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2014 California State University at Northridge

Robert Barbera Collegiate Forensics Invitational Torna!ent

Dear Forensics Colleagues:

On behalf of the CSUN Speech and Debate Team, the Department ofCommunication Studies, and the Mike Curb College of rts Media and Communicationat CSU!Northridge, "e "ould like to in#ite $ou to participate in our %&'( tournament)Competition "ill be held from No#ember *!No#ember + on our campus)

California State Uni#ersit$ at Northridge is located in the heart of the beautifulSan Fernando alle$, -ust outside of .os ngeles) /t is easil$ 0and ine1pensi#el$2 ser#edb$ both .os ngeles /nternational irport and 3ob 4ope /nternational irport 03urbank2)Tra#el times from either airport to our campus are usuall$ %5!(& minutes)

4ighlights include:

'2 6arliamentar$ Debate "ill be % da$s, not 7: 8e ha#e arranged the schedule toha#e N6D on Frida$ and Saturda$) This "ill sa#e $ou mone$ and time that $ou "ouldha#e spent to be here all three da$s as in the past) /t "ill also allo" $our parliamentar$debaters to participate in the second half of the /9 s"ing)

%2 4ospitalit$: 3esides the smiling faces of the Matador Speech and Debate team,"e pro#ide lunch on Saturda$ and breakfast on Saturda$ and Sunda$, in addition tosnacks throughout the tournament)

72 /9s are no" a t"o!da$ s"ing: Folks -ust doing /9s ha#e double the chances toget legs, or those on a tight budget can bring their /9 folks to compete on Saturda$ "ith

the 6arli debaters)

(2 Four tournaments, one "eekend) This "ill be a full ser#ice tournament offeringt"o preliminar$ rounds in all '' F indi#idual e#ents 0both no#ice and open "henpossible2 on Saturda$ and Sunda$, t"o di#isions of N6D parliamentar$ debate 0Frida$and Saturda$2, and three di#isions of polic$ debate 0Fri!Sun2)

Those participating in 6arli "ill not be able to compete in the first half of the /9s"ing as the$ are going to run concurrentl$) /n the past, "e ha#e had strong regional andnational representation in all three e#ents) Due to lo" participation the last t"o $ears, "e"ill not be hosting NF .D this $ear)

8e are committed to and "ill uphold the ethical standards outlined in the C9DStatement on Discrimination and Se1ual 4arassment and the F Code of 9thics)

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No#ember is a fantastic time to #isit .os ngeles and "e "ill make e#er$ effort tohost an e1cellent competition) 3esides e1cellent hospitalit$, "e ha#e al"a$s run on timeand "e do our best to make the tournament fun and health$ for competitors, -udges, andcoaches) 6lease contact me "ith an$ uestions $ou ma$ ha#e) On behalf of CSUNforensics, "e hope $ou can -oin us in No#ember;

Sincerel$,

harabighi, Nina =otel$an,

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Tea! &olicy %ebate+

8e "ill ha#e si1 preliminar$ rounds on the %&'(!%&'5 C9D resolution "ithappropriate numbers of elimination rounds per di#ision) There "ill be three di#isions0No#iceE

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Tea! &arlia!entary %ebate , N&%-+

8e "ill offer t"o di#isions 0no#iceEopen2, follo"ing N6D eligibilit$ rules)There "ill be si1 preliminar$ rounds, follo"ed b$ the appropriate number of eliminationrounds) Teams "ill use the *!A!A!A!(!5 format, "ith %& minutes of prep and "alkingtime, beginning at the end of the topic announcement) The first three rounds "ill bepreset and then rounds ( "ill be po"ered off ' and %) Bounds 5 and "ill be straightpo"ered) Teams "ill ad#ance to elimination rounds based on the follo"ing criteria:"inEloss, total speaker points, ad-usted speaker points, double!ad-usted speaker points,and ranks) 3rackets "ill be broken if necessar$, as per N6D and N6T9) One criticco#ers t"o debate teams) ll resolutions "ill be announced to the group outside ofManGanita 4all follo"ing the schedule belo") @ou are allo"ed to consult materials andcoaches during the '5!minute preparation period) Debaters must be in their rounds read$to debate no later than %5 minutes after the announcement of topics)

