Kentucky- Photos from the ride there

Hey y'all- my name is Dan and I will be your truck-drivin' debate coach. No y'all stop back sassin' or I am gonna turn this here van around and we will go right back home.














And the billboard that made us all think of Honeyman.

Georgia State- at the airport

Mike and Becca waiting, and waiting, and waiting, for Dan to pick us up in the rental car.
After getting bored, Becca lashes out. This gives Mike the opportunity to teach us all how to properly fend off a ginger attack.

UNI Photos

Ryan wallowing in the filth of the Debate Union (also known as his adopted dorm room) before leaving for the tourney.

Honeyman awaits his fate after missing a test. Poor Honeyman.

Prepping for the Semifinals.

Becca won 6th speaker in the JV division. She improvised her own trophy.

Diz and Becca celebrate their Seminfinalist showing at the UNI tournament by symbolically recreating the oppression in China.

Then they fought over who was responsible for the loss in the Semifinals.

And then they find out that the trophy is made in China.

Topic Announced

The winning topic was #2: Increase Pressure

Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase diplomatic and economic pressure on the People's Republic of China in one or more of the following areas: trade, human rights, weapons nonproliferation, Taiwan.

Resolutions Announced

The topic committee meeting in Kansas City ended and there are 8 possible resolutions. Only one will win. They are, in no particular order:

1. The USFG should substantially change its foreign economic policy toward the People’s Republic of China through one or more of the following: lifting one or more of its existing tariffs, quotas, export controls, or economic sanctions on the People’s Republic of China; classifying the People’s Republic of China as a market economy; ceasing pressure for revaluation of the yuan; assisting the People’s Republic of China’s integration into the World Trade Organization and/or Group of Eight (G-8).

2. The USFG should substantially increase diplomatic and economic pressure on the People’s Republic of China in one or more of the following areas: trade, human rights, weapons nonproliferation, Taiwan.

3. The USFG should change its foreign policy toward the People’s Republic of China through one or more of the following: substantially increasing diplomatic and economic pressure on the People’s Republic of China regarding trade, human rights, and/or Taiwan; substantially increasing United States military power projection in East Asia or Southeast Asia to contain the People’s Republic of China; assisting a substantial increase in Taiwan’s defense capabilities.

4. The USFG should substantially increase its government-to-government cooperation with the People’s Republic of China in one or more of the following areas: outer space exploration and development, military-to-military contacts, weapons nonproliferation, counterterrorism intelligence.

5. The USFG should adopt a government-to-government engagement policy to integrate the People’s Republic of China into one or more of the following: United States-negotiated regional confidence building measures; nonproliferation regimes; international economic institutions.

6. The USFG should cease pressure for revaluation of the yuan and/or lift one or more of its existing tariffs, quotas, export controls or economic sanctions on the People’s Republic of China.

7. The USFG should substantially increase its military power projection in East Asia or Southeast Asia to contain the People’s Republic of China and/or assist a substantial increase in Taiwan’s defense capabilities.

8. The USFG should substantially change its One-China policy.

Dinner With the President

President Bahl's invited the team to his house for a cookout and going away party for Ryan. We had a great time. Here is a picture of the team with President Bahls. Front Row (l to r): Brannon Ramsdale, Amber Dismer, Kelley Farrell, Corinna Gura, and Jason Bantle. Middle Row: Matt Moore, Amanda Freel, Stephani Misciasci, Amanda Essling, and Ryan Galloway. Top Row: Brian Honeyman and President Steven Bahls.

Another Viking Gets an Internship

Brian Honeyman will be spending the summer down the road in Iowa City. He has been awarded an internship with the Interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Program at the University of Iowa within the Immunology Department. Congratulations Brian!!!