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Watch and Learn: Making Use of YouTube

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...
Trial and Error: Competing in High School Debate

Trial and Error: Competing in High School Debate

I am done with NCFCA! I am done with competitive debate for the rest of my life. While all together, this is a super depressing thought, all hope is not lost. I am moving on into a new stage in life. A new stage, that will once again be filled with trial and error....
Introducing Stoa’s 2013-2014 Resolution

Introducing Stoa’s 2013-2014 Resolution

Like any good debate case, it is important to start this debate resolution off by looking at some definitions. If you are at all like I am, you probably have never really looked into the United States policy regarding marine natural resources. What are marine natural...
What is a NITOC?

What is a NITOC?

Yes, this is a trick question of sorts. The correct answer for the purposes of this article is not “National Invitational Tournament of Champions”. The question refers to “NITOC” not as an acronym, but as a word…“Nitoc.” At Ethos one or two of the staffers were...