Grab your vinyl collection, feminist literature, and wired ear buds — on October 3rd, the BU Debate Society welcomes you to BU Novice 2025: Performative Novs!
DEBATE:
We will have five rounds consisting of loose-link American Parliamentary debate followed by a break to Octofinals. Please note that we reserve the right to make changes to the schedule based on the size of the tournament.
REGISTRATION:
Registration will be $140/team. We will have a $70 tax for late registration and/or for missing a judge. We are willing to negotiate reg breaks for expansion schools, APDA South, and any other constraints. Registration is due on Monday, September 29th by 11:59 pm, if you need an extension or reg break please message Zimo.
Fill out the form below for registration for Institution, Teams, and Judges.
Institution:
https://forms.gle/eHd3pNdQzR7TtWK59
Teams:
https://forms.gle/1RfhxQF7Ca3FN8U2A
Judges:
https://forms.gle/wn5fBxRMVo7DSPMV9
There will be a soft cap of 150 matcha drinking teams in total.
Please let us know immediately if there is a change to your registration.
JUDGING:
Because this is a novice tournament, we will require that all judges that count toward the requirement be either varsities or uncs (dinos). We will also be requiring that judges have a paradigm available on the APDA paradigm project, paradigms can be submitted here. We will use the regular (n-1)/2 requirement rounded up, but please bring extra judges if possible so that we don't have to cut teams. Our missing judge fee will be $70.
TAB:
Yash Shetty will be directing tab. Ceci Granda-Scott will be our tab observer.
Tab policy and the discretionary scratch form will be posted ASAP.
EQUITY:
Our equity officers are Tosca Neumann and Hanna Bae.
FOOD:
Dinner and Lunch on Friday and Saturday will be Domino’s. Breakfast on Saturday will be Dunkin Donuts bagels and coffee. Options for those with dietary restrictions will be provided.
HOUSING:
We have VERY LIMITED space for housing all of our 6’5 Clairo fans, so it will be first come first serve unless there are extenuating circumstances. We will be working with nearby schools in order to meet everybody’s accommodations.
Please fill out the form below by Wednesday, September 25th to register for housing:
https://forms.gle/xEgU5M2rD2UtnFo37
TRANSPORTATION:
If you are driving to our tournament, the information for parking is listed here.
https://www.bu.edu/transportation/commencement/family-guest-parking/
If you are taking the MBTA line to Boston University, the Green Line will take you to various stations across BU. To get to central campus take the Green Line to BU Central station. Please contact our Tournament Directors if you have any questions.
CONTACT INFO:
Tournament Directors: Yash Shetty (650-475-6863), Ryan Lin (646-821-0085), and Jaqueline Rizzi (540-250-8853)
Tab Director: Yash Shetty (650-475-6863)
Judging Director: Cassie Fitts (617-750-1864)
Financial Matters: Zimo Tracy Ge (917-306-3915)
Housing Director: Oscar Cloutier Potter (413-800-2512)
SCHEDULING
We want to run this tournament on time, especially considering its size. We will drop teams if we consider it necessary.
Friday:
3:00 PM - Check-In starts
4:00 PM - Check-In closes
4:30 PM - Round 1
6:00 PM - Dinner
7:00 PM - Round 2
8:30 PM - Round 3
Saturday:
8:00 AM - Breakfast
9:00 AM - Round 4
10:30 AM - Round 5
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Octofinals
3:00 PM - Quarterfinals
5:00 PM - Semifinals
7:00 PM - Finals
*We will release pairings as they are ready. Schedule subject to change.
Contact
Ym9zdG9uICEgdW5pdmVyc2l0eSAhIGRlYmF0ZSB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t or message the tournament directors on Facebook with any questions or issues.
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