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Individal *vents:

/9Js "ill be run as a t"o!da$ s"ing) On both Saturda$ and Sunda$, there "ill bet"o preliminar$ rounds follo"ed b$ the appropriate number of elimination rounds) 8e"ill offer t"o di#isions 0no#iceEopen2 in each e#ent, but reser#e the right to collapsedi#isions if necessar$) For no#ice di#ision, contestants must be in their first $ear ofcompetition in either high school or college) Students ma$ be no#ice for ne" e#entareas, e#en if the$ are open in others 0e1ample: a student did interp in high school but nolimited prep, the$ can go no#ice in the limited prep, but the must go open in the interp2)8e "ill ha#e all '' F e#ents, and F rules "ill go#ern each e#ent) 6attern groups"ill be as follo"s:

: 91temp, /nformati#e, DS, 6rose, 6oetr$3: /mpromptu, 6ersuasi#e, C, 6O/, Drama, Duo

Competitors ma$ enter up to three e#ents in each pattern, but be "arned: the tournament"ill make NO special accommodations for double or triple entered students "ho are lateto a round) /f $ou miss the -udge because $ou are doubleEtripled entered $ou "ill NOT beable to make it up) /mportant note about triple!entries: the computer s$stem might nottake a third e#ent per student I sometimes it onl$ takes t"o) /f $ou ha#e students "hoare going to do three, $ou need to email me directl$ the students name, school, and thirde#ent and / "ill add them to the s$stem) Students ma$ compete in t"o duos "ith t"odifferent partners) Competitors ma$ not use selections used in competition prior toSeptember ', %&'() CSUN students ma$ compete and "ill be allo"ed to ad#ance toelimination rounds, but "ill not be counted in s"eepstakes) One critic co#ers fi#e /9slots per pattern, per da$)

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Sunda$, No#ember + I S"ing 6art %

*:(5 6airings releasedA:&& 91temp Dra"A:'5 ' 091temp, /nformati#e, DS, 6rose, 6oetr$2+:%& 3' 0/mpromptu, 6ersuasi#e, C, 6O/, Drama, DUO2 91temp Dra"'&:(5 91temp Dra"'':&& %'%:7& 3%%:'5 91temp Dra" for Finals%:7& 6attern Finals7:(5 6attern 3 Finals5:&& "ards

Fees

There "ill be a ?%5 school fee for the "eekend 0so if $ou are here for the "holes"ing $ou onl$ pa$ one fee2) 9ach debate team entr$ is ?5&)&& and each indi#iduale#ents slot is ?A)&&) 9ach debate critic "ill co#er t"o debate teamsEcompetitors) 9achunco#ered debate teamEcompetitor "ill be ?'5&)&&) 9ach /9 critic "ill co#er fi#e slotsper pattern) 9ach unco#ered /9 slot "ill be ?'&)&&) /9 -udges ma$ not co#er polic$ debatecommitments and #ice!#ersa) 6lease make checks pa$able to L

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*ntry &rocedre+

9ntries "ill onl$ be accepted on!line)

To enter 6O./C@ D93T9 go to http:EE""")tabroom)com) /f $ou are ne" to the onlines$stem, $ou "ill need to first LSign Up for $our school) The s$stem "ill guide $ou toregistering for the tournament)

To enter 6B./M9NTB@ D93T9 or /9s, please go to""")forensicstournament)net)

The s$stem "ill accept entries and changes until 5 pm on Tuesda$, No#ember ()/f $ou ha#e drops or adds $ou need to go to the "ebpage and make them $ourself) fterthe entries are closed "e "ill allo" drops free of charge until noon on Thursda$No#ember ) s of noon on No#ember , %&'(, fees "ill be set regardless of subseuentdrops, and changes "ill not be allo"ed on!line) /f $ou ha#e drops after that date, pleaseemail them to me at csundebatePgmail)com) 6lease note that drops after the feesassessment deadline "ill be charged to $our school at registration)

8e look for"ard to hosting $ou in No#ember) 6lease feel free to contact me "ithuestions;