7 SCHOOLS, 26 TEAMS, OPEN DIVISION ONLY

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

• Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN (BLC)
• Bethel University, St. Paul, MN (BTH)
• Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (GRN)
• Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN (GAC)
• Northeast College, Norfolk, NE (NEC)
• South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (SDS)
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (UMN)

Preliminary Rounds:

• 3 wins / 0 losses
  • BLC BL (David Buchs - Brandon Londgren)
  • NEC KT (Gina Kimmanua - Andy Tatro)
  • UMN MiWa (Shannon Mitchell - Joseph Walla)
• 2 wins / 1 loss
  • BLC DG (Jesse DeDeyne -Beth Gullixson)
  • GAC KS (Alex Knewtson -- Henry Stokman)
  • GRN LD (Sara Luetzow - Sean Dunaway)
  • GRN CW (Ali Conlon - Mike Weslander)
  • GRN HR (Eric Husted - Zach Razavi)
  • SDS RW (Aaron Rahlfs -Addie Wolcott)
  • UMN SZ (Jason Schousboe - Lee Zoss)
  • UMN HM (Michelle Hogler - Lindsey Marcy)
  • UMN WM (Dave Watson - Tim Meyer)
  • UMN CP (Aaron Cotkin - Daryl Pinto)
• 1 win / 2 losses
  • BLC HB (Nick Halvorson -Lisa Buchs)
  • BLC GH (Jessica Gehrke - Kelli Hanson)
  • BLC MR (Nina Maksymenko - Ashley Rand)
  • BTH KW (Faith Kroeker - Scott Wheeler)
  • BTH RS (Rebecca Ruiz - Esther Soria)
  • BTH DL (David Dickmeyer -Tyler Lindquist)
  • GRN TY (Hai Tran - Kwon Yang)
  • GRN WG (Sam Wice - Anna Gilbert)
  • SDS CG (Doug Chavis - Aubrey Graham)
  • UMN JM (Rachel Jamison - Brandon Merritt)
• 0 wins / 3 losses
  • NEC CK (Chrissy Courtney - Lisa Kester)
  • NEC ZZ (Stacy Zimmer - John Zimmer)
  • NEC MC (Beth Molke - Jered Clay)

Bronze Round:

• UMN SZ (opp) def NEC KT 2-0
• UMN WaMe (gov) def GAC KS 2-0
• BLC BL (gov) def SDS RW 2-0
• GRN LD (opp) def UMN MiWa 2-0
• UMN CP (gov) def GRN HR 1-1
• BLC DG (opp) def UMN HM 1-1

Gold Round:

• BLC BL (opp) def UMN SZ 2-1
• UMN WaMe (opp) def BLC DG 2-1
• UMN CP (opp) def GRN LD 2-1

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS (top 14 of 52):

• 1 Daryl Pinto - Minnesota - 85 (58)
• 2 David Buchs - Bethany Lutheran - 85 (57)
• 3 tie Aaron Cotkin - Minnesota - 83
• 3 tie Faith Kroeker - Bethel - 83
• 5 Tim Meyer - Minnesota - 82 (57)
• 6 tie Alex Knewtson - Gustavus Adolphus - 82 (56)
• 6 tie David Watson - Minnesota - 82
• 8 Joseph Walla - Minnesota - 82 (55)
• 9 Jesse DeDeyne - Bethany Lutheran - 81
• 10 tie Sam Wice - Grinnell - 80 (55)
• 10 tie Nick Halvorson - Bethany Lutheran - 80
• 12 tie Andy Tatro - Northeast - 80 (54)
• 12 tie Lisa Buchs - Bethany Lutheran - 80
• 12 tie Beth Gullixson - Bethany Lutheran - 80

TOPICS:

Round 2: This House would value e-mail quality over e-mail efficiency.

Round 3: (Case) Nancy is a reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper. She recently came across a story involving a member of the city's school board. Tom Harper has been an outstanding member of the school board, spearheading changes that have improved the local schools and made Tom very popular. Nancy has heard reports that Tom has been receiving kickbacks from a local testing company that the school district uses. In the past three years, Tom has collected $150,000 in what have been termed "consulting fees". Nance knows she has a story, but just found out that Tom's wife has suffered a major heart attack and her prognosis is questionable. Tom's wife and Nancy were college roommates for 2 years and Nancy knows the news would be devastating. In her condition, this news could kill the wife. Nancy is unsure what to do.

In this case, the Government team must support the statement: Nancy should submit the story for publication.

Bronze: This House believes that Supreme Court justices should be elected by popular vote.

Gold: This House believes video games are a waste of time.