by Elijah Schow | Oct 28, 2013 | Guest Posts
Currently in my senior year of high school, I wanted to experience something new and challenging before I graduated. To supplement my Honors Government and Politics course, I applied for an internship position in my congressman’s district office. The person who...
by Elijah Schow | Sep 13, 2013 | Coaching, Featured, Guest Posts
Democracy 101 Voting and Popular Will What do you first think of when you hear the word democracy? Do you think of freedom or of liberty? What about the constitution? Or America? Maybe you think of the right to vote. Regardless of what you think of, or what you’ve...
by BrennaBakke | Sep 9, 2013 | Coaching, Featured
I still remember those awful words creeping into my ears on my first day of speech camp: “Competitors must dress professionally.” I remember looking down at my dog hair-coated black capris and pink Paris t-shirt and wondering exactly what that meant. Would I have to...
by Zack Voell | Aug 13, 2013 | Ethos Info
Get excited! Because this not going to be as good as it’s always been. It’s going to be so much better. Hundreds upon hundreds of pages of evidence? Check. Over a dozen different authors? Check. Over 90% of sourcebook evidence from restricted, academic sources? Check....
by Zack Voell | Aug 5, 2013 | Coaching, Stoa, Video
So many of the best and not-so-best speeches, debate rounds, and interpretations, have been recorded by numerous helpful minions during past competition seasons and are all over YouTube for your benefit. Make use of them! At Ethos debate camps during the summer, we...
by Zack Voell | Jun 21, 2013 | Soapbox
“Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.” Ralph Marston, former NFL Quarterback Graduating class of 2013, as debaters you have developed and begun to refine a unique skill set that will benefit you for the entirety of your life, professional career, and personal...
