Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:47:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michelin Christopher Massey <Michelin.Massey@Colorado.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list CX-L <cx-l@debate.net>
Subject: University of Colorado Classic Invitation (VERY, VERY LONG)
the following is the e-mail version to the university of colorado -
boulder classic. like mr. alderete, i too am hoping to reach a wider
audience by e-mailing this invitation.
if you have contacted me over e-mail about this invitation, please
consider this the official invitation. if you need a hard paper copy and
a print-out of this will not suffice, please e-mail me back.
i hope to see y'all here in boulder in november!
michelin massey.
university of colorado-boulder.
___________________________________________________
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
We are truly excited to announce and invite you and your team to
participate in the 14th Annual University of Colorado Classic to be held
at the University of Colorado's main campus in Boulder. This year's
Colorado Classic is going to occur November 5-6, 1999. With excellent
judging and tournament administration, we know that these will be two
enjoyable days of competition here in Boulder.
This season's Colorado Classic should prove to be its best yet in
both individual events and debate. The Colorado Classic has been very
fortunate to have been designated a Tournament of Champions qualifier at
the SEMIFINALS level for both Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate. As such,
we hope to continue the Colorado Classic as a forum to allow the best and
brightest from around this region and country to build relationships
through friendly and intense competition.
Although last season's Colorado Classic was from nearly all
accounts a rousing success, there are several things we are hoping to
improve and clarify. Initially, we are returning to our previous
individual events format. There will be three preliminary rounds for all
I.E. competitors, breaking to semifinals (12 competitors) for all events
with more than 25 entries. Events with less than 25 entries will clear
directly to finals (6 competitors). Individual events shall be separated
into two patterns as indicated in the tournament schedule. Moreover,
brackets in elimination debates will not be broken. Finally, this year's
tournament will maintain a similar schedule to last year's, to minimize
any confusion. Included in this is the maintenance of open preliminary
and elimination debates, accompanied by novice "break-out" debate rounds,
which are explained later in this invitation. Also, to speed up the
general awards ceremony, awards in elimination debates (except semifinals)
will be distributed in the rounds.
PLEASE NOTE: because of limited room space and the propensity for
a great number of tournament entries, we are asking everyone to please
enter as early as you possibly can and also be aware that competition
rooms may be a great distance from central meeting areas, such as the UMC.
I urge each and every one of you to inform your students of the latter.
We do not wish to turn people away. As such, we may have to reserve rooms
with significant walking distance.
In 1999, we are looking to continue the great tradition of
outstanding judging and fine tournament administration. Returning to
direct the tab room is Mr. Craig William Clark, a law student at Wake
Forest University and University of Colorado - Boulder alumnus. We hope
that you and your students will enjoy this event. The University of
Colorado Speech and Debate Association is looking to offer a tournament we
can be proud of and where you all can be proud to attend. If you have any
questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me by e-mail:
debate@ucsu.colorado.edu or by telephone: 303.492.2394. I hope to see you
all here in Boulder in November!
Sincerely,
Michelin C. Massey
Tournament Director/Director of Forensics
University of Colorado Speech and Debate Association
(p.2)
TOURNAMENT DIVISIONS
Individual Events:
Students may compete in Drama, Humor, Poetry, Duo, National Extemp,
Foreign Extemp, and Original Oratory. All events will have three
preliminary rounds breaking to semifinals where entries warrant (25+
entries). All events will clear to elimination rounds first on ranks and
then on speaker points. Scripts are optional in all interpretation
events, except Duo where they are _mandatory_. Scripts are not allowed in
Original Oratory and are discouraged, but allowed, in both National and
Foreign Extemp. Upon registration, you will be informed about the
location of the Extemp draw room. Round assignments will be posted in the
UMC and Ramaley Biology. Please inform your students to be mindful of
schedule changes and to watch for postings. We will strictly enforce a 10
minute late/disqualification rule after the last performance in each
section.
You should also inform your students about the events schedule. First,
students should not watch Flight A final rounds until all of the posts
have been released for Flight B. Flight A and B postings for finals
should be at the same time, except for United States Extemp. It is
critical that if students are entered in either Foreign or United States
Extemp that they check both postings before going into the rounds.
Also, if students are double entered between United States and Foreign
Extemp and make it to the out-rounds of both, students in FX semifinals
and USX finals will be scheduled first in USX. If they make it to FX
finals, they will be the last speaker in that round. This should provide
easy transition between both extemp events.
