Still a hope for perfection

Round 2: This house believes that developing nations should pay the full tuition of women’s university studies.

Alaska A: OO, 4th, 3 points
Alaska B: CO, 2nd, 5 points
Alaska C: CO, 1st, 6 points
Alaska D: CO: 2nd, 5 points

A very interesting motion that truly tested the viability of cost/tradeoff disadvantages as constructive Opposition material. Unfortunately, Alaska A was adjudicated by the CA of the tournament who, as author of the motion, seemed to have a particular course of arguments in mind that James and Michael didn’t access. As James and I agreed, though, dark horses are dark because they drop behind the main pack at the outset only to rally at the end. Where's my riding crop?

Colin and Michaela (Alaska B) were in the CO position in the same room as Michael and James and took the 2nd. Drew and Sarah (Alaska B) also ended in the top half of their room. Akis and Amie (Alaska C) are our sole remaining hope for a perfect record at Worlds, beating Oxford and Queensland (Australia) for the first.

Round three goes up in a few moments. Tonight is global village night so we’re looking forward to the diversity of it all (and hopefully not a return of Alaska’s interactions with the Irish). 43 nations are registered from around the world.