by Rebecca Frazer | May 21, 2014 | Soapbox
You’re not all Type A. But a lot of you are. And so am I. So let’s talk for a minute. Wikipedia {if I need to write an article defending the general credibility of Wikipedia, leave me a comment} defines the “Type A” personality as those who are “ambitious,...
by Isaiah McPeak | Apr 29, 2014 | Soapbox, Thinking Strategically
I have met not only parents and debaters, but even coaches that say something like the following: “It’s ok for one team to make bad arguments and quote evidence that shows only half the story, or leave out half the article’s points, because it is the...
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...
by BrennaBakke | Mar 7, 2013 | Soapbox, Tournaments
I’m in my fourth year of Team Policy debate and on my third partner. My first partner was a nerdy senior boy who I knew somewhat well by that point. I was thirteen. When I went to his house to work, he would make me watch Llamas with Hats videos, and it’s truly a...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jul 14, 2012 | Featured, Soapbox
In collaboration with Dr. James Tallmon’s RhetoricRing and Patrick Henry College, Ethos Publications is co-hosting the July 2012 Richard Weaver commemoration blogfest on the cultural role of rhetoric. See all about it… Language is Sermonic on...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jul 9, 2012 | Coaching, Soapbox, Tournaments
Nationals is just like any other tournament. Grab some coffee and read that again. I know what you’re thinking: “Just like any other tournament? Yeah, right. Just like any other tournament where I get pounded to a pulp!” Receiving an invitation to the national...
