Colgate debate Open 2014
Round 1: This house would ban private sponsorship of police.
Round 2: This house regrets the rise of anti-hero in media
Round 3: This house believes that US foreign policy should prioritize the protection of minority rights over the support of democracy.
Round 4: This house would campaign for the increased sexualization of men in the media rather than campaign against sexualization of women
Round 5: This house would prohibit the media from reporting on the private lives of any person without their explicit permission
Quarters motion: This house believes that Putin’s actions towards Ukraine have been in the best interest of Russia
Novice final: This house would ban all forms of advertising that go beyond a description of what a product is and what it hopes to accomplish
Semi Final: This house prefers a society where the rich feel negative exuberance to one where the poor do
Finals: This house believes that secular governments should actively censor those sections of religious texts that either constitute hate speech or propagate negative attitudes to other religious/ethnic groups.
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