickles, Chair, Rhetoric and Film Studies
Department; Lori Bettison-Varga, Provost and Dean of
Faculty, Chuck Cleveland, Dean of Students; and George Bridges, President.
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Competitors, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: Adam McKibben, Alex Zendeh,
Ali Edwards, Allison Humble, Blake Barnett, Brian Cole, Brie Coyle, Carson
Booth, Charlie Weems, Chris Fleming, Daniel Straus, Dave Mathews, Drake Skaggs,
Galen Phillips, Geni Venable, Harry Hixon, Joel Wilson, John-Henry Heckendorn,
Jon Riley, Kyle Moen, Lewis Silver, Nate Cohn, Nick Griffin, Nigel Ramoz-Leslie, Paul Wyatt, Roman Goerss,
Ruben Raychaudhuri, Sarah Golden, Spencer Janyk, Tim Wilder, Tom Friedenbach.
Plus Amy Soderquist, Brett Konen,Kelsey
Highet, Manuel Mora, Michael Bell, Olivia Zale, Peter
Quattere-Burcher, Sara Rasmussen.
Rhetoric and Film Studies Courses
Hunter 307, 306, and 304 are preparation
rooms. 305 is used by students. The team receives more
new computers and so we now have 6 computers in all labs (304, 306, 307).
Bob is in 204. Jim’s office is 308, “The
Cove” for debate tubs is hunter 310.
Traditionally, the discipline of rhetoric
focused on the effectiveness of the spoken or written word as it is driven by
the rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, and context). Over the last
several decades, persuasive media have expanded well beyond the conventional
spoken and written message. The increasing pervasiveness of film, video, TV,
and the Internet in world culture has expanded the mission of rhetorical
studies. To reflect these advances in technology and understanding, we now
focus on the uses of language and image to characterize social reality, to
debate and confront controversies, and to aid in the transformation of social
institutions. Accordingly, the department of rhetoric and film studies is a
multidisciplinary program that enriches understanding of the complexity of
contemporary communication by providing a solid grounding in the theory,
history, production, interpretation, and criticism of a wide variety of
written, oral, visual, and filmic texts.
Rhetoric and film studies courses satisfy
humanities distribution requirements (language, writing, and rhetoric in the
previous distribution requirements) except: Rhetoric and Film Studies 110, 160,
250 and 360 meet fine arts distribution requirements. Rhetoric and Film Studies
240 and 340 may count toward the alternative voices distribution requirement.
Rhetoric and Film Studies 121, 221, and 222 do not count as distribution
requirements and may not be taken P-D-F.
The Rhetoric and
Film Studies major: A minimum of thirty-four credits in rhetoric and film
studies, including the following: Rhetoric and Film Studies 160 Introduction
to Film Studies. One additional film course (365, 366, 367, 368). One rhetoric course (240, 250, 340, 350,
351, 352, 371, 378). Rhetoric and Film Studies 487
Rhetoric and Film Criticism. Either 491
or 498. Additional work in rhetoric and film studies to make a total of
thirty-four credits. Students may substitute up to eight of the elective
credits with approved rhetoric and film courses (e.g., transfer credits, and/or
credits from other Whitman departments). Students may not count more than four
credits of 121, 221, or 222 toward the major.
The Rhetoric and
Film Studies minor: A minimum of twenty rhetoric and film studies credits,
with at least four credits from the Rhetoric area and four credits from the
Film area. Students may substitute up to four of the elective credits with
approved rhetoric and film courses (e.g., transfer credits, and/or credits from
other Whitman departments). Students may not count more than four credits of
121, 221, or 222 toward the minor.
Bob Withycombe, Jim Hanson, Robert Sickels
RFS 110. Fundamentals of Public Address, 4
hours.
RFS 121, Fundamentals
of Debate, 1 hour (no longer includes speeches/dramatic interpretation)
RFS 160,
Intro to Film, 4 hours
RFS 165,
Intro to Filmmaking, 4 hours
RFS 221,
Intercollegiate Parliamentary Debate and Speaking Events, 2 hours
RFS 222,
Intercollegiate Policy Debate, 2 hours
RFS 240, Rhetorical Explorations: Gender, Class and
Race, 4 hours
RFS 250. Persuasion, Agitation and Social
Movements, 4 hours.
RFS 340,
Background of African American Protest Rhetoric, 4 hours
RFS 350, Freedom
of Speech and the First Amendment, 4 hours
RFS 351,
Argument in the Law and Politics, 4 hours
RFS 352,
Political Campaign Rhetoric, 4 hours
RFS 360,
Advanced Film, 4 hours
RFS 365,
Special topics: Studies in Film Genre
RFS 366,
Special topics: Major Figures in Film (The Independent Revolution, The Silver
Age of Cinema, The Golden Age of Cinema)
RFS 368:
Special Topics, World Cinema (Cross listed, Gender and Sexuality in
Contemporary Hispanic and Brazilian Film; (De)constructing
"Third World" Poverty: Imagery and Ethics in the Developing World,
Pedro Almodóvar's
RFS 371,
Rhetoric in Early Western Culture
RFS 379, 380. Special Topics Courses
RFS 380
Special Topics: A History of American Public Address
RFS 401, 402. Independent Study.
