Bellaire Novice Extravaganza, Sept. 16 & 17

The Bellaire Novice Extravaganza (BNE) is quickly approaching.  The weekend where I will at some point inevitably find myself in the wrong place at the wrong time and end up having to judge a round of CX.  But for you guys it should be a fun weekend of getting back into the swing of things, at least debate-wise.

You can enter PF, LD, CX, Congress or extemp.  The only cross-entering you can do is in congress and extemp. 

Tournament Schedule           

Friday, September 16, 2011            Saturday, September 17, 2011

                                                               CX, LD, PF

CX, LD, PF                                            8:00        Round 4

4:00        Round 1                                   9:45        Round 5

5:30        Round 2                                  11:30       Round 6

7:15        Round 3                                   1:15        Round 7

                                                              3:00        Round 8

                                                             ASAP     Awards (5:30 p.m. in cafeteria)

Congress/Extemp                                                Congress/Extemp

4:00-5:30     Session 1 Congress       9:00-10:30     Session 3 Congress

5:30-6:30     Extemp Round 1           10:30-11:30   Extemp Round 3

6:30-8:00     Session 2 Congress       12:30-2:00     Session 4 Congress

8:00-9:00     Extemp Round 2            2:00-3:00       Extemp Round 4

PF - Sept. Topic - Resolved: The benefits of post-9/11 security measures outweigh the harms to personal freedom.

LD - Sept./Oct. Topic - Resolved - Justice requires the recognition of animal rights.

CX - 2011-2012 Resolved: The USFG should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the earth's mesosphere.

Extemp. (Students will prepare for the following topics.  Their speaker number in each section will determine which topic they will speak on.  There will be no draw.)

1.  Have the Obama administration represented the best interest of the United States in its response to the Arab Spring?

2.  Will the bipartisan “Super Committee” strike a deal that is good for the American economy?

3.  Is Standard and Poor’s downgrade of America’s credit status justified?

4.  Should the United States take a more active role in Somalia?

5.  Did David Cameron respond appropriately to the recent riots Great Britain?

6.  Can Rick Perry win the Republican nomination?

Congress
The following bills will be used in each session:

Session 1 4:00-5:30pm             Session 2  6:30-8:00pm             Session 3  9:00-10:30am        Session 4  12:30-2:00pm

02  Rare Earth Minerals           06  Drug Courts                       12 Free Trade                          21  Bank Bailouts

03  Hybrids                                08 Antibiotics in Meat           13 Abandon Biofuels            25  Private Security Forces

04  Federal Sales Tax               09 Pakistan                               16 Felon Disenfranchisement 27  War Powers Act

05 Stem Cells                             10 Felon Organ Donors         17  F-22                                 28  Cuban Embargo

                                                    11 Yemen                                  18 Cyberdefense                 30  Nuclear Power

WE WILL HAVE A BUS TAKING US FROM LANIER TO BELLAIRE ON FRIDAY

STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BE PICKED UP AT BELLAIRE FRIDAY NIGHT AND STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP ON SATURDAY