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Confidence is Contagious
by Dori Schurr If you have read my string of posts thus far, you have no doubt heard me use the acronym ‘BDE’. It is basically a way for...
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To all the Debaters I've Loved Before
by Noor Abdallah To All the Debaters I’ve Loved Before Unlike Lara Jean, I do not have a box of love letters written to all the debaters...
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What Really Matters
by Dori Schurr This weekend was a fun one for me. Oliver and I had a solid prelim record, and then we flew into outrounds....
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Small Things
by Sara Catherine Cook One frontline. One turn. One extension. It’s often the little things that make or break those close rounds in...
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Becoming Aware
by Sara Catherine Cook There are some things that we are just used to. It’s considered “normal” for me to go to school, to eat during the...
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A Letter to my Novices
by Liaa Fernandez Dear novices (and JVs), I was originally not going to write you this note, because I hadn’t been elected captain at the...
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New Year New Contentions
by Esme Longely 2018 is over, but your debate season isn’t! I like to think I’m a pragmatist, but I definitely think there’s something...
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Success
by Sara Abbasi As debaters, we are taught to reject an argument unless it has a clear and quantifiable impact. While this may be a useful...
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Let's Chat
by Dori Schurr I am an unabashed supporter of this website. Everyone who is a part of it, big or small, holds a very special place in my...
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Rewriting our Narrative
by Alexis Huang Five seconds on the clock. “Thus, we proudly negate.” “Ready for crossfire?” “Yes. You can have the first question.” “How...
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Debater Math
by Adriana Kim Even though debaters often get roasted for doing math in round, debate and math are surprisingly similar—both require...
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When the Going Gets Tough
by Alex Evangelidis Debate is tough. You do hours of prep. You stay up late doing redos. You sacrifice precious weekends of rest to get...
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The Trap of Awareness
by Riya Bindlish Sexism in debate is an issue that has recently been brought to light by several. Through strong womxn taking a stand and...
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Why All-Womxn Debate Tournaments are Important (but Mostly an I-Love-Debate Story)
by Yukiho Semimoto It’s crazy to think that I’m already in my fourth year of debate. There have been so many moments during these years...
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The Risk of Gender-biased Decisions: Weighing the Cost and Benefits of Parent Judges in Public Forum
by Olivia Mccauley We, girls, do not succeed in debate at the same rate as their male counterparts. In Public Forum, female entries...
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Why not You?
by Sara Catherine Cook I remember being one of those debaters sitting in the back of the room in late outrounds. I would text my partner,...
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BDE
by Dori Schurr Having energy in a round can be difficult as a female. No, not because typically the D in BDE is something some women...
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The Importance of Female Mentorship
by Camilla Green I was incredibly lucky for my first two years on Public Forum debate. My freshman year there were more girls than boys...
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Six Minutes
by Olivia Mccauley Every Saturday starts the same. My alarm goes off at 5:30 in the morning, slicing through a woozy, early morning haze....
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When The Gender Roles Switch
by Zoe Kaufmann When I joined debate as a freshman, I was told that I needed to find a male partner. The coaches who told me this meant...
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