VBI2011: Modules 10

Students have two sets of modules this morning. The options for the first set include “Beating and Completing the Spread” with Cory Wynn, “Flowing” with Melia Willoughby, “Overcoming Side Bias” with Ben Sprung-Keyser, “Paranoia, Conspiracy Cultures, and Politics” with Jake Gelfand, “Poststructuralism” with Wesley Craven, “Running and Answering Theory from the Perspective of Your Last Speech” with Daniel Imas, “Skepticism” with Christian Tarsney, and “Writing New Affirmatives” with Josh Roberts.

All module postings can be found on the Victory Briefs Wiki.

VBI2011: Practice Round 5

The pairings for the fifth practice round are available online. The divisions are named for three of our past camp leaders: Oscar Shine, Tommy Clancy, and Neil Conrad. (The Conrad Division will begin its practice rounds later.)

All pairings can be found on the Victory Briefs Wiki.

VBI2011: Modules 9

Students have two sets of modules this morning. The options for the second set include “8 Steps to Becoming a Framework Debater” with Daniel Imas and Marshall Thompson, “Advancing Affirming” with Ben Holguin and Ben Lewis, “Affirmative Strategic Paradigms” with Stephen Babb, “Capitalism” with John Lewis, “Finding and Fighting Abuse” with Erik Legried, “Generating Offense” with Ben Sprung-Keyser, “The Plan-Inclusive Counterplan” with Hamilton Bloom, “Questioning Ethics” with Jane Kessner, and “Theories of Feminism” with Jon Cruz.

All module postings can be found on the Victory Briefs Wiki.

VBI2011: Modules 8

Students have two sets of modules this morning. The options for the first set include “Answering Counterplans” with Jason Zhou, “Avoiding Deontology vs. Utilitarianism” with Jane Kessner, “Cross-Examination Drill Session” with Cory Wynn, “Finishing the Round” with Jeff Liu, “Metatheory” with Catherine Tarsney and Christian Tarsney, “Rejecting Metaethics” with Stephen Babb, “Standards Debate” with Charles Chy and Larry Liu, and “Statistics and Empirical Evidence” with Karlyn Gorski.

All module postings can be found on the Victory Briefs Wiki.

VBI2011: Students of the Day — Sarah Sachs and Noah Star

Each day, I profile two students at the Victory Briefs Institute so you, dear reader, can learn about the debaters from across the country who have joined us here at UCLA.
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