Progressive arguments are no doubt becoming a new norm in Public Forum, as established by outrounds at bigger national tournaments (like the Tournament of Champions this past weekend). Bettering accessibility to these arguments are really important, so we want to share a really incredible resource created by Jason Luo, Andrew Lee, Neel Kanamangala, and Jay…
An Anonymous blogpost: Mental health is a constantly agonizing battle and I’ve struggled through worse ends of it then I would like to admit. While I am high-functioning to the point that most debaters don’t know how hard some days can be for me, my lack of openness on my mental health does not mean…
This is our first blogpost for our Mental Health Initiative. To read more, click here. I know I sound like everyone and their dog when I say that debate has changed me, but in all honesty, it really has. As it has with many other debaters, the activity taught me how to speak up for…
I want to begin by saying that I do not expect every person in the debate community to agree with me. If you read this entire article and still don’t support the argument at your core, that is alright. I am not asking you to agree with me, but I am asking you to hear…
Read more WHY I DID IT: THE GENDERED LANGUAGE MANIFESTO BY ABIGAIL SPENCER
In Beyond Resolved’s first year, founder Sara Catherine Cook began a small free sticker initiative where we handed out free stickers. The stickers were designed by Sreya Pattipati, and distributed at specific national tournaments and by mail. It was our way of pushing forth Beyond Resolved’s message to “Connect. Debate. Empower.” — every sticker that…
