Nationals 2008

Posted on April 23, 2008

Most of the rounds from nationals haven't been converted and / or consented to. But check back here frequently - I'll post rounds as they become available.

Finals

Stanford A (Mike Baer & Anish Mitra) def. Princeton A (Jason Sheltzer & Dave Kwasniewski)

Should an evolutionary biologist debate an advocate of intelligent design? Opp said yes.

Semifinals

Princeton A (Dave Kwasniewski & Jason Sheltzer) def. Chicago A (Bridget Fahey & Steph Bell)

Don't exclude immigrants on the basis of homophobia

Quarterfinals

Chicago A (Steph Bell & Bridget Fahey) def. Columbia SH (Matt Scarola & Caitlin Halpern)

Legalize blackmail

Princeton A (Dave Kwasniewski & Jason Sheltzer) def. Harvard BB (Ben Belser & Lewis Bollard)

Require the use of government provided defenders

Stanford A (Anish Mitra & Mike Baer) def. Yale BR (Andrew Rohrbach & Josh Bone)

Recognize Hamas

Octofinals

Yale BR (Josh Bone & Andrew Rohrbach) def. Hopkins SW (Vivek Suri & Sean Withall)

Remove the right not to self-incriminate.

Round 6

Fordham A (Matt Spotts & Frank Marsico) def. Brandeis Blyvitz (Rebecca Sivitz & Dan Blynn)

Rebel even though you know you'll die and your rebellion will fail?

W&M HT (Sam Hynes & Josh Turner) def. Harvard CL (Anthony Carlson & Andrew Laing)

American public schools should mandate an annual AIDS test.

Harvard BB (Ben Belser & Lewis Bollard) def. Stanford B (Rich Boltizar & Andrew Suciu)

Is hate crime legislation consistent with the spirit of the US? Opp said yes.

Round 5

Bates JM (Brendan Jarboe & Matt Marienthal) def. Dartmouth WH (Andrew Wansley & Joe Huston)

Court-appointed non-adversarial experts

Chicago A (Bridget Fahey & Steph Bell) def. Columbia DY (David Yin & Ryne Duchmann)

Oppressive government or no government?

Round 3

Columbia SH (Caitlin Halpern & Matt Scarola) def. Yale BR (Josh Bone & Andrew Rohrbach)

Ministerial Exception to Title VII cases? Opp said remove it.

Round 2

Stanford A (Mike Baer & Anish Mitra) def. Vassar A (Jenny Wasson & Meg Dallett)

Youngstown v. Sawyer was wrongly decided.

Dartmouth WH (Andrew Wansley & Joe Huston) def. W&M HT (Josh Turner & Sam Hynes)

NEA v. Finley was wrongly decided

Bates JM (Brendan Jarboe & Matt Marienthal) def. Stanford B (Andrew Suciu & Rich Boltizar)

Repeal the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

Williams 2008

Posted on April 9, 2008

Thanks, Ryan Menezes.

Finals

BU Yo Quiero Taco Bell (Ryan Cross & Rocky Lotito) def. Tufts / Amherst Hybrid (Aram Boghosian & Nic Zhou)

Congress can unseed newly elected members. Chicago has elected a bear. Should Congress let it serve? Opp chose yes.

Semifinals

BU Yo Quiero Taco Bell (Rocky Lotito & Ryan Cross) def. Harvard Hatfields (Anthony Carlson & Andrew Laing)

As an English teacher, base your curriculum on classic or contemporary literature? Opp chose classic literature.

Quarterfinals

BU Yo Quiero Taco Bell (Rocky Lotito & Ryan Cross) def. Wesleyan HS (Mytheos Holt & Bradley Spahn)

As a college student, do you follow Marxism or Objectivism? Opp chose Objectivism.

A few updates

Posted on March 22, 2008

2 rounds from Worlds, 2 rounds from Northams and 3 rounds from McGill have been added. Thanks to Alex Amar for being awesome.

Providence College

Posted on March 18, 2008

Thanks to Ryan Menezes, one round from PC is now available. (Another might be coming later).

Quarterfinals

BU Scranton Branch (Jake Campbell & Alex Taubes) def. Brown / Amherst EJ Harris for APDA Pope (Jen Tarr & Mason Bradbury)

You are England in 1861. The Confederacy asks for military aid in fighting the North. Do you give it? Opp chose no.

New York University 2008

Posted on February 4, 2008

The final round and one semifinal round from the 2008 NYU tournament are now online thanks to Trevor Gleason.

Finals

Yale BR (Andrew Rohrbach & Josh Bone) def. W&M A (Andy Hill & Ben Strahs)

Should the gay community support ENDA? Opp said no.

Semifinals