Finally, if students are double entered, it is ok for the students to
leave after their performance and go to the other round to prevent delays
in the tournament. Students assume responsibility for being tardy (as
explained above).
Debate:
There will be Open preliminary debates, breaking to Open elimination
debates and accompanied by Novice "break-out" rounds in both
Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate. We will have five preliminary rounds
of Policy debate, breaking to Octofinals. There will be six preliminary
single flight Lincoln-Douglas debate rounds, breaking all 4-2 debaters (up
to 32). All elimination rounds (including the novice "break-out" rounds)
will be based first on win-loss record, then speaker points, and then
strength of opposition. Elimination round brackets will not be broken in
open elimination and novice "break-out" rounds. The 1999/2000 Education
topic will be used for policy debate. The November/December NFL
Lincoln-Douglas resolution will be used in the Lincoln-Douglas division.
Speaking times for all policy debates are as follows: 8 minute
constructives, 3 minute cross-examination, 5 minute rebuttals, and 5
minutes of preparation time for each team. For L-D, the times will be
6-3-7-3-4-6-3 with 3 minutes of preparation time for each debater. Please
consult the tournament staff about policy debate tub storage. Schematics
will be posted in the UMC and Ramaley. They will also be handed out in
front of Ramaley C250. We will strictly enforce a 30-minute late rule
from the time that all of the posts have been posted.
(p.3)
Novice "Break-Out Rounds: After preliminary debates, Open
elimination debates will be held. Novices who qualify for those rounds
will be allowed to debate. All novices who are eliminated after the
Octofinals of Lincoln-Douglas or Policy debate and non-clearing novices
are eligible for novice "break-out" rounds. These rounds will consist of
the top novice teams/debaters from each division, based on the number of
novice entries for that division. Novices are defined are those students
in their first year of competition in any type of forensic event. If you
have other questions, please feel free to contact Michelin Massey by
e-mail: debate@ucsu.colorado.edu; or, by phone: 303.492.2394.
Double Entry:
Students are allowed and encouraged to double enter between individual
event flights. Students will be allowed to enter one event in both flight
A and B. Flight A will consist of United States Extemp (USX), Duo
Interpretation (DUO), Humorous Interpretation (HI), and Poetry
Interpretation (POE). Flight B will consist of Foreign Extemp (FX),
Dramatic Interpretation (DI), and Original Oratory (OO). An example of an
acceptable double entry for a single competitor could be flight A --
Duo Interpretation. Flight B -- Foreign Extemp. Students participating
in debate will not be allowed to double enter in any other event.
Rules:
Individual Events rules will conform as closely as possible to CHSAA
rules. Any questions about debate rules should be directed to the
tournament director. The tournament director reserves the right to
deviate from CHSAA rules in order to ensure a smooth and efficient
tournament operation. The final arbiter for rules questions on events,
debate, or tournament procedure will be the tournament director.
Awards:
Awards will be presented to all competitors qualifying for elimination
rounds in events and debate, including the novice "break-out" debate
rounds. Debate and events semifinalists shall receive awards at the
awards ceremony. Debaters eliminated prior to to the semifinal rounds
will receive their awards in the room where they were eliminated after the
round has been completed. Awards will not be mailed, unless there is an
error on the part of the tournament.
The top ten Open Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate speakers will receive
speaker awards. The top five novice Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate
speakers will receive novice speaker awards. Sweepstakes will be awarded
to the top three schools with overall performance. This award will be
tabulated as follows:
Debate: 4 points per Policy debate preliminary win and 2 points per LD
preliminary win.
Events: 4 points for each 1st place preliminary rank, 3 points for each
2nd place preliminary rank, and 2 points for each 3rd place preliminary
rank.
Judges:
After careful analysis, it is clear to us that an important element in
making this tournament a success is having a sufficient number of judges.
For this we need your cooperation. We ask that for every 2 policy debate
teams, 4 Lincoln-Douglas debaters, and 6 event slots, you provide one
judge. We'd like to accommodate as many entries as we possibly can. In
order for the tournament to run well, we must have the resources to hire
judges and ask schools to provide judges for the tournament. These judges
may be coaches, former competitors, or event parent volunteers (this is a
great opportunity for parents to get involved in the speech and debate
world). We will obviously do our best to get judges to the rounds for
which they are most qualified. To ease this burden, judges qualified only
in events may be used to cover debate slots and vice-versa.
