PLUM 6.5 Results
The Fifth and Final Tournament of the Sixth (2002-2003) Season of the
Parliamentary League of the Upper Midwest
February 25, 2003
6 SCHOOLS, 15 TEAMS, OPEN DIVISION ONLY
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
- Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, 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, Minneapolis, MN
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS:
3 wins / 0 losses
- U of Minn./St. Cloud RB (Anthony Reel - Brian Billings)
- Gustavus Adolphus RG (Jay Reding - Brandon Gillette)
2 wins / 1 loss
- U. of Minnesota DL (Morris Dupree - Rachel Levitt)
- U. of Minnesota HS (Ryan Hayes - Jason Schousboe)
- Gustavus Adolphus GP (Greg Gorham - Justin Paul)
- Bethany Lutheran SL (Jon Schmidt - Stacy Lilienthal)
- Bethany Lutheran HM (Marie Holtz - Jeff Merseth)
- Bethany Lutheran KQ (Larry Kovociny - Julie Quist)
1 win / 2 losses
- South Dakota State DR (Shawna Duncan - Aaron Rahlfs)
- U. of Minnesota ID (Hafidz Ismail - Sean Drury)
- U. of St. Thomas MH (Patrick McNally - Becky Harris)
- Bethany Lutheran CM (Volodymyr Cherevko - Eric McCabe)
- Bethany Lutheran JD (Rick Jones - Sarah Denn)
- Bethany Lutheran LH (Jon Larson - Andi Hocking)
0 wins / 3 losses
- South Dakota State RN (Ashley Rasch - Renee Naason)
BRONZE ROUND:
- St. Cloud State/U. of Minn. (opp.) def. Bethany Lutheran HM 2-0
- Bethany Lutheran SL (gov.) def. U. of Minn. DL 2-0
- Gustavus Adolphus RG (gov.) def. U. of Minn. HS 2-0
- Gustavus Adolphus GP (gov.) def. Bethany Lutheran KQ 2-0
GOLD ROUND:
- Gustavus Adolphus RG (gov.) def. St. Cloud State/U. of Minn. 3-0
- Gustavus Adolphus GP (gov.) def. Bethany Lutheran SL 2-1
Gold Award winners:
Gillette and Reding from Gustavus Adolphus
Gold Award winners:
Gorham and Paul from Gustavus Adolphus
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS (top 15):
- 1 Jon Schmidt - 87 - Bethany Lutheran
- 2 Jay Reding - 86 - Gustavus Adolphus
- 3 Anthony Reel - 85 - U. of Minnesota
- 4 Greg Gorham - 83 - Gustavus Adolphus
- 5 Brandon Gillette - 82 - Gustavus Adolphus
- 6 Brian Billings - 81 - St. Cloud State
- 6 Becky Harris - 81 - U. of St. Thomas
- 6 Larry Kovociny - 81 - Bethany Lutheran
- 6 Rachel Levitt - 81 - U. of Minnesota
- 10 Ryan Hays - 80 - U. of Minnesota
- 11 Patrick McNally - 80 - St. Thomas
- 12 Rick Jones - 79 - Bethany Lutheran
- 13 Morris Dupree - 78 - U. of Minnesota
- 13 Hafidz Ismail - 78 - U. of Minnesota
- 15 Justin Paul - 77 - Gustavus Adolphus
- 15 Sean Drury - 77 - St. Thomas
Top five speakers:
Gillette, Reding, Gorham, Schmidt, Reel
TOPICS:
- ROUND 1: This house would reform the legal profession.
- ROUND 2: This house considers the UN more credible than the US.
- ROUND 3: It is immoral to divert tobacco settlement funds away from tobacco- related programs. (see case below)
- BRONZE: The US should reinstate the draft.
- GOLD: A woman president would be good for the United States.
Case: Facing a huge budget crisis, the state of Minnesota is eyeing the funds from its well-known tobacco settlement as a source of money to cover its looming deficit. When the settlement was won most of the funds were dedicated to treating tobacco-related illnesses and to establishing smoking prevention programs. But now this money will be used instead for other purposes unrelated to health and smoking. Consider the morality of this diversion, especially in view of the fact that tobacco companies, in order to continue paying this money, must increase sales of their products, mostly in third world countries.
Most recent update 26 February 2003
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