WSD - Topics and Schedule

WSD Schedule:

8:00 AM: Round 1 (Prepared)

9:30 AM: Round 2 (Impromptu)

Lunch between Round 2 and 3

12:00 PM: Round 3 (Impromptu)

2:00 PM: Round 4 (Prepared)

3:30 PM: Quarterfinals (Prepared)

5:00 PM: Semifinals (Impromptu)

7:00 PM: Finals (Prepared)

Motions:

Round 1: TFA Motion #7: This House would hold social media companies to the same libel standards as traditional forms of media (i.e. newspapers, etc.) for the content they publish.

Round 2: Impromptu

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: TFA Motion #3: This House believes that the European Union should accelerate the process of granting full membership rights to the Balkan states (Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia).

Quarters: TFA Motion #10: This House regrets the increased focus of higher education on STEM at the expense of the liberal arts.

Semis: Impromptu

Finals: TFA Motion #9: This House would require governments to release information regarding encounters with UFOs.