Morehouse College Forensics Program presents The “Best of Both Worlds” Experiment 2019 Dr Martin Luther King, Jr “King Classic” Debate Tournament and Social Justice Warm Up Debates Friday through Sunday, October 4-6, 2019 Colleagues, With great enthusiasm, I extend a warm invitation to your program to attend the “Best of Both Worlds” Experiment, which combines the fourth annual “King Classic” parliamentary debate tournament with the Social Justice Debates in mash up of extemporaneous debate around various social justice topics and research based debate around a particular social justice topic “King Classic” has been named after one of the greatest debaters in American history, and an alumnus of Morehouse College, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr This year we intend to offer NPDA-style parliamentary debate (open and novice) We look forward to offering you a well-run, punctual, and enjoyable tournament We will also debate a different social topic every Parli Round The Social Justice Debates are an annual intercollegiate debate series founded by Morehouse College and The George Washington University The only intercollegiate debate series in the world dedicated to social justice topics, the Social Justice Debates aspire to promote productive and rigorous debates challenging current and future thought leaders to consider issues of justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunity, and privilege in U.S society The Social Justice Debates are a civic debate education program coordinated by the Civic Debate Conference One of the unique aspects of the Social Justice Debates is that we bring in judges from the social justice community such as attorneys, sitting judges, activists, and academics to judge the elimination rounds for the Social Justice Debate We believe their inclusion enhances the educational experience for all participants You may also find some in your preliminary rounds The 2019-20 Social Justice Debates will challenge diverse groups of students drawn from across the nation to come together to engage the question of whether reparations ought be provided to U.S citizens descended from slaves The series will culminate in a US national championship tournament held at Morehouse College on Martin Luther King Jr Weekend Morehouse and Howard University in Washington D.C are both hosting “warm up” Social Justice Debates to help students prepare for the national championship in January 2020 We hope this unique combined event will allow your students to explore two different types of debate in one weekend The schedule has been designed to include training for judges who need it, various social justice topics will be released 20 minutes in advance of the debate for King Classic debates which will utilize a parliamentary debate format, and offer 10 minutes of judge feedback The Social Justice debates rounds will utilize the same civic debate format used in the past for these debates, which includes six minutes for speeches and four minutes for cross-examination of every constructive speech All students competing in “Open” will be able to compete in both King Classic and Social Justice debate rounds while the Novice division will be reserved for those in their first year of intercollegiate debate (regardless of experience) seeking only to debate in the NPDA format If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail We look forward to seeing you Sincerely, Professor Kenneth A Newby, Esq Director of Morehouse College Forensics (Speech and Debate Team) Cell 860.983.8633 Work 404.239.2224 knewby@morehouse.edu TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, October 5:00 p.m 5:30 p.m 6:00 p.m 6:50 p.m Registration/Check-In Judge Briefing Parli Draw Round Parli Round Saturday, October 8:30 a.m Registration/Check-In 9:00 a.m Social Justice Judge Briefing 9:30 a.m Social Justice Round 11:00 a.m Parli Draw Round 12:30 p.m Lunch on Your Own 1:30 p.m Social Justice Round 3:00 p.m Parli Draw Round 4:30 p.m Social Justice Round 5:30 p.m Parli Draw Round 7:00 p.m Quarter Finals Draw Sunday, October 8:30 a.m 9:00 a.m 9:30 a.m 11:00 a.m 12:00 p.m 1:00 p.m 2:30 p.m Parli Quarter Finals Draw Social Justice Judge Briefing Social Justice Semi Finals Social Justice Finals Lunch on Your Own Parli Semi Finals Draw Parli Finals Draw **Teams seeking to ONLY compete in Social Justice rounds may so, however, break to Semifinals will be determined by win percentage, so a team going 2-1 in Social Justice