[eDebate] NDT COMMITTEE ACTION ITEMS IN EVANSTON

[Morris, Eric R]

I'm now confused as well. Recall all these items passed under time pressure in the waning minutes of the NDT Committee meeting. It does not lead to a good decision making approach. I'm not convinced that everyone who voted in favor of the Mancuso rule understood what it does. 
 
If I were a rep, I would have perceived I was voting on two proposals (in this order). 
 
1. (Mancuso) Limiting the number of non-undergraduate researchers to TWO. Those TWO also have to be in the judging pool.
 
2. (Lupo) Requiring that 
a. non-competing coaches must be in the pool for FOUR rounds, and that 
b. non-competing student workers must volunteer to scout for FOUR rounds. 
** With an option to tell the tournament in another way, at the tournament director's discretion **
 
I thought 2b had passed, as part of the Lupo proposal. As I re-read Karla's notes, I'm not sure. If not, then the Scouting DA is looming large...
 
Dr. Eric Morris
Asst Prof of Communication
Director of Forensics
Craig Hall 363A
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO 65897
(O) 417-836-7636
(H) 417-865-6866
(C) 417-496-7141

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From: edebate-bounces at ndtceda.com on behalf of Jim Hanson
Sent: Fri 4/7/06 10:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [eDebate] NDT COMMITTEE ACTION ITEMS IN EVANSTON


as i read the rule that karla leeper sent out, undergrads can research from home and email their research during the tournament.
 
i did not see anything about the undergrad researchers being required to scout--which would mean they would have to travel to the tournament.
 
can someone clarify/confirm?
 
jim :)
hansonjb at whitman.edu

	----- Original Message ----- 
	From: Morris, Eric R <mailto:EricMorris at missouristate.edu>  
	To: Matt Cormack <mailto:mattedebate at yahoo.com>  ; edebate at ndtceda.com 
	Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 8:25 AM
	Subject: Re: [eDebate] NDT COMMITTEE ACTION ITEMS IN EVANSTON

	The Scouts DA would link to the Mancuso proposal alone - so much so that it rule would have been one of the most effective indirect ways to kill scouting that a person could have thought up. 
	 
	Fortunately, the Lupo rule also passed, meaning that any undergrad has to provide 4 scouting rounds if they aren't competing. 
	 
	The net effect of the two rules would be to mitigate the effects of the Mancuso rule on scouting and maybe even turn the DA. 
	 
	Which, of course, is just another reason why the Lupo rule ALONE would be a better policy. At least, it deserves to be tried before we jump in with something as disruptive and controversial as the Mancuso rule.
	 
	Unfortunately, the committee decided to vote on the Mancuso role 1st, leaving questions about whether the Lupo rule was even on the table if the Mancuso rule had failed. 
	 
	Dr. Eric Morris
	Asst Prof of Communication
	Director of Forensics
	Craig Hall 363A
	Missouri State University
	Springfield, MO 65897
	(O) 417-836-7636
	(H) 417-865-6866
	(C) 417-496-7141
	 
	*****New Disad*****
	The Scouts DA
	a) scouts on brink- only sustained by hard working
	undergrads- mostly from pretty big schools (someone
	said MSU contributed a large number of scouts and
	judging by the amount I saw I am sure they are
	correct)
	Heidt 2k6
	    We need more scouts. Last year, we asked more
	judges to cover debates when we were short on people.
	This year, we had scouts double up and simply stopped
	scouting below the break. We only asked judges for
	help if the teams were above the break and we had the
	maximum number of scouts already doing two debates. My
	feeling was that judging at the NDT is such a big job
	that it was better to miss some reports than to impose
	on the judges. But, if I were below the break, I would
	want a scouting report anyhow. More scouts would solve
	this problem.
	
	b) these undergrads will be forced to cut cards and
	not scout under the new rule
	Mancuso 2k6
	   The rule was redesigned over the past year to
	prioritize undergraduate  research over
	non-undergraduate research deliberately in response to
	the feedback  members of the committee received from
	most of you that a "worker rule" should  not unduly
	limit the educational experience of the NDT for
	undergraduates, and  also that it should not
	discourage the team-mate-style bonding of
	undergraduates.
	
	c) turns all the inequality arguments- scouting helps
	everyone, i think this is self evident
	
	
	

	
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