Round 1: This house would ban labor unions
Alaska A (James & Michael): OG, 1st
Alaska B (Colin & Michalea): OO, 1st
Alaska C (Akis & Amie): OO, 1st
Alaska D (Drew & Sarah): CO, 1st
After what will likely go down in history as the most incoherent inspirational speech ever offered (hey, it sounded really good in my head at 2 am) Alaska opened strongly. Not one point dropped, which makes all the difference in establishing a cushion for later rounds.
As has become tradition, the tournament opened with a chestnut motion, but a good one on which to shake off the rust. We were fortunate that ¾ of us were on the opposition for the motion as it’s tricky to argue against the right to collective action. Michael and James did, however, and in so doing also got an Opening Gov out of the way.
Last night’s opening dinner was very nice. A beautifully-decorated room, a decent meal and a great Turkish cover band (Hotel California sung with a Turkish accent was a particular high point) together with short opening speeches made for a fine start to the tournament. Today’s round 1 started only 5 minutes late and we seemed to be in line for a timely start to round 2 as well. A good lunch and a brief break sets us off to round 2. I’ll update the results as quickly as I can after that.
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