· Arts and Letters Daily (provides regularly-updated links to articles on all sorts of topics, from politics to philosophy to literature): http://aldaily.com/

· Code of Federal Regulations: www.findlaw.com/casecode/cfr.html

· Congressional Research Service Reports and Issue Briefs (Not an easy site to use, but if you find something, it will be good): http://fpc.state.gov/c4763.htm .

· ExpectMore.gov (US program assessment website): www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/expectmore/index.html

· Federal Register (regulations, and agencies’ explanations are printed here, along with other agency business): www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

· General Accounting Office (GAO) (provides nonpartisan reports on policy issues based on research): www.gao.gov/

· Lincoln Douglas Debate Philosophy Websites: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/speech/ld_debate_phil.html

· National Public Radio (NPR) (the fun way to research – find an audio stream or a transcript about many topics): www.npr.org/

· Statistical Resources on the Web: www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

· Statistics Offices (national, U.S. and international): www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm

· Supreme Court (U.S.) Opinions: www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

· United States Code (statutes passed by Congress): www.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/

· Western Washington University Library: www.library.wwu.edu/index.shtml. This site provides the ability to search the WWU catalogue. Students can access WWU’s on-line full-text resources (1) on campus; check in with the Reference Librarian for a “Visitor” password, or (2) by working with parents or coaches who have WWU passwords.

· World Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,menuPK:258649~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:258644,00.html

· World Health Organization (WHO) Country Site Index: www.who.int/countries/en/#U

Debate Articles Online

For CX

· Book of Impact Index, 1999: http://ceda-ndt.uchicago.edu/BofIIndex.htm

It’s old, but the debaters on Cross-X.com still recommend it.

· “CX Debate: Setting Up the Debate: Exactly What Happens”: www.extemptopicanalysis.com/cx_debate_Caldwell.htm One coach’s view of what each CX argument should contain, plus a glossary.

· “Disadvantages”: www.nfhs.org/Core/ContentManager/uploads/Documents/PowerPoint/SDTA/Disadvantages01.ppt#25 (Power Point).

· “Five Secrets to Winning Debate”: www.nfhs.org/Core/ContentManager/uploads/Documents/PowerPoint/SDTA/WinningDebates.ppt#25 (Power Point). Short and to the point.

· “Understand Cross-Examination Debate”: www.debate-central.org/learn/understand-cross-examination-debate Links to articles that discuss debate issues, such as “Extending Topicality Arguments” and “Making the Case: Tips for Affirmative Case Construction.”

For LD

· “Understand Lincoln-Douglas Debate” www.debate-central.org/learn/resources-for-understanding-lincoln-douglas-debate Links to articles that discuss debate issues, such as “Selected Philosophy Topics that Arise Frequently in LD Debate” and “Logic in LD Debate: Elements Theory, Casing Applications, and Cross Examinations and Rebuttals

· “Important Terms in Lincoln-Douglas Debate”: www.debate-central.org/learn/important-terms-in-lincoln-douglas-debate

Articles By Students

Moving Toward the Future
by Sean Turner - 2/06
Sean Turner explains the new paperless ballot system, InCharta, as well as looking at its advantages for the Tab room, judges, debaters, and the community.

Believable Analysis and Source Selection in Extemp
by Scott Cheesewright - 12/04
The art of Extemp has always required talent in speaking, persuasiveness, presentation, and personality.

Everything I need to Know, I learned in Forensics
by Tiffany Wilson - 10/04
Good friends can be found outside your own circle, but if they have...

On-Line Videos

· Policy debate: College

College Sports TV 2005 National Collegiate Debate Championships: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3104223676306891857&q=CSTV+debate This is a documentaty of debate not just video footage.

· Policy Debate: High School

http://debate.uvm.edu/watchdebate.html

· Policy Debate Instructional Videos: www.uvm.edu/~debate/policyvideo.html

· LD Debate Instructional Videos: www.uvm.edu/~debate/learnld.html

Streaming videos (free) of lectures on preparing affirmatives, preparing negatives, cross-examination, values, and other topics.

