Korea Intervarsity Debate Championship 2008 Results

From sophielee84@yahoo.com

I'm just reposting the following message from www.knc08.org just
because i think it might be safer to keep the record and more
beneficial to fellow debaters!

Again, thank you everyone for supporting the tournament!

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I¡¯m sorry that I¡¯m a bit late, but still it is my utmost pleasure
to announce the new champion of the Korea Intervarsity Debate
Association National Championship 2008 hosted by Debate Association
of Ewha.

The grand final between Korea University 2 (Jisoo Kang, Jaeyong
Shin, and Minkyong Cho) and EdiS 4 (Hanna Ko, Yulan Kim, and Selim
Choi) was judged by Sophie Lee (Chief Adjudicator: Debate
Association of Ewha), Mikyung Kim (DCA:Kyunghee Int¡¯l Studies),
Jayhyun Lee(DCA:Kyunghee Int¡¯l Studies), Logan(Chungang), Hyesoo
Monica Jang(Debate Association of Ewha), Taekwan An(Hanyang), and
Jingzhi Ye(Debate Association of Ewha) and Four judges voted for
Korea 2. Congratulations to the national champion team!

EFL Division
Debate Association of Ewha 5 def. CUDS (3-0)
Best Speaker: Yoon Hyo Jung (DAE 4)

Rookie Division
Seoul National University 2 def. Seoul National University 1 (3-0)
Best Speaker: Rose Chang (Hanyang)

Quarters:
Edis 4 def. Hanyang 2 (2-1)
Yonsei 1 def. Yonsei 2 (2-1)
KU 2 def. Yonsei 3 (3-0)
KU 1 def. Edis 1 (2-1)

Semis
Edis 4 defeated KU1
KU 2 Defeated Yon 1

Best Speakers

1st: (tied)
Hannah Ko (Edis 4)
Yulan Kim (Edis 4)

3: Suhyun Yuoo (Hufs)
4: Wonjun Jang (Yonsei 3)
5: Min Young Kim (Edis 3)
6: Bokyeong Kwon (KU 4)
7: Hyewon Rho (KU 1)
8: Nayoung Song (Yonsei 2)
9: Tied-
Hoyoon You (Edis 1)
Kyungeun Park (HUFS)

Demo debate
THW not confiscate land from descendants of collaborators with Japan
during its colonial rule.

Round 1.
Korea
THBT Korea should priortize China over the US in diplomatic
relations.
THW nationalize the tele-communications industry.
THW exclude Soju from the list of essential items announced by the
Korean government to monitor inflation.

Round 2.
Social Contract
1. THBT all democratic governments should abandon laws which allow
prosecution of citizens for insulting their nations.
2. THBT government should not financially profit from its citizens¡¯
sins.
3. THW limit civilian use of guns in America.

Round 3.
Human Body
1. THW allow commercial surrogate motherhood.
2. THW give prisoners with a life sentence the right to choose the
death penalty.
3. THW chemically castrate pedophiles.

Round 4.
Ideology
1. THBT socialism in Latin America has done more harm than good.
2. THBT authoritarian regimes are justifiable in developing nations.
3. THBT feminism has not contributed to the well-being of women in
the world.

Round 5.
International Institutions
1. THW limit the number of times United Nations Security Council
members can veto.
2. THBT democracy should be the condition for debt relief for
African nations.
3. THBT it is legitimate to use aid to buy votes in international
organizations.

(Rookie Final)
Cute Animals
1. THW ban fur imports from developing nations. (debated)
2. THBT zoos bring more benefits than harms to society.
3. THW allow the police to shoot poachers.

(EFL Final)
Celebrities¡¦ on the spotlight!!!
1. THBT paparazzi are beneficial for celebrities.
2. TH supports celebrities entering politics.
3. THBT celebrities should not adopt children from developing
nations. (debated)

Quarter
Elections
1. THW repudiate the democratic election in Bhutan.
2. THW discourage women in Pakistan from casting ballots in order to
protect their lives.
3. THW place a cap on the spending of candidates during election
campaigns.

Semi
Greater Asia
1. THBT China¡¯s quest for raw materials from developing
nations/rogue regimes is detrimental to the world.
2. THW pressure India to open its border to accept Tibetan exiles.
3. THBT the Kurds are better off without a Kurdish state.

Final
Law and Justice
1. THBT civil disobedience is essential to democracy. (debated)
2. THW abolish the use of insanity as a legal defense.
3. THW require doctors to report minors with HIV to their parents
regardless of patients¡¯ consent.

Sophie Jiseon Lee

Chief Adjudicator,
Korea Intervarsity Debate Association National Championship 2008

Debate Association of Ewha