(p.4)
All judges are committed one round beyond the elimination of their last
competitor. This _includes_ judges who do not have any advancing
competitors. Judges who would like to judge beyond their commitment are
encouraged (and exhorted) to do so and consult the tournament director if
you are willing/able.
If, for any reason, you and/or your judges are unable to complete your
judge requirement, please consult the tournament director. Missed ballot
collection may result in a $80 fine per missed ballot and disqualification
of competitors. No ballots or trophies will be issued, until all fees are
settled.
We NEED your judges or we cannot run this tournament on time. We will be
diligently seeking the most outstanding hired critics from all around the
nation. If you know of anyone who'd be willing to adjudicate, please have
him or her contact us. We will also need your judges' names and their
judge assignment preferences by the Wednesday before the tournament
(November 3, 1999).
Judge check-in will be in the Ramaley Biology lobby in front of room RAMY
C250. RAMY C250 will be the location of the judges' room throughout the
duration of the tournament. However, this room will not be open as a
lounge until 4:00pm on Friday.
Fees:
Policy Debate Team $40.00
Uncovered Policy Debate Team Judge Fee (per team) $35.00
Lincoln-Douglas Debater $35.00
Uncovered Lincoln-Douglas Debater Judge Fee (per debater) $30.00
Individual Event Entry/Duo Team $15.00
Uncovered Event Entry/Duo Team Judge Fee (per slot) $ 8.00
Missing Judge Fine (per ballot) $80.00
Nuisance Fee (per change) $50.00
Remember that one judge covers 2 policy debate teams, 4 Lincoln-Douglas
debaters, and 6 event slots/duo teams. We are attempting to meet you half
way on the judging issue only asking you to cover a fraction of your
entries.
We will be setting fees at _5pm on Wednesday, November 3, 1999_. You may
make changes after this date if there is space available, but *drops will
not reduce your fees*. Any adds after this point will increase your fees
by the appropriate amount (space permitting). _All checks must be made
payable to the University of Colorado_. We reserve the right to prevent
competitors from advancing if their school has an unpaid balance. ALL
FEES ARE DUE THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT. _Any teams unable to pay at this
time will NOT be allowed to compete_. There will be no exceptions.
(p.5)
Registration:
Registration will close on Wednesday, November 3, 1999 at 5:00pm Mountain
Standard Time. We will need both the number of entries and names of
competitors at the time of registration. Reservations without
competitors' names will not be accepted (Tabulation is made exponentially
easier by having competitors' names prior the day of registration).
Again, the names of your judges and their adjudication preferences will be
needed at this time as well.
Entries may be submitted via e-mail, fax, over the phone, or by regular
mail (in order of preference):
E-mail: debate@ucsu.colorado.edu
Fax: 303.779.8011
Phone: 303.492.2394
Mail: CU Speech and Debate Association
Attn: Michelin Massey
Colorado Classic
Campus Box 207
Boulder, CO 80309
We will call or e-mail to confirm receipt of your entries. If you do not
receive confirmation from a CU Speech and Debate Association member, it is
your responsibility to ensure that entries have been received.
We reserve the right to limit entries at any date to any team. Enter
early to ensure that all of your desired slots can be entered in our
tournament. In the past, the tournament has become full before the date
which registration was due.
Last minute changes may be made to your registration until 10:00am
Mountain Standard Time on Friday, November 5, 1999. These changes will
only be accepted by calling the CU Speech and Debate Association office
and speaking to a tournament official over the phone. Do not leave a
phone message changing your entries at the last minute. After this point,
any changes made will result in a nuisance fee of $50.00 per change. The
10:00am deadline will allow us to schedule rounds and assign judges on
time while allowing coaches to make adjustments due to emergency
situations. Please help us out by avoiding any last minute changes.
These only make the tournament run longer and worse for all involved.
Final registration and fee payment will be in the Ramaley Biology building
in front of room C250. For our returning guests, this building is the
same building we used last year. Starting at 4:00pm on Friday RAMY C250
will be the location of our information desk for the duration of the
tournament. Students or coaches with problems finding rooms, missing
judges, etc. should report either to this table or a member of the
tournament staff to resolve any of these problems AS SOON AS THE PROBLEM
ARISES. Barring any major emergency, this desk will be occupied at all
time during the tournament. If the desk is unoccupied and a crisis
arises, please report to the tabulation room which is located in the same
building room RAMY N1B31; however, it is vital that you always go to the
information desk first.
