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  • This House prefers hiring external professionals (such as business executives and politicians) to work as Senior Administrators at universities rather than the promotion of faculty members to those posts

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    Most universities have a governance structure with a Board of Directors or Trustees overseeing a team of Senior Administrators led by a CEO, often referred to as a President or a Principal. The Senior Administrators formulate and implement strategies for the development of the university and are responsible for the management of key units. Faculty members are predominantly responsible for teaching and research and sometimes seek promotion to Senior Administrative posts.

    DTU Monsoons 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-16

  • This house regrets the rise of youth sports academies in the developing world (example: MLB in the Dominican Republic)

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    Many professional sports teams have academies established across the globe in order to scout and recruit young talent. For example, every single Major League Baseball (MLB) has an academy in the Dominican Republic, where over 100 active MLB players originate from.

    EDS Fall High School Tournament 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-10

  • This house prefers systems that exclusively employ salaried doctors as opposed to fee-for-service systems

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    Salaried doctors are employed by hospitals and other medical facilities that provide administrative services, offices, and equipment. Fee-for-service doctors are self-employed, often rent offices, and pay their own staff directly. Fee-for-service doctors make more money on average. Both types of doctors are paid by the government in countries with public health care systems.

    EDS Fall High School Tournament 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-10

  • The European Commission would apply the U.S. DRAFT system to the first division clubs of UEFA competitions.

    Infoslide

    The American Draft system is a method used in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and other sports associations. This system works by allowing teams from smaller markets and those with worse results to choose their desired players first. For example, the team with the worst result from the previous season can select the best young player available and have priority over everything related to that player, while the best team from the previous season will have the last pick. Teams can trade players and draft positions among themselves at their own discretion, in exchanges where money cannot be used. The UEFA could apply the draft system in a way that differentiates by country. For instance, the best prospects from Spain would go to the draft of their country, and similarly for all the candidates from other countries. For foreign prospects from other continents, they could enter a draft designated for teams with the worst results from all of UEFA.

    Mundial Escolar de Debate 2024 · Ronda 4 · 2024-08-10

  • This house supports the rise of the creator economy

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    The creator economy is a digital economy that allows creators to earn revenue from their content. Examples of creator economy platforms include Twitch, Substack, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Patreon.

    Svirsky Cup 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-08-10

  • This house would abolish rookie drafts in favor of free agency models

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    In major American sports, rookies are required to join the official league draft to enter professional teams. This draft is typically characterized by the following: Rookies do not get to choose which team they join Rookies are given a set salary based on when they are chosen in the draft (e.g. 1st round pick, 2nd round pick) A free agency model allows athletes to negotiate their contracts directly with prospective teams. They are able to negotiate their salaries, length of stay, and other terms.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-08-03

  • This house would require publicly traded companies to have a union representative in their board of directors

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    A publicly traded company is a business whose shares are available for anyone to buy and sell on the stock market. Union representatives are the leaders of the relevant trade union of a particular industry. E.g. Miner's union for mining companies, laborers' unions in manufacturing companies. The board of directors (BOD) is the governing body of a company that sets the business’ strategy and oversees management to protect the interest of shareholders.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-03

  • This house would pursue the professional career, instead of collegiate sports.

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    You are a talented young athlete who just graduated high school. Based on your performance, you are ranked as top 10 prospect and professional teams have expressed interest in recruiting you. In addition, your preferred college has offered you a sports scholarship if you choose to play with their team.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-08-03

  • This house would choose to become a ghost-writer

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    You are a young and talented short-story and poetry writer who publishes online, earning little and working multiple part-time jobs to get by and afford rent; you are approached by a fairly prominent artist and offered a deal to sign with their label, guaranteeing a stable and significantly above- average salary as a ghostwriter; you will never publish online or under your own name again as a part of the contract

    Denning Debating Championship 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-08-02

  • This house would prohibit corporations from creating employment decisions (e.g. hiring, promotions, termination) based on the opinions, expressions, and preferences of their current and prospective employees outside of work

    Loyola Debate Open 3 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-08-02

  • This house would prohibit corporations from creating employment decisions (e.g. hiring, promotions, termination) based on the opinions, expressions, and preferences of their current and prospective employees outside of work

    Loyola Debate Open 3 · Open Quarterfinals · 2024-08-02

  • This house would mandate all citizens to undergo a period of working for national service, in sectors including but not limited to military, charity, and civil services (e.g. police, firefighting).

    East Malaysia Open 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-02

  • This house believes that diversity policies (e.g. needs-based scholarships, affirmative action) should target acquired diversity rather than inherent diversity.

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    ‘Inherent diversity’ refers to innate characteristics that individuals are born with, which are often unchangeable, such as race, gender, physical disability, etc. ‘Acquired diversity’ refers to traits and experiences that individuals gain over time, including income level, educational/language status, geographical background, etc.

    East Malaysia Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-02

  • This House would take the Gleeson offer

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    You are a recently graduated extremely successful female schools debater in a developing country. You are staying in your city for your education, and your local debate circuit is famously difficult for women to get hired in coaching positions which are some of more lucrative jobs you can have as a university student. You've been offered a job at Gleeson College, an all boys school which is hundreds of years old and has a historically successful (but currently underwhelming) debate team. The school is notorious for misogyny amongst its students. The pay is fairly significant and it is extremely unlikely you will get a separate coaching job

    Denning Debating Championship 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-02

  • This house believes that football clubs should be mandated to have half of their playing 11 to be comprised of homegrown players

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    For the purpose of this debate,a homegrown player is someone who originated from the city the club is situated in

    The 4th Annual CVS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-01

  • This house as PH, would change their political strategy to incorporate populist ideals (eg. PSM Ideas)

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    Pakatan Harapan (PH) is a Malaysian coalition government formed after the 2022 General Election, which resulted in a hung parliament. This coalition includes parties across the political spectrum like right-wing Barisan National (BN), left-wing Democratic Action Party (DAP), and other parties. PH has taken a more centrist approach to cater to all its member parties and has refrained from addressing contentious social policies related to race, ethnicity, and labor rights. In the 2022 election, PH experienced significant seat losses to right-wing parties like the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, known for their conservative and sometimes extremist positions. Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is known for populist and progressive ideals such as workers’ rights, social welfare, affordable housing, and anti- austerity measures. PSM engages directly with grassroots communities, particularly focusing on socio-economic issues affecting the Below-40 demographic. Despite proposing to join PH's electoral alliance, PSM's offer was declined during the 2022 elections.

    Intertext Pro Ams 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-07-27