Information on the 2008-09 Season

1)      Team Meetings:           Starting on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, the RSDS will hold weekly meetings from 4-7pm.   Until further notice, the meetings will be held in the Debate Room on the second floor of the Haas Library next to the AV room and the library record collection.

2)      Debate Schedule:   Regular members of the RSDS are expected to attend at least two tournaments per semester.   The anticipated tournament schedule is as follows:

2008-2009 Schedule:

July 23-Aug 2 Debate Camp at Towson (Selected debaters)
August 10-15 (Potential/Tentative) Intramural UMASS-WCSU scrimmage/camp in Springfield
September 26-27 Rochester
October 17-19 West Point
October 25-26 Western Connecticut
November 22-23 Binghamton
January 1-9 USC/Fullerton Swing (Max 2 teams)
January 23-25 Navy (Possible)
January 31-Feb 1 UMASS
February 14-15 Cornell
February 28-Mar 1 Regionals at Baruch
March 6-9 Novice/JV Nats (Towson)
March 23-24 CEDA Nats (Approximate)

3)    Topic Areas:  The 08-09 policy resolution will be in one of the following topic areas:

Decreasing Agricultural Subsidies

Promoting Genetic Engineering

Establishing Universal Health Care

Enforcing Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Establishing Greater Labor Rights

Giving Reparations for Indigenous Peoples or Descendants of Slaves

Russia