Welcome!! Much of the general workshop information is located on the team’s web site:
http://debate.richmond.edu/outreach/index.html
Here on the blog we will posting articles, discussion of the specific topics in LD and policy, and actual files (open and protected).
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For poverty research, start with our library site here:
http://libguides.richmond.edu/content.php?pid=46337&sid=385562
For LD, start here:
http://libguides.richmond.edu/content.php?pid=46337&sid=386320
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Policy Debate: We have attached a short bibliography for the poverty topic here–if you need a word version, let us know:
URNDI Draft One of the Poverty bibliography 2009
Topic Paper for the Poverty Resolution:
Topic Paper for 2009-10 Poverty Topic
The poverty topic is:
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.
Misc. poverty file (across the board): Misc. File from Planet Debate
More articles and citations on the poverty topic here: http://blog.richmond.edu/debate/2009/06/27/additional-articles-and-citations-on-the-poverty-topic/
Various lectures from around the country and more information on the poverty topic here: http://blog.richmond.edu/debate/2009/06/27/more-information-on-the-poverty-topic/
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate
New topics for the 09-10 season (and additional LD updates, articles, discussion) are here: http://blog.richmond.edu/debate/2009/07/03/ld-topic-slate-for-2009-2010/
We will be using the immigration topic initially at the workshop and then move into the 2009-2010 list. The link to the NFL page on L-D debate is here: http://www.nflonline.org/StudentResources/LincolnDouglas
A lot of useful L-D information can be found here: http://debate-central.ncpa.org/learn/resources-for-understanding-lincoln-douglas-debate
The list of 2009-10 LD topic possibilities (10 total) is here:
Resolved: Governments have an obligation to pursue and disclose the truth regarding suspected crimes by previous administrations.
Resolved: Public health concerns warrant government violation of pharmaceutical patents.
Resolved: In the United States, the principle of jury nullification is a just check on government.
Resolved: It is just for highly indebted poor countries to repudiate their debt.
Resolved: Economic sanctions ought not be used to achieve foreign policy objectives.
Resolved: A just government ought to guarantee adequate housing for all of its citizens.
Resolved: Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization.
Resolved: Records of an individual’s home Internet use ought to be protected from unreasonable search and seizure by the government.
Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons.
Resolved: Compulsory inclusion of non-felons’ DNA in any government database is unjust.
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