rounds will have an equal chance to break as a team going 4-2 in the Combined-Open Division ***The Parli Debate Break will be determined based on a team’s entire record from the Combined-Open Division TOPIC SUBMISSIONS Schools are encouraged to submit resolutions based on social justice topics for Parli rounds All topics debate during the weekend will be social justice topics Schools should limit their resolution suggestions to At his discretion, the Tournament Director shall exclude resolutions for Parli based on duplicity, improper phrasing, repetitiveness from previous tournaments, etc Please also indicate your entry size in Parli The deadline for submitting resolutions shall be 5:00 p.m on September 20 The topic areas for the tournament will be released publicly by Monday, September 23 All Social Justice rounds will debate the following resolution: The United States Federal Government should provide direct compensation to all African-Americans who descended from slaves as reparations for slavery SUGGESTED TOURNAMENT HOTELS Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport North Tel (404) 477-6600 – Avg Rate $95 I-85 North and Virginia Ave., 3437 Bobby Brown Parkway, East Point, GA 30344 FACILITIES/SERVICES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GUEST ROOM FEATURES • • • • • NEW HOTEL – 100% Non-Smoking with Well-Lit, Complimentary On-Site Parking AND Airport Shuttle Service ‘Super-High Speed’ (10Mb Fiber Optic) Wireless Internet Access throughout Hotel & Banquet Facilities with Wired Ethernet for Secure VPN Cooked-to-Order Breakfast with Omelets, Waffles, Daily Chef Specials and Starbucks® Coffee Restaurant/Lounge and Evening Room Service Meeting Rooms and Banquet Facilities providing On-Site Catering Services Indoor, Heated, Saline (Mineral) Pool, a Hot Tub or our Outdoor Lap Pool 24-Hour Pavilion Pantry® Convenience Store; Find a healthy snack, ice cream, cold beverages and frozen entree’s 24-Hour Business Center with Secure Remote Printing throughout Hotel 24-Hour Fitness Center (Cardio & Weights) or In-Room Stay Fit Kit® 24-Hour Guest Laundromat • • • • • • • • • • • • • 37” LCD HDTV with All Major Channels in HighDefinition (HD), including HBO, ESPN, CNN, all Local Channels, and many more 10 Mb Fiber Optic Wireless Internet, plus Wired Ethernet Port for Secure VPN Access, and plenty of Electrical Outlets Microwave, Refrigerator/Freezer, Coffee Maker, Steam Iron and Hair Dryer Revolutionary Garden Sleep® System Adjustable Bed Ergonomic, 11-way adjustable, Herman Miller Desk Chair Neutrogena® bath products, Waterpik® massaging shower head, curved shower rod and abundance of lighting Innovative Thermostat with Motion, Infrared Heat and Humidity Control Sensors ensuring Guest Temperature Settings Alarm Clock/Radio with MP3 Connectivity with ‘Sounds of Nature’ Stay Fit Kit® for a combination of Yoga and Pilates in the Privacy of Your Own Room OTHER BUDGET HOTELS NEAR SCHOOL (AVG PRICE UNDER $100): Holiday Inn Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Tel 404-591-2000 – Avg Rate $99 450 Capitol Ave SW, Atlanta, GA, 30312 United States Castleberry Inn& Suites Tel 404-893-4663 – Avg Rate $91 186 Northside Dr Sw, Atlanta, GA, 30313 United States Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Airport North Tel 404-559-1043 – Avg Rate $63 3399 International Blvd, Hapeville, GA, 30354 United States TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES All of the rules guiding the NPDA apply to the Parli Rounds including the use of flex time The format of the debate will be as follows: First Proposition Constructive Speaker: minutes Opposition Flex Time: minutes First Opposition Constructive Speaker: minutes Proposition Flex Time: minutes Second Proposition Constructive Speaker: minutes Opposition Flex Time: minute Second Opposition Constructive Speaker: minutes Opposition Rebuttal by First Speaker: minutes Proposition Flex Time: minute Proposition Rebuttal by First Speaker: minutes For more information on the rules governing this format, please visit: https://www.parlidebate.org/npda-rules All of the Social Justice Rounds will follow the guidelines and format used at past Social Justice Debates: The Affirmative team will speak first Each team will present three six minute speeches Each six minute speech will be followed by a four minute cross examination by the opposing team 1st Affirmative Speech: minutes Cross Examination by Second Negative: minutes 1st Negative Speech Cross Examination