USC Trojan Debate Squad

Tournaments Hosted by USC in 2013-2014

<rss@usctrojandebate.com> (Gordon Stables) — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:03:00 PDT

The Trojan Debate Squad is scheduled to host five competitions in the 2013-14 academic year. Please contact us at stables@usc.edu if you have any questions or would like more information.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League - Tournament 1

The opening tournament for the LA urban debate league season. Friday October 11 and Saturday October 12, 2013.

USC 'David Damus' High School Round Robin

An invitation only event for a select number of high school debate teams. Thursday October 31 and Friday November 1. Everyone is encouraged to attend the full tournaments at Notre Dame High School (policy debate) and Harvard-Westlake (LD) that weekeend.

USC 'Alan Nichols' College Tournament

Open to all universities. Friday January 3 - Sunday January 5, 2014. Part one of the California winter swing tournament with the second half hosted at CSU Fullerton.

USC High School Debate Tournament

Open to all high schools. Policy and LD will be offered and other events may be added if space allows. Friday February 28 - Sunday March 2, 2014.

LAMDL Los Angeles City Championship

April 2014. Specific dates TBA. The year end conclusion to the LAMDL schedule.

Updated High School Tournament Calendar for 2012-13

<rss@usctrojandebate.com> (Gordon Stables) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:11:00 PDT

We have updated our calendar of high school tournaments hosted at USC for 2012-13.

We have a great collection of events including the addition of the Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Debate Series Southwesr Regional Championship.

We look forward to seeing you at USC!

Trojan Web Debates - Week 2 Pairings, Week 1 Overall and Round By Round Results Now Available

<rss@usctrojandebate.com> (Jim) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:43:00 PDT

A complete list of Week 2 Debates, and round by round and overall results from Week 1 for the Spring 2012 Trojan Web Debates are now available on the tournament website.

http://www.usctrojandebate.com/page/TWDSpring12

Judge feedback from week 1 debates will be e-mailed to competitors within the next 24 hours.

We appreciate everyone's patience as we wrapped up judging and set up the Week 2 Debates. Keep in mind that the schedule for this week is pushed back one day - so Proposition Speeches are posted on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week, while Opposition Speeches are posted on Monday and Wednesday!

Trojan Web Debates - Proposition Rebuttal Speeches Due Tonight

<rss@usctrojandebate.com> (Jim) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:52:00 PDT

Reminder for Trojan Web Debates competitors - your Proposition Rebuttal speeches are due tonight by 11:59 PM PST! Please be sure to post on time!

To see a complete list of debates in progress, click HERE.

TIP: This is a long list, so if you're looking for a particular competitor/debate, you can load the list and then press "CTRL+F" to search the list.

Spring 2012 Trojan Web Debates Begin Today, April 2nd!

<rss@usctrojandebate.com> (Jim) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:02:00 PDT

The Trojan Web Debates begin today! Proposition speeches should be posted by 11:59 PM Monday, 4/2.

E-mails have been sent to all competitors with instructions on how to post videos, the tournament schedule, debate formats and other important information. If you are a competitor and you have not received this e-mail, please contact Jim Maritato at maritato@usc.edu ASAP!

Instructions for submitting ballots and debate assignments for judges will be e-mailed to judges today, 4/2. No action is required of judges until the completion of debates on Friday night, but judges are welcome to watch the debates as they unfold daily if they like. Judging will begin on Saturday morning, and close at 5 PM PST on Sunday, April 8th.

A complete list of pairings is now available at the tournament webpage, http://usctrojandebate.com/page/TWDSpring12 as well as a list of all entered competitors and judges. If available, judge bios have also been posted.

Best of luck to all of our competitors!