2023 Puget Sound Logger Invitational CARD Tournament

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA

November 11-12, 2023

Greetings,

The University of Puget Sound forensics squad is pleased to invite you to the 2023 Puget Sound Invitational CARD Tournament. This year's tournament will take place from November 11-12, 2023. We invite you to attend this tournament and enjoy the "warmth" of the Northwest.

Competition will be help in:

• CARD (Collegiate Advocacy Research Debate)—please refer here for information on speech times and format.
• All Judges should review the judging guide for information on CARD judging norms. Importantly, we seek judges who focus on student educational growth from the perspective of a judge-educator and critic of argument and decision-making paradigms and RFDs should reflect an educational perspective.
• Full-text articles in the packet are available via a shared dropbox.
• A “view-only” link is available here
• Participants can utilize any portion of any article listed in the established article library.

All teams will debate the Fall 2023 resolution:

Resolved: The United States should restrict its nuclear forces in one of the following ways: adopting a no-first-use policy; unilaterally disarming its nuclear weapons; removing all of its tactical nuclear weapons from Europe.

We work to keep costs low for all attendees and do not seek to make monies off of hosting a tournament. As a result, we will have minimal awards but will offer significant recognition to student competitors.

Please let me know if you any questions or require any further information.

Sincerely,

Derek Buescher, PhD Matt Coleman, JD

Professor, Department of Communication Studies Debate Coach

Director of Forensics University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound

Tournament Registration:

We will use two platforms for registration keeping the tournaments separate. Registration for the BP event will be available at forensicstournament.com. Registration for the new debate format will be at tabroom.com. If you have any difficulties with either site please email me.

• Entry Deadline: Wednesday, November 8, 8:00 PM Pacific Time.
• Drop Deadline: Thursday, November 9, 5:00 PM Pacific Time. After this deadline, fees will be calculated and all drops will be charged full entry fees.
• Email: dbuescher@pugetsound.edu
• If necessary, you may email in changes to your registration. Please email changes as soon as you know them.

Divisions and Entries

We will offer two divisions of CARD but reserve the right to collapse divisions if needed.

Tournament Information and Entry Fees

Puget Sound teams will participate and are eligible for elimination rounds and speaker awards. While we do not expect to have to limit entries, we reserve the right to cap entries at 6 teams per school/per division.

In person $50 per person (competitor, judge, or observer)

Online $40 per team

Hired Judge Fee $150 for each uncovered team

These charges cover security and cleaning costs, tabulation, two light breakfasts, two lunches, and awards.

All judges are obligated through semifinals. Judges with teams participating in elimination rounds are obligated one round past their team’s elimination.

You do NOT need to send your payment in advance. Fees will be set by Thursday November 9, 5:00 P.M. Please make checks payable to University of Puget Sound. We do not have the ability to accept online payments at this time.

Maps and Directions

Directions to campus and the campus map are available here. Parking is free and you should plan to park at Wyatt and Thompson Hall. Parking lots to use are P13 and P14 on the printable map located here.

All debates will take place in Wyatt (Building 57) and Thompson Hall (Building 47) on the printable map. Announcements, food, awards, etc., will be in Wyatt 109.

Registration and Schedule

Virtual registration will be available Saturday morning until 7:45 am. If you are unable to register at that time, make arrangements via e-mail.

Tournament Schedule (PST). A more detailed schedule including disclosure, round start, and decision times is posted here.

November 11

7:30-8:00am - Breakfast

8:00am - Round 1

10:00am– Round 2

12:00- 12:45 pm - Lunch

1:00pm – Round 3

3:00pm – Round 4

November 12

7:30-8:00am - Breakfast

8:00am - Round 5

10:30am—Semifinal round

12:30- 1:15 - Lunch

1:15—Showcase Debate