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Friday, February 9, 2007
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Registration
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm Opening Session
7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Opening Debate
Resolved, that the federal ban on funding for embryonic stem cell research be abolished.
Moderator: Benjamin van der Horst, Emory University
Main Pro Speaker: Zac Cloud, University of Chicago
Main Con Speaker: Alison LeFlore, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Resolution passed with a vote of 31 : 9 : 6
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Opening Reception
9:00 pm Optional Welcome Dinner at Il Radicchio
Saturday, February 10, 2007
10:30 am - 11:30 am Keynote Speaker
Noted journalist and author David Mark will discuss politics inside the beltway.
Visit http://events.csamerica.org/keynote.htm for more information about Mr. Mark.
11:40 am - 12:30 pm Block One
Debate:
Resolved, that the Unites States should use torture to obtain information helpful to
the War on Terror.
Moderator: Jennifer Hong, University of California Berkeley
Main Pro Speaker: Adil Hussain, Emory University
Main Con Speaker: Edith Hannigan, Rutgers University
Resolution failed with a vote of 6 : 7 : 2
Debate:
Resolved, that the sale of Plan B emergency contraception require a prescription from
a medical doctor.
Moderator: Courtney Lenz, University of Wisconsin Madison
Main Pro Speaker: Jolanta Smulski, City University of New York
Main Con Speaker: Alison LeFlore, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Resolution failed with a vote of 7 : 9 : 1
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch
1:50 pm - 2:40 pm Block Two
Debate: Resolved, that the United States legalize prostitution.
Moderator: Kevin Bing, George Washington University
Main Pro Speaker: Justin Petek, University of Wisconsin Madison
Main Con Speaker: Gavin Phelps, Hillsdale College
Resolution passed with a vote of 11 : 7 : 1
Dialogue
Session: “Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the
government when it deserves
it.” — Mark Twain ...Words of wisdom?
Moderator: Zac Cloud, University of Chicago
2:50 pm - 3:40 pm Block Three
Debate: Resolved, that illegal immigrants be denied public services.
Moderator: Edith Hannigan, Rutgers University
Main Pro Speaker: Matt Seifert, Emory University
Main Con Speaker: Carlos Urtecho, George Mason University
Resolution failed with a vote of 8 : 12 : 1
Debate: Resolved, that the United States should start withdrawing American troops from Iraq in the
next 4-6 months.
Moderator: Andrew Robbins, Emory University
Main Pro Speaker: Nicholas Liedtke, Rutgers University
Main Con Speaker: Ryan Bailey, Ashland University
Resolution failed with a vote of 6 : 8 : 0
3:50 pm - 4:40 pm Block Four
Debate: Resolved, that affirmative action be banned at public colleges and universities.
Moderator: Zac Cloud, University of Chicago
Main Pro Speaker: Josh Hagewood, Rutgers University
Main Con Speaker: Brent Bartlett, Emory University
Resolution passed with a vote of 10 : 5 : 5
Dialogue
Session: What does the tenuous Democratic majority mean for the government and for the people?
Moderator: Rebecca Joseph, American University
4:50 pm - 5:40 pm Block Five
Debate: Resolved, that the international community should allow Iran to pursue a peaceful
nuclear program.
Moderator: Edith Hannigan, Rutgers University
Main Pro Speaker: Ryan Bailey, Ashland University
Main Con Speaker: Jonathan Darden, Emory University
Resolution passed with a vote of 5 : 3 : 1
Debate: Resolved, that the words "Under God" be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.
Moderator: Jolanta Smulski, City University of New York
Main Pro Speaker: Zac Cloud, University of Chicago
Main Con Speaker: Matt Seifert, Emory University
Resolution failed with a vote of 5 : 6 : 0
6:00 pm Dinner and Free Time
Sunday, February 11, 2007
10:30 am - 11:20 am Block Six
Debate: Resolved, that military action be taken by an international coalition of forces in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Moderator: Jana Anandarangam, Emory University
Main Pro Speaker: Michael McBee, University of Pennsylvania
Main Con Speaker: Ryan Bailey, Ashland University
Resolution failed with a vote of 5 : 6 : 6
Mock Trial: Part One
Written by: Jolanta Smulski, City University of New York
11:30 am - 12:20 pm Block Seven
Debate: Resolved, that the Guantanamo Bay detention center be closed.
Moderator: Michael McBee, University of Pennsylvania
Main Pro Speaker: Alison LeFlore, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Main Con Speaker: Emmanuel Caudillo, George Washington University
Resolution passed with a vote of 10 : 4 : 2
Mock Trial: Part Two
Written by: Jolanta Smulski, City University of New York
12:20 pm - 1:00 pm Closing Session
View the recipients of Outstanding Orator awards at http://events.csamerica.org/nc07/orators.htm
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