UWO Debating Society » Thank-you http://www.uwodebate.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:39:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 2009 Hart House IV http://www.uwodebate.com/2009-hart-house-iv/ http://www.uwodebate.com/2009-hart-house-iv/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:37:39 +0000 Fiona Simpson http://www.uwodebate.com/?p=178 The first tournament of our debating season was a great success. Congratulations to all our novices on competing at their first university tournament and to the rest of the team for a great season opener.

Special Congratulations to our VP Training Lenny Loewith for his 4th place finish in public speaking!

Resolutions for the tournament included:

Round 1: THW admit Turkey into the European Union.

Round 2: TH supports the use of bounty hunters.

Round 3: TH opposes the ahistorical inclusion of minorities in film and television.

Round 4: TH would forcefully reintegrate Taiwan into China.

Round 5: Provided that the scientific technology exists, THW allow human cloning.

Quarter-finals: TH supports a 100% death tax.

Semi-finals: THBT when states are unable to defend themselves by conventional means, targeting civilian populations is a legitimate act of war.

Finals: THW not contact undiscovered human populations

A special thanks to the Hart House Organizing Committee for a wonderful tournament.

Check out the debaters below:

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