(p.6)
Schedule:
A schedule is attached. Registration will be from 1:00pm - 3:00pm on
Friday, November 3, 1999 in the Ramaley building in front of RAMY C250.
Tab/Ballot/Grievances:
We are once again closing tab to coaches, judges, and students. Please
bring all problems to the information table (RAMY C250) where we will
assist you. The tabulation room is located in the Ramaley Biology
building, N1B31.
Ballots will be available for inspection starting at 2:00pm on Saturday,
November 6, 1999. Ballots will not be available before that time.
Coaches are the only ones allowed to peruse ballots. No students. Do not
remove any ballots, as they may be needed in tab. Ballots will be passed
out after the awards ceremony. If there are any problems with ballots,
please notify the judges table or ballot room staff. The ballot room will
also be located in the Ramaley building.
Accommodations:
The designated tournament hotel is the Holiday Inn at 28th Street in
Boulder. The hotel is across the street from campus, and about a
fifteen-minute walk away from Ramaley. The Holiday Inn has a standard
University function rate of $72 per night. Please reserve your rooms as
soon as possible to make sure you are not left out in the cold. To make
reservations, call the Holiday Inn directly at 303.443.3322. You can also
get rooms at other hotels. Mention that you are attending a University
function and these establishments may offer you a discount.
Harvest House 303.443.3850
1345 28th Street
Best Western 303.442.7450
1725 28th Street
Highlander Motel 303.443.7800
970 28th Street
Lazy L. Motel 303.442.7525
111 28th Street
All of these locations are close to campus. However, they may not all be
within comfortable walking distance, especially with large extemp/debate
files. Also, please remember that Colorado weather is unpredictable, and
a November snowfall is not uncommon for Boulder.
Food:
On campus, the UMC Alfred Packer Grill serves a variety of foods,
cafeteria style. Also in the UMC is Subway, Domino's Pizza, and Golden
Panda Chinese Food. A short walk away on "the Hill" you will find The
Sink, Illegal Pete's, Abo's Pizza, Planet Sub, Deli Zone, Dairy Queen, and
many others. South of campus just beyond Broadway has an Arby's, Taco
Bell, and Wendy's, and Alfalfa's market. East of campus (by the Holiday
Inn) are Perkins, McDonald's, and Denny's. If you are looking for
something special, let us know and we'll point you in the right direction.
(p.7)
DEBATE SCHEDULE
_Friday, November 5, 1999_
10:00am - 12:00pm Last minute Add/Drops phone in
period to avoid nuisance fees:
303.492.2394.
1:00pm - 3:00pm Registration, in front of Ramaley
Biology C250 (registration will
end promptly at 3:00pm).
1:30pm Campus tour, leaving from the west
exit of Ramaley Biology building.
4:00pm Round 1 Policy and L-D debate.
5:00pm Round 2 L-D debate.
6:00pm Round 2 Policy and Round 3 L-D
debate.
8:00pm Round 3 Policy and Round 4 L-D
debate.
_Saturday, November 6, 1999_
8:00am Round 4 Policy and Round 5 L-D
debate.
10:00am Round 5 Policy and Round 6 L-D
debate.
1:00pm Octofinals Policy and Double-
Octofinals L-D debate (Judges
announce and hand out awards in
rooms to eliminated debaters).
3:00pm Quarterfinals Policy and
Octofinals L-D debate (Judges
announce and hand out awards in
rooms to eliminated debaters).
4:30pm Quarterfinals L-D debate (Judges
announce and hand out awards in
rooms to eliminated debaters).
5:00pm Semifinals Policy debate
(Competitors should move to CHEM
140 immediately after the
debates).
5:30pm Semifinals L-D debate (Competitors
should move to CHEM 140
immediately after the debates).
7:00pm AWARDS, CHEM 140. (Finalists and
finals competition rooms
announced).
8:15pm or ASAP Finals Policy and L-D debate.
(p.8)
EVENTS SCHEDULE
_Friday,_November_5,_1999_
10:00am - 12:00pm Last minute Add/Drop phone in
period to avoid nuisance fees:
303.492.2394.
