Washbeach Swing Jan 8-10

[neesen]

I just wanted to let the people who I have not talked to know that washbeach will be holding the tournament in our normal weekend before the Denver swing. We will offer two full tournaments with as many out rounds as we can justify. The full invite will be out in early October after I get done hosting our high school tournament.

Bill Neesen
Director of Forensics
CSU-Long Beach

[SoCalian]

am I correct in assuming it will be in Long Beach?

[APotter]

Yeah, it's in Long Beach because it was in Topeka last year.

[JWill]

also long beach is an amazing place to spend your first weekend in january.

[APotter]

Originally Posted by JWill

also long beach is an amazing place to spend your first weekend in january.

Especially when your school is in Missouri

[DarthYoshi]

Originally Posted by JWill

also long beach is an amazing place to spend your first weekend in january.

Not true. All it did was rain during the 2008 Beach swing.

[andrewthepirate]

Hey. California needs as much rain as it can get. Don't hate.

[sleepyamigo]

Plus they have phenomenal fish tacos..maybe a beach person can help me out hole mole is it?

[Jim Hanson]

whitman's gonna be there. hells yea.

[SoCalian]

Originally Posted by DarthYoshi

Not true. All it did was rain during the 2008 Beach swing.

on the plus side, it was a good excuse to wear my new jacket and scarf; A rare occurence in southern california.

[asmitty]

ironically i enjoyed the weather at the topeka washbeach swing more than the weather at the long beach washbeach swing

but it's a great tournament and you should all go because it's ballin outta control. let's get some love for bloodbath at the beach 2010 remix.

[ParliNewbie]

Jewell will probably be there

[ajjenkinsa]

Originally Posted by sleepyamigo

Plus they have phenomenal fish tacos..maybe a beach person can help me out hole mole is it?

totally hole mole. fabulous tacos!

[TravS]

AJ you need to come with us to Chicken and waffles. Im motioning to make that a Long Beach tradition! lol

[Aly_F]

Wahoo's Fish tacos! And Dukes! And sushi! And Cha for Tea!!!!!!! I get to go home for a bit :-) Thanks Beach!

[WUShasta]

All I have to say is that if I don't get Holy Mole (Sp?) I will be very sad b/c they have amazing potato tacos. For those that are vegetarians get the potato tacos or the potato burritos because they are delicious. Also, pack for either cold and rainy or warm and sunny. When we were out there last time it rained the entire time during the tournament but the day before and the day after was pleasant weather if I remember correctly so you never know what's going to happen.

[JWill]

chill out, there's like 4? 5? hole mole's in long beach, and the ones further downtown are open way later

[DD2]

Originally Posted by WUShasta

All I have to say is that if I don't get Holy Mole (Sp?) I will be very sad b/c they have amazing potato tacos. For those that are vegetarians get the potato tacos or the potato burritos because they are delicious. Also, pack for either cold and rainy or warm and sunny. When we were out there last time it rained the entire time during the tournament but the day before and the day after was pleasant weather if I remember correctly so you never know what's going to happen.

!@#$%^& hippie

peace
dd

[andrewthepirate]

For those of you who love vegetarian Mexican food (which even I do, even though I'm not vegetarian), when you come down for a tournament in San Diego (like Sunset Cliffs), go to Poke'z in dowtown (it's on 10th and E). Excellent potato flautas and potato quesadillas.

[doja]

Originally Posted by JWill

chill out, there's like 4? 5? hole mole's in long beach, and the ones further downtown are open way later

....there is one less than a block away from our apartment! 48 cents potato tacos, and dollar tacos after 7pm!!! hole mole is wayy legit.
also, washburn and oregon better be coming out for new years!! its our tradition!!

[asmitty]

Originally Posted by andrewthepirate

For those of you who love vegetarian Mexican food (which even I do, even though I'm not vegetarian), when you come down for a tournament in San Diego (like Sunset Cliffs), go to Poke'z in dowtown (it's on 10th and E). Excellent potato flautas and potato quesadillas.

+1, pokez is phenomenal

i do wish that cotixan, lolita's, and el zarape were closer to point loma so that more of y'all could find a way to have the best mexican food you've ever eaten. i guess el indio is pretty close and very good but is so touristy and crowded that it's not the same thing.

[oleary]

Originally Posted by asmitty

so that more of y'all could find a way to have the best mexican food you've ever eaten

Matt's El Rancho in Austin, TX. 'Nuff said.

k.

