BGHT Archived Schedule

This is an archive of previous daily schedules. For today's schedule, visit the daily schedule page.

Want to know what we did at the Georgetown portion of the institute? Those schedules are archived here.

Monday, July 9

10:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

• Prepare for Debates

11:30AM to 12:45PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debate #11 (in room 12:45PM)

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Practice Debate #12

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Practice Debate #13

Tuesday, July 10

9:00AM to 10:30AM — Lecture in Wells B115 (1.5 hours)

• Critical Debate — Will Jensen

10:30AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Wells B115 (1.5 hours)

• DREAM Act Plans Activity (part one)

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)

• Speaking Practice
• New Research Groups

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Topicality Seminar in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Dave Stoecker-Strauss, Michigan State University

Wednesday, July 11

9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

• Prepare for Guest Lectures
• Conversation with Dr. George Borjas!
• More Plans Activity

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)

• Debating the Citizenship Kritik
• Conversation with Leah Litman!

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Counterplans Seminar in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Stephen Pipkin, Glenbrook North High School

Thursday, July 12

9:45AM to 10:30AM — MSU Honors College Presentation in Wells 115 (.75 hours) <-- Note both time and location

10:30AM to 12:00PM — Kritik Seminar in Wells 115 (1.5 hours)

• Will Repko, Michigan State University

12:00PM to 1:45PM — Lunch

1:45PM to 3:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

• Research Groups
• Prepare for Debates

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Practice Debate 14

5:30PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

Friday, July 13

10:00AM to 12:00PM — Practice Debate 15

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)

• "Debating New Affirmatives"
• Research Groups

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Topicality/Framework

9:20PM to 10:00PM — Flowing (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• The 2AR — Bill Batterman

Saturday, July 14

9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

• New Arguments

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Fun Time at the Dorms!

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Wells A324 (2.5 hours) <-- Note the Location

• Highlighting Activity
• Harker v. Non-Harker!

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Effective Cross Examination — Lauren Pepper

Sunday, July 15

Sleep in morning.

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)

• Debating the Dehumanism Affirmative

5:00PM to 7:30PM — Grand River Walkover (No Brody Caf)

7:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

• Debating in Low-Prep Situations

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Debating #AbolishICE — Bill Batterman

Monday, July 16

9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

• Library Time with Ezra!

12:30PM to 2:00PM — Lunch

2:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

• Topicality Practice — T LPR and T Admission
• Prepare to Read a New Affirmative

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Fun Time at the Dorms!

Tuesday, July 17

9:00AM to 10:30AM — Lecture in Wells B115 (1.5 hours)

• Race and Immigration — Chris Randall

11:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (.5 hours)

• Crowd-source Pairings
• Prepare for Debates

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debate 16

3:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

• Dehumanization Discussion + Q&A — Kenny McCaffrey

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Practice Debate 17

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• What's happening in the Middle East and North Africa? — Lauren Pepper

Wednesday, July 18

9:30AM to 12:00PM — Practice Debate 18 <-- Note the Time

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)

• Debating Framing Contentions on the Aff and Neg
• Research Groups

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Fun Time at the Dorms!

Thursday, July 19

9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Wells A224 (2.5 hours)

• T - LPR Mini-Debate

11:30AM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Wells A224 (3.5 hours)

• How to Prepare New Files
• New File Preparation Activity
  • Debating the Syrian Refugees Aff
  • Debating the PSW Trafficking Aff

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Wells A328 (2.5 hours)

• Advanced Midterms Debating + Midterms Updates Activity

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Anti-Blackness in Debate — Chris Randall

Friday, July 20

9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Wells A224 (3 hours)

• Negative vs. Syrian Refugees and U Visas
• Horsetrading DA Discussion + Preparation

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Wells A224 (3.5 hours)

• "It's Not the Mini-NDT"
• Taking and Deploying Feedback

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Wells A224 (2.5 hours)

• Debate Preparation

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Debating New Affirmatives — Sam Grimsley (**This is an encore performance of the lecture he gave to our lab**)

Saturday, July 21

4 Week Mini-Tournament!

9:00AM — Round 1 Pairings Released

9:30AM — Round 1 (Preset)

11:30AM to 12:30PM — Lunch

12:30PM — Round 2 Pairings Released

1:00PM — Round 2 (Preset)

3:00PM — Round 3 Pairings

3:30PM — Round 3 (Preset)

5:30PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM — Round 4 Pairings

7:00PM — Round 4 (Preset)

Sunday, July 22

Sleep in morning.