RFS 487,
Rhetoric and Film Criticism
RFS 491,
498, Thesis (Regular and Honors)
Team Awards
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Policy Awards ADAM MCKIBBEN AND TOM FRIEDENBACH Idaho State FIRST JV WNPT SECOND JV USC SECOND JV ALEX ZENDEH AND BRIAN COLE UNLV OCTAS Idaho State OCTAS USC 4-3 Berkeley, Octas Northwestern, 4-3 NW CEDA Champs, QUARTERS NDT Second Round Bid CEDA Nationals, DOUBLES ALI EDWARDS AND DAVE MATHEWS UNLV DOUBLES Idaho State, OCTAS Berkeley, 4-2 ALLISON HUMBLE AND LEWIS SILVER Idaho State, OCTAS WNPT Quarters Berkeley, 4-2 CEDA Nationals, TRIPLES (Lewis, Academic
All American Award) BLAKE BARNETT AND SPENCER JANYK UNLV, DOUBLES Idaho State, QUARTERS WNPT, SECOND (Spencer solo) Berkeley, 4-2 NW CEDA Champs, SEMIS CEDA Nationals, TRIPLES DANIEL STRAUS AND NATE COHN Gonzaga, QUARTERS Georgia State, SEMIS Kentucy, OCTAS Idaho State, SEMIS Wake Forest, OCTAS USC, DOUBLES Fullerton, QUARTERS Berkeley, SECOND Northwestern, DOUBLES NDT, First Round Bid (15th) NW CEDA Champs, FIRST (Nate, First
Speaker—Becky Galentine Award) CEDA Nationals, QUARTERS (Nate and Daniel,
Academic All American Award) NDT, DOUBLES JON RILEY AND
NICK GRIFFIN UNLV DOUBLES Northwestern, 4-3 NW CEDA Champs, QUARTERS CEDA Nationals, TRIPLES (Nick, Academic All
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Parli
and IE Awards ALI EDWARDS AND
BRIE COYLE PLU, OCTAS. ALI EDWARDS AND
BRIAN COLE Whitman Classic 2 Withycombe, OCTAS. ALI EDWARDS AND
DAVE MATHEWS NPDA, QUADS BRIE COYLE AND NIGEL RAMOZ-LESLIE Utah-NAU Swing,
SEMIS BRIE COYLE AND DANIEL STRAUS Whitman Classic 2 Withycombe, OCTAS. BRIE COYLE WWU Impromptu,
SEMIS, JV Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, Impromptu, SECOND, JV CARSON BOOTH Lewis and Clark, Jr Extemp, FOURTH. CARSON BOOTH AND SARAH
GOLDEN Lewis and Clark,
SEMIS, JV. CHARLIE WEEMS AND
MICHAEL BELL PLU, SEMIS Novice. CHARLIE WEEMS WWU Impromptu,
SEMIS, Novice CHARLIE WEEMS AND RUBEN RAYCHAUDHURI Whitman Classic 2 Withycombe, FIRST, Novice CHRIS FLEMING AND
PAUL WYATT PLU, OCTAS UPS, OCTAS WWU, SEMIS UPS Free, OCTAS Whitman Classic 1 McSloy: QUARTERS NPTE At Large Bid NPTE 16th
Place (4 elims) CHRIS FLEMING AND
JOEL WILSON Washburn Swing,
Part 1, OCTAS Washburn Swing,
Part 2, DOUBLES CHRIS FLEMING AND
NICK GRIFFIN NPDA, DOUBLES CHRIS FLEMING Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, Impromptu, FIRST, JV DAVE MATHEWS AND
CARSON BOOTH PLU, OCTAS. DAVE MATHEWS AND
NICK GRIFFIN Whitman Classic 2 Withycombe, DOUBLES DRAKE SKAGGS AND
ROMAN GOERSS Lewis and Clark,
QUARTERS JV UPS, FIRST JV WWU, SECOND JV UW JV CHAMPS, FIRST GALEN PHILLIPS AND
JOHN-HENRY HECKENDORN PLU, FIRST Novice Lewis and Clark,
FIRST Novice WWU, OCTAS, JV Whitman Classic 2 Withycombe, SECOND, JV UW JV CHAMPS, FIRST GENI VENABLE AND TIM WILDER PLU, SECOND
Novice UPS, QUARTERS JV HARRY HIXON AND KYLE MOEN Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, SECOND, JV HARRY HIXON AND TOM FRIEDENBACH Lewis and Clark,
FIRST JV HARRY HIXON AND RUBEN RAYCHAUDHURI UW JV CHAMPS,
QUARTERS HARRY HIXON WWU, SEMIS, Extemp, JV Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, Extemp FINALIST JOEL WILSON Pacific, Sr Impromptu SEMIS. WWU, JV Impromptu
FOURTH JOEL WILSON AND NIGEL RAMOZ-LESLIE Pacific, DOUBLES UPS Free, SEMIS Whitman Classic 2 Withycombe, OCTAS NPTE At Large Bid NPTE 6-6 (missed
advancing on tie breakers) NPDA TRIPLES JOHN-HENRY HECKENDORN WWU Impromptu,
SEMIS, Novice KELSEY HIGHET AND TIM WILDER Whitman Classic 2 Withycombe, FIRST, Novice KYLE MOEN Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, Extemp
SECOND, JV NIGEL RAMOZ-LESLIE Lewis and Clark, Jr Impromptu, SECOND WWU Impromptu, SEMIS,
JV Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, Impromptu, FINALIST PAUL WYATT Pacific, Sr Extemp, SEMIS Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, Extemp FIRST,
JV Whitman Classic 2
Withycombe, Persuasion, FIRST PETER
QUATTERE-BURCHER AND SARA RASMUSSEN PLU, QUARTERS
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