PLUM 6.3 Results
The Third Tournament of the Sixth (2002-2003) Season of the
Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest
November 26, 2002
7 SCHOOLS, 14 TEAMS, OPEN DIVISION ONLY
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
- Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN
- Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
- Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
- South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
- St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS:
- 3-0 Gustavus Adolphus RP (Jay Reding - Justin Paul)
- 3-0 U of Minn./St. Cloud RB (Anthony Reel - Brian Billings)
- 2-1 South Dakota State DG (Shawna Duncan - Stephanie Gelderman)
- 2-1 St. Thomas BL (Jennifer Bennett - Joe LeBlanc)
- 2-1 Bethel College MJ (Steven McMullen - Terilyn Johnston)
- 2-1 U of Minn. FD (Michael Fenton - Morris Dupree)
- 2-1 Bethany Lutheran KC (Larry Kovaciny - Nataliya Chapovska)
- 1-2 Bethany Lutheran SL (Jon Schmidt - Aaron Lambrecht)
- 1-2 South Dakota State RL (Aaron Rahlfs - Nick Loeschke)
- 1-2 St. Thomas PV (Sarah Powell - Tyler Van)
- 1-2 Bethany Lutheran BL (Casey Barnes - Stacy Lilienthal)
- 1-2 Bethany Lutheran CM (Vlad Cherevko - Eric McCabe)
- 0-3 Bethel College JS (Jason Jenkins - Luke Scripter)
- 0-3 Bethel College PP (Bethany Piety - Jill Pavelka)
BRONZE ROUND:
- U of Minn FD (gov) def. St. Thomas BL 1-1
- Bethany Lutheran SL (opp) def. U of Minn./St. Cloud RB 2-0
- Gustavus Adolphus RP (opp) def. South Dakota State DG 2-0
- Bethel College MJ (opp) def. Bethany Lutheran KC 2-0
GOLD ROUND:
- Bethel College MJ (gov) def. U of Minn. FD 2-1
- Bethany Lutheran SL (gov) def. Gustavus Adolphus RP 2-1
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS (top 21):
- 1 - Steven McMullen - Bethel College
- 2 - Terilyn Johnston - Bethel College
- 3 - Brian Billings - St. Cloud State University
- 4 - Joe LeBlanc - University of St. Thomas
- tie 5 - Larry Kovaciny - Bethany Lutheran College
- tie 5 - Morris Dupree - University of Minnesota
- 7 - Anthony Reel - University of Minnesota
- 8 - Jay Reding - Gustavus Adolphus College
- tie 9 - Justin Paul - Gustavus Adolphus College
- tie 9 - Casey Barnes - Bethany Lutheran College
- tie 11 - Luke Scripter - Bethel College
- tie 11 - Jon Schmidt - Bethany Lutheran College
- tie13 - Aaron Lambrecht - Bethany Lutheran College
- tie 13 - Stephanie Gelderman - South Dakota State University
- tie 13 - Vlad Cherevko - Bethany Lutheran College
- 16 - Michael Fenton - University of Minnesota
- tie 17 - Nick Loeschke - South Dakota State University
- tie 17 - Aaron Rahlfs - South Dakota State University
- tie 17 - Jill Pavelka - Bethel College
- tie 17 - Shawna Duncan - South Dakota State University
- tie 17 - Jennifer Bennett - University of St. Thomas
Gold Award winners from Bethel: Terilyn Johnston and Steven McMullen
Gold Award winners from Bethany Lutheran: Jon Schmidt and Aaron Lambrecht
Top speakers: (back) Kovaciny, LeBlanc, Johnston, Dupree (front) Billings, McMullen
TOPICS:
- ROUND 1: Shift the financial burden!
- ROUND 2: The most fundamental wrong is selfishness.
- ROUND 3: The residents' action is morally acceptable. (see case below)
- BRONZE: The U.S. needs a strong third party.
- GOLD: The world needs a new Elvis.
Case: The residents of a poor neighborhood are plagued with a drug problem. Five pushers operate openly on their streets and brazenly try to entice their children to take "free samples." A committee of residents has approached the police and begged them to arrest the pushers, but nothing has happened. There is reason to believe some of the police are sharing in the proceeds of the drug trade. Appeals to City Hall have fallen on deaf ears. State agencies have simply referred them back to their city government. The residents decide that their only hope for a safe and decent neighborhood for their children is to take the law into their own hands. Accordingly, one calm summer night they unceremoniously execute the five pushers. (from Ruggiero)
The Government Team must defend this proposition: The residents' action is morally acceptable.
Most recent update 28 November 2002
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