by First Affirmative: minutes 2nd Affirmative Speech: minutes Cross Examination by First Negative: minutes 2nd Negative Speech Cross Examination by Second Affirmative: minutes Minutes Preparation Time Closing Affirmative Rebuttal – minutes Minutes Preparation Time Closing Negative Rebuttal – minutes For more information on the guidelines for the Social Justice rounds, please review the Judge Handbook and Rules located at: https://www.social-justicedebates.org/2019-20.php There will be three divisions of debate Combined-Open (consisting of Parli rounds and Social Justice rounds), NPDA-Novice (which will follow the same topics as Combined Open so the Social Justice Topic will be debated three times, but the NPDA format will be used for ALL rounds), Social Justice Warm Up Only (which will require students to only debate in the three Social Justice rounds) Please note that Novice means anyone in their first year of collegiate debating regardless of high school experience Please note Flex Time is not intended as a substitute for POIs and all teams are expected to ask and answer at least one POI during the debate (preferably two) SWEEPSTAKES AND AWARDS There will be speaker awards for the top competitors, awards for all elimination rounds in each division, and sweepstakes trophies for the top programs in Parli Parli The sweepstakes formula will be as follows counting only a school’s top four teams: points for each NPDA win ENTRY DEADLINES, FEES AND JUDGES The entry deadline will be 4:30 p.m Friday, September 20 Changes will be accepted at no charge until 4:30 pm on Wednesday, September 25 Any drops or changes after that date will be charged a nuisance fee of $20.00 Parli Fees for each team entry in Parli is $50.00 If there are financial issues please advise as the cost is intended to defray tournament costs, not to make a profit PLEASE BRING JUDGES: Uncovered competitors for team debates is $75 Morehouse will have some judges, but not enough to cover the tournament Please note we prefer your judges to your hired money We plan on having wi-fi available in the draw rooms! Registration and Parking Registration will be held in Sale Hall Chapel Parking spots are available on campus at no charge on the weekend, but you must park at cost in our parking deck on Friday Please see the campus map for more details about location of buildings and parking: https://www.morehouse.edu/about/pdf/Campus-Map.pdf Directions From the North/Downtown From I-75/85 South to I-20 West Take Exit 55B, which is Lee Street/Ft McPherson/Atlanta University Center Turn right at the traffic light onto Westview Drive and proceed two blocks to the campus From the South/Hartsfield International Airport From I-75/85 North to I-20 West Take Exit 55B, which is Lee Street/Ft McPherson/Atlanta University Center Turn right at the traffic light onto Westview Drive and proceed two blocks to the campus From the East From I-20 West Take Exit 55B, which is Lee Street/Ft McPherson/Atlanta University Center Turn right at the traffic light onto Westview Drive and proceed two blocks to the campus From the West From I-20 East Take Exit 55A, which is Joseph Lowery Blvd./West End Turn left onto Joseph Lowery Blvd and proceed through four traffic lights At the fourth traffic light, turn right onto West End Avenue Turn left at next light, which is Westview Drive, and proceed to campus “KING CLASSIC/SOCIAL JUSTICE” DEBATE TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ENTRY FORM School: Coach: Cell Phone: Email: Parli Open-Combined Division: Parli Novice Division: Social Justice Only Division: Judges: Fees: competitors slots @ $50/team = _ Uncovered teams @ $75/team = (We prefer cash to facilitate paying costs and minimizing administration However, if you need to use a check, please Make Checks Payable To: Morehouse College Debate) Entries accepted only by email to: knewby@morehouse.edu ... Draw Social Justice Judge Briefing Social Justice Semi Finals Social Justice Finals Lunch on Your Own Parli Semi Finals Draw Parli Finals Draw **Teams seeking to ONLY compete in Social Justice rounds... Social Justice Judge Briefing 9:30 a.m Social Justice Round 11:00 a.m Parli Draw Round 12:30 p.m Lunch on Your Own 1:30 p.m Social Justice Round 3:00 p.m Parli Draw Round 4:30 p.m Social Justice. .. the NPDA format will be used for ALL rounds), Social Justice Warm Up Only (which will require students to only debate in the three Social Justice rounds) Please note that Novice means anyone