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WFCA 2008-2009 Category Topics Released

For those wishing to get an early start on the season:

The Wisconsin Forensics Coaches Association has released the 2008-2009 proposed topics for Special Occasion, Public Address, Storytelling, Moments in History, and Group Discussion. It should be noted that these are merely proposed category topics, not the actual topics. The topics need to be approved by the membership at large in the fall.

(However, since these are coordinated with the WHSFA, they usually don’t change much. But I editorialize.)

You can find the information here: http://www.wfcaforensics.org/content/view/119/143/or below the break.

Moments in History
1450-1650: Reformation, Age of Discovery, and High Renaissance

Public Address
1. Internet Regulation: To what extent, if any, should content on the World Wide Web be regulated?
2. Human Trafficking: What, if anything, should be done to address the worldwide problem of human trafficking?
3. China: What effects did the 2008 Olympics have on the Chinese culturally, economically and/or politically?
4. Origin of Human Life: What should public schools be required to teach with regard to the origin of human life?

Special Occasion
1. Speech to Gain Good Will
2. A “Roast” Speech
3. A Nomination Speech
4. A Wedding or Anniversary Speech

Storytelling
1. A Hans Christian Anderson Story
2. A Story with Numbers
3. A Story with Poverty or Hardship
4. A Music Story
5. A Chinese Folktale

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Live blogging from the Marquette University Debate Institute

Bill Batterman is live blogging from the 29th Annual Marquette University Debate Institute. You can check out their coverage of the camp’s events over at: http://mudi2008.blogspot.com.

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WFD Brewer Game: Redux

Wisconsin Forensics Daily invites all WI debate and forensics coaches to “roll out the barrel” and “take themselves out to the ballgame”!

Brewers v. Nationals
Saturday, August 9th
First Pitch: 6:05p.m.

Especially recently, it’s become very difficult to obtain tickets for Saturday home games. Anyone interested in attending needs to email me at consult.australia@gmail.com BY AUGUST 1ST!

Anyone who doesn’t email me by that time is still welcome to purchase his/her own ticket and come along, but will miss out on the ticket deal WFD works out with the Brewers ticket office.

If agreeable to most parties, we would like to tailgate before the game. More details will be available as we move closer to the 9th.

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Obama Votes Aff on last year’s policy topic

From CNN:

Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a plan to create volunteer and service opportunities to help tackle some of the nation’s most pressing issues, part of his weeklong focus on patriotism and national service.

Included in his plan, was pretty much every affirmative in the resolution. CNN writes that Obama’s plan would include:

• Expanding AmeriCorps to 250,000 slots and doubling the size of the Peace Corps;
• Integrating service-learning programs into schools and universities
• Providing new service opportunities for working Americans and retirees;
• Expanding service initiatives that “engage disadvantaged young people and advance their education”;
• Expanding the capacity of nonprofit groups to innovate and expand successful programs across the country; and
• Enabling more Americans to serve in the armed forces

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