6 SCHOOLS, 10 TEAMS, OPEN DIVISION ONLY

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

• Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN (BLC)
• Bethel University, St. Paul, MN (BTH)
• Carleton College, Northfield, MN (CAR)
• St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN (SCS)
• South Central College, Mankato, MN (SCC)
• South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (SDS)

Preliminary Rounds:

• 3 wins / 0 losses
  • BTH AB (Matthew Anderson & Jessica Benham)
• 2 wins / 1 loss
  • CAR DN (Joel Dalenberg & Katie Neher)
  • SCC MJ (Tara Mitchell & Carl Janiszewski)
  • SDS MT (Sean McDonald & Dan Tuchscherer)
  • SCS AS (Scott Athey & Heather Simmon)
• 1 win / 2 losses
  • SCS HP (Nicole Hudak & Steven Pesavento)
  • SCS EA (Onome Egi & Tony Aliota)
  • CAR CM (Emily Cogsdill & Laura Michel)
  • BLC TS (Maxine Thao & Amber Senecal)
• 0 wins / 3 losses
  • CAR MH (Forrest McKnight & Nick Hud)

Bronze Round:

• BTH AB (opp) def. SDS MT 3-0
• CAR DN (gov) def. SCS AS 3-0
• honorary bronze to SCC MJ

Gold Round:

• BTH AB (opp) def. CAR DN (gov) 2-1

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS (top 8 of 20):

• 1 Jessica Benham - BTH - 88
• 2 Matthew Anderson - BTH - 86
• 3 Joel Dalenberg - CAR - 86
• 4tie Katie Neher - CAR - 82.5
• 4tie Dan Tuchscherer - SDS - 82.5
• 6 Maxine Thao - BLC - 81
• 7tie Tara Mitchell - SCC - 80
• 7tie Heather Simmon - SCS 80

TOPICS:

Round 2: Resolved: Iran needs to be stopped.

Round 3: (case) Jason Lotto is the famous morning DJ for KPLM, PLUM radio. Jason started when the station started 13 years ago. The success of KPLM has been attributed to Jason's morning show, the most popular in the area. After 13 years, Jason is getting tired of waking up at 4 am and wishes to move to an afternoon time slot. KPLM brings in Conner O'Leary to replace him for the morning show.

Ê Several months later, ratings for both shows have dropped and KPLM has lost a few advertisers. KPLM is not worried, but Jason feels threatened. Jason is losing his popularity in the afternoon and dislikes how Conner has changed the morning format. Jason feels a switch back to the mornings would fix the problem and return him to the stardom he was used to. He insists on being moved back to mornings. Since he is largely responsible for KPLM's success, the radio station is inclined to grant him his wish.

In this case, the Government team must uphold the statement: Jason's actions are morally correct.

Bronze Round: This house believes that Sarah Palin does more harm than good.

Gold Round: This house would fix partisan politics.