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8 April 2010

UK Election Debate Analysis

With the UK election now called for 6th May it has also been confirmed that, for the first time, there will be a series of Election Debates on Thursday 15th, 22nd and 29th April 2010.

Election Debates will be covering all three debates and have invited a range of experienced adjudicators from across the political spectrum, and indeed across the world, to render their verdicts on each encounter from the perspective of years of watching and assessing debates, and sorting fact from assertion, pleasing rhetoric from convincing argument.

For more information keep an eye on http://electiondebates.wordpress.com/

5 April 2010

TCD win HWS

Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) have won the 2010 HWS IV In the Final they defeated Sydney (Australia), Cornell (USA), Queens (Canada).


Motion

Finals
THW ban genetic selection to prevent homosexual children.
Round 5
THW allow jurors to question witnesses.
Round 4
THBT people born without sexual desire would be better off.
Round 3
Corporations should not be allowed to give campaign donations.
Round 2
THBT nuclear powers should cede the power of launch to an international body.
Round 1
THBT states should compensate people who are wrongfully convicted.

DCU 2010 results‏

Results of the Dublin CIty University Open 2010

Motions
Rd 1 - THB that Google should operate under China's censorship laws
Rd 2 - THW make a change to the criminal justice system that could reasonably be described as draconian
Rd 3 - THW hold the Pope criminally responsible for abuses committed by Catholic clergy
Rd 4 - THW abolish all intellectual property protection
Rd 5 - THW ban public sector workers from striking
Semis - THB the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will,is to prevent harm to others.
Final - THB the Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to Sinn Fein.

Sophie Scannell & Becky West took the Pro-Am prize

Break:
1. Gregg O'Neill & Ross McGuire
2. Paddy Rooney & Derek Doyle
3. Aengus O'Corrain & John Engle
4. Niamh McNally & Muireann O'Dwyer
5. David Hartery & Conor Kelly
6. Christine Simpson & Eoghan Casey
7. Catherine Murphy & Max Sullivan
8. Luke Ryder & Andrew Lynn

Top Speakers:
1. Ross Reid Maguire
2. Gregg O`Neill
3. Paddy Rooney
4. Eoghan Casey
5. Derek Doyle
6. Catherine Murphy
7. Muireann O'Dwyer
8. Aengus O Corrain
9. Nuala Kane
10. Hugh Burns

Final:
1P: Christine Simpson & Eoghan Casey
1O: Paddy Rooney & Derek Doyle
2P: Gregg O'Neill & Ross McGuire
2O: David Hartery & Conor Kelly

Winners: Gregg O'Neill & Ross McGuire

McGill Win Cusid Nationals 2010

The 2010 CUSID (Canada) National Results were held in University of Alberta.
Champion: MCG Goldenrod (Sophie MacIntyre & Vinay K Mysore)

Finalist: MCG Unmellow Yellow (Saro Setrakian & Sean Stefanik)

Semifinalists:
MCG Laser Lemon (Jake Liang & Bryce Balcolm)
YU Shocking Pink (Rudi Lof & Brent Kettles)

Quarterfinalists:
HH Cerulean (John Ashbourne & George Trotter)
UBC Robin's Egg Blue (Joshua Sealy-Harrington & Evan Choate)
MCG Sunglow (Joe Bricker & Cal Rosemond)
DAL Spring Green (Ali Cherri & Max Rau)

Top Speakers
1. Sean Stefanik (McGill)
2. John Ashbourne (Hart House)
3. Brent Kettles (Osgoode)
4. Saro Setrakian (McGill)
5. Jake Liang (McGill)
6. George Trotter (Hart House)
7. Andrew McCoomb (Dalhousie)
8. Sophie MacIntyre (McGill)
9. Bryce Balcolm (McGill)
10. Mark Rubenstein (Queen's)

Top Novice Team: HH Inchworm (Deirdre Casey & Sam Greene)
1st Novice Speaker: Tim Abdulla (McGill)
2nd Novice Speaker: Sam Greene (Hart House)
3rd Novice Speaker: tie between Deirdre Casey & Howard Cohen

Public speaking results
Champion: Christopher McMillan (Calgary)
2nd: Keith Lehwald (Dalhousie)
3rd: Meritt Koçdağ (Saskatchewan)

Team Break:
1st: HH Cerulean (John Ashbourne & George Trotter), on 6 points
2nd: MCG Unmellow Yellow (Saro Setrakian & Sean Stefanik), on 5 points
3rd: MCG Laser Lemon (Jake Liang & Bryce Balcom), on 5 points
4th: YU Shocking Pink (Rudi Lof & Brent Kettles), on 5 points
5th: UBC Robin's Egg Blue (Joshua Sealy-Harrington & Evan Choate), on 5 points
6th: MCG Sunglow (Joe Bricker & Cal Rosemond), on 5 points
7th: DAL Spring Green (Ali Cherri & Max Rau), on 5 points
8th: MCG Goldenrod (Sophie MacIntyre & Vinay K Mysore), on 4 points

Novice Break:
1st: McGill Green Yellow (Tim Abdulla & John Clarke), on 4 points
2nd: Hart House Inchworm (Deirdre Casey & Sam Greene), on 4 points

Public Speaking:
1st: Keith Lehwald (Dalhousie University)
2nd: Jordan Rederburg (University of Saskatchewan)
3rd: Sean Husband (McGill University)
4th: Chris McMillan (University of Calgary)
5th: Meritt (University of Saskatchewan)
6th: Garrett Richards (University of Saskatchewan)

Judges Break:
Alan Cliff (UADS)
Erin Reddekop (SFU)
Gavin Charles (DAL)
Jason Rogers (HH)
Richard Lizius (HH)
Monica Ferris (HH)
Guillaume LaRoche (MCG)
Ian Freeman (HH)
Margherita Wisdom Devine (MCG)
James Crossman (UADS)
Patrick Meehan (UBC)
Roman Kotovych (UADS)
Neil Frazer (HH)
Andrew Baker (USDS)
Angela Jansen (USDS)
Ian Burch (UADS)
Iain Ireland (UADS)
Emily Cliff (UADS)
Wallis Rudnick (UADS)
Sean Lee (UADS)
Nick Tam (UADS)
Siobhan Kirkland (UCDS)
Michael Hsaio (UBC)
Miriam Gough (MCG)
Anno Laarman (UADS)
Krum Dochev (DAL)
Janna Robblee (UCDS)

Irish Times Format in America

Steve at http://progymna.blogspot.com/ has posted a couple of articles about recent workshops on the Irish Times debating format that were held in St John's.  This was part of the annual tour of the Irish Times Winners to North America. 

If you want to read the articles with an independent view of this unique Irish Format then visit http://progymna.blogspot.com/

Back on line

I was offline for most of the last 10 days so lots of stuff to catch up on.  Over 1000 articles in the debate section of my Google reader.  I'll scan through them and post anything interesting.