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

2:00PM to 4:00PM — Lab in Wells A224 (2.25 hours)

• T Not Framework Practice Speeches <-- Later start time — come with these prepped!

4:00PM to 5:00PM — Dairy Store Field Trip with the Lab!

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:30PM — Demonstration Debate in Wells B115 (3 hours)

Monday, July 23

9:00AM to 11:00AM — Lab in Brody 136 (3 hours)

• Negative Preparation Activity

11:00AM to 12:45PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debate #19

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Practice Debate #20

5:00PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2 hours)

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Enjoying Debate Without Being a Star Debater — Alex Brown

Tuesday, July 24

9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Research Groups

11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 3:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

• Prepare for Guest Speakers
• Guest Speaker — Michael Carlin

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2 hours)

• Research Groups

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Guest Speaker — Monica Andrade
• Debating Democratic Peace Theory + Democracy Impacts

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Baudrillard — Bee Smale

Wednesday, July 25

9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Neoliberalism K Discussion + Mini-Debate
• Prepare for visit from Dr. Rubén Martinez

11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 2:30PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

• Guest Speaker — Rubén Martinez

2:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Research Groups

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• File and Dropbox Organization

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Debating in College — Will Jensen

Thursday, July 26

10:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

• "Home Improvement(s)"
• 10 Minute Lectures — presumption, researching topicality

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)

• Research Groups
• Debating Theory Arguments
• Advanced Conditionality

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• "Being Aff" with Carly Watson

Friday, July 27

9:00AM to 11:00AM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

• Prepare for Refugees Debates

11:00AM to 12:45PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 5:00PM — Practice Debates

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Preparing for Your First and Last Tournament — Bill Batterman

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Strategic Roadmapping — Bill Batterman

Saturday, July 28

9:00AM to 12:00PM — Practice Debates

• 9:00 — Meet in 4th Floor Lounge for Instructions, Pairings, Prep
• 10:00 — Debates

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Fun Time at the Dorms!

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Practice Debates

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Counterplans, Psuedo-Aff Conditionality, Normal Means, and Odd-Ball Perms — Teja Leburu

Sunday, July 29

Sleep in morning.

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)

• Visit from Bee!
  • Kritik Frameworks
  • Answering High Theory Arguments
  • Other Themes from Advanced Kritiking

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Debating Courts Politics
• TBD

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• AT: Karl Rove Was A Policy Debater (How To Defend Debate) — Bill Batterman

Monday, July 30

9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

• Review New Files + Organize Prep To Do List
• Aff Preparation

11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (4 hours)

• Neg Preparation
• AMA

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Prepare for Debates in Brody 138

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Understanding Theories of Community — Dave Watson

Tuesday, July 31

9:30AM — Round 1 Pairings

10:00AM — Round 1

12:00PM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM — Round 2 Pairings

1:30PM — Round 2

3:45PM — Round 3 Pairings

4:15PM — Round 3

6:00PM to 7:30PM — Dinner

7:30PM to 9:00PM — Tournament Debriefing in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional) in Armstrong 3rd Floor Lounge

• Understanding K Literature as a Policy Debater — Sarah Lee

Wednesday, August 1

9:30AM — Round 4 Pairings

10:00AM — Round 4

12:00PM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM — Round 5 Pairings

1:30PM — Round 5

3:45PM — Round 6 Pairings

4:15PM — Round 6

6:00PM to 7:30PM — Dinner

7:30PM to 9:00PM — Tournament Debriefing in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

Thursday, August 2

9:30AM — Quarterfinals Pairings

10:15AM — Quarterfinals (Brody 134, 136, 138, Armstrong 1st Floor Lobby)

12:30PM to 2:00PM — Lunch

2:00PM — Semifinals pairings

2:45PM — Semifinals and Lab Finals

5:00PM to 6:00PM — Dinner

6:00PM — Finals Pairings

6:30PM — Finals

8:30PM — Speaker Awards/Check-Out Announcements

8:45PM — Finals Decision

Friday, August 3

Students depart.