ROSTRUM LIBRARY

Articles from the National Forensic League's magazine, The Rostrum. Compiled by Alfred C. Snider, University of Vermont, in cooperation with the National Forensic League and Debate Central.

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POLICY DEBATE

H1 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Stefan Bauschard, Rostrum, May, 2003

OCEAN POLICY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
David Cheshier, Rostrum, May, 2003

THE CASE AGAINST MUTUAL PREFERENCE JUDGING
Jenny Heidt, Rostrum, May, 2003

DEVELOPING THE CITIZEN TEST FOR POLICY DEBATE
Kenneth Grodd, Rostrum, June, 2003

THE REAL POLICY DEBATE DILEMMA
Darren Smith, Rostrum, June, 2003

JULIA BURKE AWARD
Rostrum, November, 2002

DEBATING AGENT SPECIFICATION
David Cheshier, Rostrum, March, 2003

DEBATING FASTER TEAMS
David Cheshier, Rostrum, January, 2003

IN SEARCH OF DRY LAND: DEBATING US OCEAN POLICY
Stefan Bauschard, Rostrum, March, 2003

IMPROVING YOUR RESEARCH SKILLS
David Cheshier, Rostrum, November, 2002

POLITICS, POLITICS, POLITICS
David Cheshier, Rostrum, February, 2003

TO EXIST OR NOT -- THAT IS THE QUESTION?
Paul Harems, Rostrum, March, 2003

IN DEFENSE OF THE NFL (AND DEBATE IN ALL ITS FORMS)
Tammie Peters, Rostrum, January, 2003

"A GOOD IDEA"
David Baker, Rostrum, April, 2003

INHERENCY, STRATEGY, AND ACADEMIC DEBATE
Ben Bates, Rostrum, January, 2002

DEBATE RESEARCH ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Stefan Bauschard, Rostrum, January, 2002

ACCENTING DEBATE: INCREASING DEBATE PARTICIPATION BY ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY STUDENTS
Sylbia Beltran & Sue Lowrie, Rostrum, January, 2002

DEBATE: ACADEMIC VIRTUES DEBATE PROVIDES
Jonathan Carr, Rostrum, January, 2002

20 WAYS TO BENEFIT MORE FROM DEBATE TOURNAMENTS
David Cheshier, Rostrum, January, 2002

EXTENDING TOPICALITY ARGUMENTS
David Cheshier, Rostrum, February, 2002

DEFENDING PRAGMATISM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SOME CRITIQUES
David Cheshier, Rostrum, March, 2002

DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR DEBATE SPEAKING
David Cheshier, Rostrum, April, 2002

IS THE CONSULTATION COUNTERPLAN LEGITIMATE?
David Cheshier, Rostrum, December, 2001

BURNING BRIDGES: ZEN AND THE ART OF JUDGE ADAPTATION
Bill Davis, Rostrum, January, 2002

PERFORMANCE DEBATES: HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
Jenny Heidt, Rostrum, April, 2003

“MAKING THE CASE” TIPS FOR AFFIRMATIVE CASE CONSTRUCTION
Justin D. Walton, Rostrum, February, 2001

BUILDING A TEAM-ORIENTED APPROACH TO SUCCESS
Stefan Bauschard, Rostrum, January, 2001

POSTMODERNISM AND THE PRACTICE OF DEBATE
Roy Schwartzman, Rostrum, March, 2000

BEYOND AN EXPANSION OF PRIVILEGE: NEW URBAN VOICES AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
Larry E. Moss, Rostrum, March, 2001

USING INTERNET RESEARCH IN COMPETITIVE DEBATE
Jackie Massey, Rostrum, June, 2000

PURSUE YOUR CHEESE BUT DON'T FORSAKE YOUR PHYSICAL ETHOS!
Wayne C. Mannebach, Rostrum, February, 2000

ANSWERING CRITIQUES
Janice Caldwell, Rostrum, May, 2001

DEBATE THEORY OSSIFICATION
Philip G. Kerpen, Rostrum, April, 1999

DEBATE AS A WHOLE LANGUAGE TOOL FOR MIGRANT STUDENTS
Joel Iverson & Jean Hoerer, Rostrum, 2001

NEGATIVE DEBATING: A HEALTHY RE-EXAMINATION
Kenneth Grodd, Rostrum, February, 1999

POST MODERN CRITIQUES IN THE POLICY DEBATE STRATEGEM
David Glass, March, 2000

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT DEBATE
Bill Gibron, March, 2000

URBAN DEBATE LEAGUES AND THE ROLE OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS
IN GUIDING HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING
Brent Farrand, Rostrum, December, 2000

TOP TEN DEBATE SCHOOLS OF THE CENTURY
James Copeland, Rostrum, March, 2000

25 TIPS FOR TAKING A BETTER FLOWSHEET
David Cheshier, Rostrum, November, 2000

HOW TO CUT PREP TIME USE
David Cheshier, Rostrum, March, 2001

IS IT MORE IMPORTANT TO PROTECT RIGHTS OR AVERT WAR?
David Cheshier, Rostrum, January, 2001

COUNTERPLAN PERMUTATIONS: THE BASICS
David Cheshier, Rostrum, April, 2000

FROM A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
John Bruschke, April, 2001

OVERVIEW OF THE URBAN DEBATE PROGRAM
Beth Breger. December, 2000

THE SCARS OF WINNING
Dan Shalmon
Rostrum, January, 2000

PRACTICAL REFUTATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE FIRST AFFIRMATIVE
REBUTTAL

Lisa Seeland
Rostrum, January, 2000

NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR CROSS EXAMINATION
DEBATE JUDGES: A COMPETITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

Mary Rose Scherschel
Rostrum, April, 1999

-- 1999 Topic Analysis -- THE ROLE AND NECESSITY OF EQUAL EDUCATION AND
COMPETITIVE DEBATE
IN POST CAPITALIST/INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY

Michelin Massey
Rostrum, November, 1999

PURSUE YOUR CHEESE BUT DON'T
FORSAKE YOUR PHYSICAL ETHOS!

