<p>Yeah I'm going to Harvard in Varsity LD...went 3-3 last year in Varsity LD, it was my first year in LD anyway.
And its Feb 18-20. What school do you go to pyroman?</p>
<p>i go to chattahoochee</p>
<p>Is it really that easy? The tournaments run by the NJ Forensics League require an adult supervisor, according to the President. I could definitely get a couple friends to get a hotel and go somewhere by train for a couple days...</p>
<p>Policy debate = only real debate. Only hardcore people do it. And we are the hottest debaters.</p>
<p>agreed haha...but unfortunately some schools/states lack policy.</p>
<p>Yea, but that just makes the people that still do policy that much more hardcore!</p>
<p>policy owz, it turns you jaded and replaces empathy with bodcount...what more can u want?</p>
<p>lol...nuclear war, duh.</p>
<p>You see, over here in good ol' Texas we do UIL Debate. My high school was just built last year, so the band is the only EC invested in (****ed me off to, knowing that the majority of those in band are kind of wealthy anyway) right now. Anyways, before I start ranting, I'll just say that we will officially have Debate next year. For the competitions this spring, I decided to prepare of my own accord. The teacher responsible for coaching it was kind of doubtful, but by seeing that I won 2nd place at my second tournament (which was just last week), she's relenting by saying that I can participate nationally next year if I go that far. I'm really excited. I just hope I can go far this year in the realms of state!</p>
<p>I'm an second year debater doing LD. My heart is in Extemp, but our school lacks LD teams. I'm around the 700s so still a little ways from a superior distinction. Quite busy this year, though. How does everyone think of the new resolution about juvenile crimes?</p>
<p>Y'all have juvenile crimes? Interesting. L-D UIL Texas debate is now centered on whether drug testing students in extracurricular activities is justified or not. It gets quite boring really fast.</p>
<p>Did anyone go to the Harvard LD tournament this weekend. My school went, like 7 of us. It was my third time doing ld, but somehow i managed to break and the went on to get owned by this other guy. I was still happy though.</p>
<p>i do interp. go interp!!!!</p>
<p>I went to the Harvard VLD tourney. I got a 4-2, with about 1.5 speaks from breaking.</p>
<p>I'm from a very, very traditional-style team. We tend not to do so well at national tournaments (with a few more traditional exceptions). The rounds that killed me were against a guy who sped and I couldn't flow (I lost, naturally) and a round in which my opponent had a value and no futher case structure (I won, but it was messy). I was Thomas Jefferson EM if you wanna check the ballots.</p>
<p>LD>Policy.</p>
<p>Do you guys think it would be possible for just a couple of us from my school's club to attend a local conference (without staying at a hotel since it's so close) without an advisor?</p>
<p>LD debater here... I don't do national circuit, primarily because I think it's not real debate.</p>
<p>Frankly, I couldn't care less about all the performative arguments and weird kritik garbage that goes on on the nat circuit. I like my debates to be about the topic at hand, not genocidal linguistics. I'm weird like that.</p>
<p>this new topic blows, btw</p>
<p>SonataX - My thoughts exactly. That's what I mean when I say that my team is traditional.</p>
<p>With that being said, national tournaments are fun for there own reasons. I've had some of my worst debates there, but also some of my best.</p>
<p>Ne1 have info bout the NJ LD league, when the comp is, the topic? I've been looking at the website and cant find what I need. My schools coach has been out from school and i need the info thanx.</p>
<p>end3590 - do you mean the NJFL tournament?</p>
<p>Is the NJFL wat sponsors the Lincoln Douglas debates? I'm not sure, I just know my school does the LD debates, I'm not sure under what orginization.</p>