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2022 Middleton Cardinal Kerfuffle Debate Tournament

Saturday, December 17th

ONLINE - NSDA CAMPUS

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Live Doc

We will be using a live doc for schedule updates! https://tinyurl.com/CardinalKerfuffle

Key Contacts

• Before the tournament: Casey Hutchison, cohutchison@outlook.com

• During the tournament: tabroom@wdca.org

• Inclusion concerns: If there are any concerns before or during the tournament related to accessing debate, discrimination, or inappropriate conduct, please email dei@wdca.org. We have appointed one of our coaches, Michelle Kruse, to serve as an equity advocate throughout the tournament. She will not otherwise be participating in the tabroom or tournament oversight, so she can help impartially address the concerns with the parties involved.

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Schedule

Please note, this schedule has time built in to allow for tech issues and ensuring people get into the right competition room. Our goal is to stay on schedule. All times are in CST.

Registration Time: 7:15-7:45 (Check in on Tabroom. Text (608) 334-5296 or email cohutchison@outlook.com if you have changes. You should be able to do drops yourself.

Opening Meeting: 8-8:15

Policy

Rd 1 - 8:45

Rd 2 - 11:15

LUNCH

Rd 3 - 1:45

Awards - 4:30

LD/PF

Rd 1 - 8:30

Rd 2 - 9:45

Rd 3 - 11:30

LUNCH

Rd 4 - 1:15

Rd 5 - 2:45

Awards - 4:30

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Divisions

Three rounds of Policy – Novice and Varsity. Novice is defined as first year high school competitor.

Five rounds of LD and PF – JV and Varsity. JV is defined as first- or second-year high school competitor. Middle School debate is welcome.

Policy prep time is 10 minutes. LD prep time is 5 minutes. PF prep time is 4 minutes. Each team gets 15 minutes per round of tech time to resolve technology issues.

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Topics

We'll use the November/December topics:

• Policy - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security
cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial
intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.
• LD - Resolved: The People’s Republic of China ought to prioritize environmental protection over economic
growth.
• PF - Resolved: The United States’ strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms.

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Fees

All levels and all formats of debate will cost $20 per entry. Make checks payable to Middleton High School.

Please mail checks to:

Middleton High School
c/o Michelle Kruse
2100 Bristol St.
Middleton, WI 53562

Fees are locked as of December 15th at 11:45pm, plus any fees from adding teams or missing judges. If you do not
bring the required number of judges, I reserve the right to either charge you $125 per missing judge or unregister
your teams until the judges you have present are enough to cover your obligation.

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Harassment and Discrimination Policy

The Middleton Debate Tournament is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. We prohibit all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament.

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Judge Reminder: Implicit Bias

We are all influenced by implicit bias, or the stereotypes that unconsciously affect our decisions. When judging, our implicit biases negatively impact traditionally marginalized and disenfranchised students. Before writing comments or making a decision, please take a moment to reflect on any biases that may impact your decision making.

Please remember that the video quality of a student’s performance or speech may be impacted by lighting, internet, access to equipment, and other family members’ presence in the home. To ensure a more equitable experience for our participants, please be sure your decision-making process and comments are related only to the content and quality of the presentation or speech itself.