Image: Friends and Colleagues, The University of Georgia Debate Union is pleased to invite you to the Fifteenth Annual Bulldog Debates that will be held in Athens, Georgia, on February 28th through March 2nd, 2014. We wish to make this year’s Bulldog Debates an enjoyable and educational experience. Last year, our tournament drew 100 teams from three states. We are a TOC Qualifier in policy debate at the Semi-Final level. There will be six (6) preliminary rounds of open and novice, policy debate, followed by an appropriate number of elimination rounds for each division. Last year both divisions cleared to the Octafinals. The national policy resolution will be used in both open and novice team debate (Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico, or Venezuela.) Entry fees will be $50.00 per team. We expect to have a very small pool of hired judges available. Many of our students will be traveling to college tournaments of their own during our tournament and their judging will be limited. This year we are excited to offer Public Forum debate at the Bulldog Debates. There will be six (6) preliminary rounds of open Public Forum, followed by an appropriate number of elimination rounds. The schedule will follow that of policy debate, single-flighted with elimination rounds on Sunday. The National Forensic League’s February topic will be used in Public Forum debate. Entry Fees will be $50.00 per team. We appreciate schools that can fulfill their entire judging commitment for Public Forum, but will have a very limited amount of judging for hire. We will have distinct Open and Novice policy debate divisions. Coaches will still be able to enter novice teams in the open division if they choose to do so. Such a decision will preclude a team from receiving awards designated for the novice division. The Novice policy division will NOT utilize the Georgia novice evidence packet. High School students will be allowed to judge the Novice Division. There will be a limited preference system used in assigning judges in the Open division. We look forward to seeing old friends and welcoming new ones to our campus. Please call us if we can provide you with any additional information. We hope to adhere to the tentative schedule listed below. With the change in date, the size of the entry may result in an amendment of this schedule when we get closer to the tournament date. Sincerely, Edward M. Panetta, Ph.D. Will Mosley-Jensen Director of Debate Tournament Director 706-542-4445 706.542.3238 706-542-3245 (FAX) email: epanetta@uga.edu email: wjensen@uga.edu Downloads 2014 Bulldog Debates - Invite Type of News/Audience: UGA Debate Tags: Novice Debate Alumni News Press High School Debate TOC Bid