1:00pm - 3:00pm Registration, in front of Ramaley
Biology C250 (Registration will
end promptly at 3:00pm).
1:30pm Campus tour, leaving from the west
exit of Ramaley Biology building.
4:45pm United States Extemp Draw.
5:00pm Round 1A (USX, DUO, HI, POE).
6:30pm Foreign Extemp Draw.
6:45pm Round 1B (FX, DI, OO).
8:15pm United States Extemp Draw.
8:30pm Round 2A (USX, DUO, HI, POE).
_Saturday,_November_6,_1999_
7:45am United States Extemp Draw.
8:00am Round 3A (USX, DUO, HI, POE).
9:30am Foreign Extemp Draw.
9:45am Round 2B (FX, DI, OO).
11:15am Foreign Extemp Draw.
11:30am Round 3B (FX, DI, OO).
1:00pm United States Extemp Draw.
1:15pm Flight A Semifinals (USX, DUO, HI,
POE).
2:45pm Foreign Extemp Draw.
3:00pm Flight B Semifinals (FX, DI, OO).
4:30pm United States Extemp Draw.
5:00pm Foreign Extemp Draw.
5:00pm Flight A and B Finals.
7:00pm AWARDS, CHEM 140.
(p.9)
DEBATE ENTRY FORM
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER
COLORADO CLASSIC
School Name: ________________________ Coach's Name: ____________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________ E-Mail: __________________________
PLEASE MAKE ADDITIONAL COPIES IF YOU HAVE
MORE ENTRIES/JUDGES (denote novice teams/L-D debaters with an *)
POLICY DEBATE TEAMS
1. _________________________________ & ___________________________________
2. _________________________________ & ___________________________________
3. _________________________________ & ___________________________________
4. _________________________________ & ___________________________________
5. _________________________________ & ___________________________________
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATERS
1. _________________________________ 5. __________________________________
2. _________________________________ 6. __________________________________
3. _________________________________ 7. __________________________________
4. _________________________________ 8. __________________________________
JUDGES AND JUDGE PREFERENCES (Please list judging preferences after each
name)
1. _______________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________
(p.10)
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ENTRY FORM
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER
COLORADO CLASSIC
School Name: _________________________ Coach's Name: _____________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________ E-Mail: ___________________________
PLEASE MAKE ADDITIONAL COPIES IF YOU HAVE
MORE ENTRIES/JUDGES
FLIGHT A ENTRIES
United States Extemp
1. ______________________ 2. _____________________ 3. ____________________
Duo Interpretation
1. ________________________________ and __________________________________
2. ________________________________ and __________________________________
3. ________________________________ and __________________________________
Humorous Interpretation
1. _______________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
Poetry Interpretation
1. _______________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
FLIGHT B ENTRIES
Foreign Extemp
1. _______________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
Dramatic Interpretation
1. _______________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
Original Oratory
1. _______________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
JUDGES AND JUDGE PREFERENCES (Please list judging preferences after each
name)
1. ______________________________ 2. _____________________________________
3. ______________________________ 4. _____________________________________
(p.11)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER
COLORADO CLASSIC
FEE SHEET
1. Number of Policy Debate Teams ___________________ X $40.00 = __________
2. Number of Uncovered Policy Debate Teams _________ X $35.00 = __________
3. Number of Lincoln-Douglas Debaters ______________ X $35.00 = __________
4. Number of Uncovered Lincoln-Douglas Debaters ____ X $30.00 = __________
5. Number of Individual Event Entries/Duo Teams ____ X $15.00 = __________
6. Number of Uncovered Individual Event ____________ X $8.00 = __________
Entries/Duo Teams
7. Number of Missing Judge Ballots _________________ X $80.00 = __________
8. Number of Nuisance Fees _________________________ X $50.00 = __________
GRAND TOTAL (lines 1-8) $ ________________________________________________
**Remember that ONE judge covers 2 policy debate teams, 4 Lincoln-Douglas
debaters, and 6 individual event/duo teams. If you have enough judges to
cover those numbers, you only have to pay for each individual entry. If
you do not have enough judges, you must pay the uncovered judging fee for
each debate team/debater/i.e.-duo slot and for the individual entries. We
are trying to hire and maintain a consistent and outstanding judging pool
that is one of the best in the nation. Thank you for your support.
(p.12)
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