· World Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,menuPK:258649~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:258644,00.html

· World Health Organization (WHO) Country Site Index: www.who.int/countries/en/#U

For Parents and School Administrators:

Luong, Minh A., “Forensics and College Admissions” Rostrum, November, 2000 (pdf available at http://debate.uvm.edu/NFL/rostrumlib/Luong%20AdmissionsNov%2700.pdf)

Summer Institutes / Camps

Summer debate camps are held around the country in sessions that range from two to seven weeks. Debate camps allow debaters to improve their skills, by working with experienced debaters and debate coaches and by providing research materials for the upcoming season. Please note that many camps also offer scholarships or opportunities for reduced tuition.

Debate camp is recommended but not mandatory. Those who attend debate camps will be encouraged to share their evidence and notes with other members of the team. To this end, students attend as many different camps as possible.

CX Debate Camps

Within the region:

· Gonzaga Debate Institute in Spokane, WA: 4-week, 3-week, and 2-week sessions. http://www.gonzagadebate.com/GDI.htm

· Whitman National Debate Institute in Walla Walla, WA: 2- and 3-week sessions. http://www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/camp/index.htm

· University of Oregon Debate Institute in Eugene, OR: http://www.uoregon.edu/~forensic/

Other top programs:

· Dartmouth Debate Institute in Hanover, NH: 4-week program. http://debate.dartmouth.edu/Workshops/ddi.php

· Michigan Debate Institute at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI: 4-7 week programs. http://www.michigandebate.com/

· Spartan Debate Institute at Michigan State University in Lansing, MI: 2-, 3-, and 4-week sessions. http://debate.msu.edu/.

· University of North Texas Mean Green Workshops in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX: 1-, 2-, and 3-week sessions. http://www.meangreenworkshops.com/

· University of Texas National Institute in Forensics in Austin, TX: 1-7 week sessions. http://www.utdebatecamp.com/

· Stanford National Forensic Institute at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA www.snfi.org/index.html (Please note that parliamentary debate is also an option)

· Wake Forrest – North Carolina, available to all levels.

http://www.wfu.edu/Student- organizations/debate/WorkshopSummer/WorkshopIndex.htm

Links to the websites for these and other debate camps can be found at http://www.debate-central.org/learn/2007-summer-debate-camps.

Competitive CX Programs - Scholars and Labs

Some summer debate institutes offer competitive programs that restrict admission based on tournament records, letters of recommendation, and other application materials (which may include transcripts and test scores). These programs include:

· Gonzaga Debate Institute Zag Scholars: www.gonzagadebate.com/ZagScholars.htm

· Michigan 7-Week Juniors: www.michigandebate.com/

· Northwestern Coon Hardy Scholars: www.northwestern.edu/nhsi/CoonHardy.html

· Northwestern Zarefsky Scholars: website not yet posted for 2007

· Whitman NDI Policy Scholars: www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/camp/policy-scholars.htm

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Camps

Within the region:

· Whitman National Debate Institute in Walla Walla, WA: 2- and 3-week sessions www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/camp/index.htm

· Oregon Debate Institute (ODI) at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR: 2 Week Programs www.oregondebateinstitute.com

Other top programs:

· Victory Briefs Institute (VBI) at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA www.victorybriefsinstitute.com

Session I (the preferred session aka VBI@UCLA): 2 or 3 weeks

Session II (focuses on Sept/Oct resolution): 2 weeks

· Ivy Scholars Program at Yale University in New Haven, CT www.yale.edu/ivyscholars

· National Symposium for Debate (NSD) Summer Institute at Grinnell College in Des Moines, IA www.nsdebate.com

· Stanford National Forensic Institute at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA www.snfi.org/index.html (Please note that parliamentary debate is also an option)

· DCE National Debate Institute at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM www.cdedebate.com

· NFC Speech and Debate Camps at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD

www.educationunlimited.com/debate/debate.html

Other LD summer camps worth noting are in Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, N. Carolina, Ohio, Texas & Wyoming (in case you want to work in a family vacation).

Special CX/LD Camp for Female Debaters and Scholars:

Women’s Debate Institute (WDI) at Ft. Worden Park in Port Townsend, WA 3-day program www.womensdebateinstitute.org

Best-Selling Books about Debate

· Gifted Tongues: High School Debate and Adolescent Culture by Gary Alan Fine (Princeton Univ. Press, 2001). A professor of sociology writes about midwestern CX debaters and their coach; a good introduction to CX debate:

· Cross-X by Joe Miller (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2006). A reporter writes about an inner city high school CX team and its efforts to raise issues of race and power in debate:

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