[neesen]

BEACH FORENSICS
Would like to invite you to Washbeach, to be held January 8-10, 2009 on the campus on Cal State Long Beach.

Washbeach will hold 2 full parliamentary debate tournaments, with both tournaments consisting of 5 preliminary rounds, followed by the largest amount of out rounds allowed (we will go to a partial out round as it is needed). Additionally, there will only be one division, which is open to everyone, and both tournaments will have mutual preferencing of judges. We will also have general topic areas, from which all tournament topics will be generated. The topic areas will be released in early December. The rest of the first tournament will follow normal NPDA rules.

Entries:
Any regularly enrolled undergraduate in a two year or four year college or university may attend. As the tournaments run back-to-back, students may (and are encouraged to) attend both tournaments.

Entries are due by Friday, January 5 at 5:00pm at debateresults.com. This early entry deadline is necessary for the compilation of a list of judges and the distribution of mutual preference and strike forms.

Procedures:
This tournament will follow NPDA rules except where noted.

Topics will be released at a centralized announcement site, and teams will have 20 minutes to prepare and walk to their room. Disclosure of decisions and other oral commentary may be conducted at the discretion of the judge, but please conduct such commentary after the ballot has been returned. We will be attempting to power-match every round without lagging, so a prompt return ensures that the tournament stays on time. A warm room of results will be provided.

Fees:
Fees for each half of the tournament will be $75.00 per debate team, or $150.00 total for teams attending both halves.

Each judge covers 2 debate entries. Uncovered judging fees will also be $75.00 for each half of the tournament, or $150.00 total for team attending both halves. It is cliché, but we would rather have your judges than your money. The tournament directors reserve the right to refuse entry to teams uncovered by a critic. If you have extra judges attending the tournament, please contact the tournament directors, as we may be able to hire them at a healthy stipend.

Judges will be expected to judge all preliminary rounds and through the double octofinal round. After that point, judges will be expected to judge one round past the elimination of their teams.

Hotel:
Housing near Long Beach is at a premium. We urge you to reserve space immediately. Call the Guest House Inn at 562/597-1341. To receive the special rate, mention that you are attending the Winter at the Beach debate tournament. The Guest House is located at 5325 East Pacific Coast Highway. They have given us a rate of $83.00 for a double.


There are a number of other accommodations available in Long Beach, including:
Comfort Inn 562-597-3374
Residence Inn 562-595-0909
Holiday Inn 562-597-4401
Marriott 562-425-5210
Motel 6 562-597-1311 (ACROSS THE STREET FROM CAMPUS)


Schedule:
Friday, January 8
10:30-11:30 Registration out side LA5
12:00 Round 1
1:20 Round 2
2:50 Round 3
4:20 Round 4
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Round 5
8:00 Elim 1

Saturday, January 5
8:00 Octos
9:30 Quarters
11:00 Semis
12:30 Lunch
1:00 Finals
2:30 Awards
2:50 Round 1
4:05 Round 2
5:30 Dinner
6:15 Round 3
8:05 Round 4

Sunday, January 6
8:00 Round 5
9:50 Round 6
11:20 Lunch
12:00 Awards
12:30 Elim 1
2:00 Elim 2
3:30 Elim 3
5:00 Elim 4
6:30 Elim 5
8:00 Elim 6


Directions:
We suggest using http://www.mapquest.com. We are located at 1250 Bellflower Blvd., in Long Beach, CA 90840. You can then go to http://daf.csulb.edu/maps/index.html to download directions to parking and campus maps.

[JWill]

bump.

those of you that are not planning to attend should shake up your tournament calendar's. yeah i mean you, western washington. point loma over washbeach?

[carrollpadwon]

Any word on attendance? Washburn will be bringing...

Allen/Knoth
Fiebrantz/Ramsey
Coker/Carlson
Hogan/Lake
French/Bailey
Campfield/Crabtree
Plumlee/Reeves

This tournament should be a lot of fun, and I encourage anybody still undecided to seriously consider heading to Long Beach.

[Jim Hanson]

whitman will have 4 teams:

nigel and john
nick and chris
joel and miranda
drake and tim

[asmitty]

berkeley will be there with 2 teams celebrating the triumphant return of evan "hot fire" ezray to debate

[KCalderwood]

siu will have two teams. todd and cheese judging.

[tychedasein]

UPS is sending Swanson/Tschida plus me

[TheJuiceBox]

FIAWOL RESPONSE! AWESOME RESPONSE! SUPER RESPONSE! RESPONSES? NONE! GREAT RESPONSE! WINNER!



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