Wayne C. Mannebach
Rostrum, February, 2000

PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT IN THE
DEBATE CLASS

Tim Mangan II
Rostrum, May, 1998

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INCORPORATING LEGAL
RESEARCH INTO VALUE ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY:
THE CASE AGAINST MISPLACED PATERNALISM

Elizabeth I. Rogers and Minh A. Luong
Rostrum, November, 1999

USING LEGAL MATERIALS IN DEBATE
Marty Ludlum
Rostrum, May, 1999

THE LUDLUM STANDARD FOR USING
LEGAL MATERIALS:
WHY NOT?

Marty Ludlum
Rostrum, February, 2000

SPONTANEOUS VERSUS PLANNED ORDER
Gary Leff
Rostrum, May, 1999

DEBATE THEORY OSSIFICATION
Philip G. Kerpen
Rostrum, April, 1999

ADAPTING IS CUEING JUDGES'
RECONSTRUCTIONS OF DEBATES

Jim Hanson
Rostrum, May, 1999

Negative Debating: A Healthy Reexamination
Kenneth P. Grodd
Rostrum, November, 1998

THE DECLINE OF AFFIRMATIVE PLAN CONSTRUCTION:
A SOURCE OF CONCERN IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATE

Kenneth P. Grodd
Rostrum, October, 1999

1998 TEAM DEBATE TOPIC
A TOPIC THAT CRIES OUT FOR COUNTERPLANS

Marty Ludlum
Rostrum, November, 1998

THE POWER OF FIAT
Dave Davis
Rostrum, December, 1997

EFFECTS TOPICALITY,
ALL OVER AGAIN....

David M. Cheshier
Rostrum, October, 1999

IMPROVING CROSS-EXAMINATIONS
David M. Cheshier
Rostrum, May, 1999

MAKING REBUTTAL OVERVIEWS
MORE EFFECTIVE

David M. Cheshier
Rostrum, June, 1999

GIVING BETTER 1AR'S
David M. Cheshier
Rostrum, January, 2000

HOW TO BE RECRUITED INTO
COLLEGE DEBATE PROGRAMS

David M. Cheshier
Rostrum, February, 2000

FOUCAULT & EDUCATIONAL REFORM
David M. Cheshier
December, 1999

DEBATING WITH A WEAKER PARTNER
David M. Cheshier
Rostrum, December, 1998

THE UNDERMINING OF COMPETITIVE FORENSICS
DAN CERQUITELLA
Rostrum, April, 1999

DEBATE, EXTEMP, AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE INTERNET
WILLIAM H. BENNETT
Rostrum, April, 1999

Reflexive fiat: incorporating the outward activist turn into contest strategy
Gordon Mitchell, Rostrum, January, 1998

Curmudgeonly throughts on the state of policy debate
Larry Smith, Rostrum, January, 1998

Debating Russian Fiat
David Cheshier, Rostrum, November, 1998

Debating Russian Fiat
David Cheshier, Rostrum, December, 1998

Critical international relations theories: applicartions to the Russia topic
Jason Hernandez & Steve Mancuso, Rostrum, October, 1998

A new perspective on cross examination: using a model of relational control
Norah Dunbar, Rostrum, February, 1996

Getting the story right: the role of narrative in academic debate
Kelly McDonald & Jeff Jarman, Rostrum, January, 1998

Debate: is there room for kairos?
Tony Rosenberger, Rostrum, January, 1997

Effects topicality
David Hingstman, Rostrum, April, 1997

Constructive theory
John Durkee, Rostrum, March, 1997

A system for all seasons
Jonathan Judge, Rostrum, April, 1997

Against Mail-Order Evidence
Jason Baldwin, Rostrum, November, 1996

In defense of handbooks
Marty Ludlum, Rostrum, February, 1997

An introduction to the "kritik"
William Bennett, Rostrum, April, 1996

The first step
New formats for new debaters, Lois Askew, Rostrum, January, 1996

Why speed kills
James Talley, Rostrum, October, 1996

The emperor has no clothes, or, what is wrong with speed debate
Douglas Modde, Rostrum, October, 1996

Resolutional focus in policy argumentation: theory and application
Nicholas Coburn-Palo and Minh Luong, Rostrum, January, 1996

Games for pains
Bill Davis, Rostrum, January, 1996

Rubrics as a tool of reform
John Durkee, Rostrum, March, 1996

Debatespeak: a guide for beginners
Mark Podvia, Rostrum, January, 1995

Debate camps: they aren't just for high school students any more
Scott Walker & Robert Littlefield, Rostrum, April, 1995

Students seen to put in a good word in fiercely competitive world of debate
Jessica Portner, Rostrum, March, 1994

The debate ballot as arbiter and teacher, a new proposal
Virginia Sutherland, Rostrum, January, 1994

Student views on competition
Erin Mayberry, Rostrum, March, 1994

In defense of the national judges
Bryon Gill, Rostrum, January, 1994

Evidence and debate
Scott Eagan, Rostrum, March, 1994

Should girls take debate?
Bob Ihrig reviews a 1937 issue, Rostrum, March, 1994

Policy making revisited: inherency that counts
Jim Paterno, Rostrum, March, 1994

It ain't fair - stock issues
Bill Davis, Rostrum, October, 1994