The NDT

Binghamton University
March 31 – April 4, 2016
 Table of Contents

Welcome Letters……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3-6

Important Information Like Internet, Parking, & Campus Map……………………………………………………………………...…….7

Fundraising & Compositing Information……………………………………………………………………………………………………….........8

Sponsors & Coupons……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9-12

 BINGHAMTON
UNIVERSITY
State University of New York

BINGHAMTON DEBATE TEAM

Dear Friends,

I would like to welcome you to the NDT 2016 held at Binghamton University. We really
appreciate the opportunity to host you and hope you enjoy both our facilities and hospitality during the
course of the tournament. Much of our hospitality this weekend is possible by a generous contribution
from the Provost’s Office. Beyond braving the weather to come to the Northeast, your attendance at the
NDT this year also means that you’re participating in one of the only low-waste national debate
tournaments! You will also have the chance to participate in the several large-scale fundraisers to raise
money for several amazing organizations like Leaders for a Beautiful Struggle (LBS)! I hope you take the
opportunity to participate and reaffirm that debate is much more than just the arguments we advance.

We also have a lot of great events planned for this weekend for you to enjoy. From Penny Wars
to some great receptions, we plan to host an amazing NDT that will keep you busy between rounds and
card cutting. This year’s speaker awards include a handmade quilt and pillows that are both functional
and decorative, which will have long-term durability and value beyond a trophy alone. Even if you are
not fortunate to take home a speaker award, I hope you leave Nationals with memories that will last you
a life time. For those of you graduating, enjoy your final rounds in debate. Just by attending you are part
of history and with your help we can make a lasting impression on this Earth (by not leaving one) and
upon the lives of people in the local community and throughout debate. Ultimately, what you learn and
advocate in debate rounds will not only help change the face of debate in the future but also contribute
to the needed deliberation to make the world a better place. I wish you all the best of luck in your
rounds this weekend—even if you’re paired against Binghamton.

Sincerely,

Joseph Leeson-Schatz

Instructor of English and Feminist Theory

Director of Speech & Debate at Binghamton University

 CAMPUS MAP & NOTES

(please note that you should stay in your lane, and not swerve as much as the red line suggests)

PARKING:
You should park in lot Y5. It’s a close walk to
the Appalachian Collegiate Center, where
rounds will be announced. However, you can
drop people off at Y2 to be right by the door.
The star marks where you should park.
We will be running a shuttle from the Collegiate Center to the
Science Buildings (SL & S2) as well as to Fine Arts (FA). The
black circles indicate drop off and pick up locations for the
shuttle. No walk is more than 5 to 10 minutes at most.

Hospitality & Food: Quiet Rooms & Bathrooms:

All meals will be distributed out of
Appalachian Collegiate Center. We will also
have a hospitality room set up in FA 212 and
Science Library (SL) 212 where we will be live
streaming the pairing announcements.
We will have quiet rooms set aside in Collegiate Center, FA
225, and Science 2 (S2) 337. Gender neutral bathrooms are
found on the 1st floor of FA, the 1st floor of Library North (LN),
the ground floor of S2, and the ground floor of the Collegiate
Center. S2 & Collegiate Center gender neutral rooms are
makeshift ones by the tournament.

Internet & Mugs:

Connect2BU. Validate yourself and you’re If you lose your mugs replacements are available in Collegiate
good to go. 3rd floor of FA is only place that Center and FA 212 for $3 each. Losing them hurts the
may be spotty. environment. Don’t lose them. Reuse them.
 Composting & Fundraising Information
PENNNY WARS – Every debate program will have a jar in FA 212 and in the Collegiate Center for you to put
your money in. Whichever team has the highest amount of points will have a check donated to Leaders of a
Beautiful Struggle (LBS). Point values are: Penny = -1, Nickel = +5, Dime = -10, Quarter = +25, Dollar = -100,
Five-Dollars = +500, Ten-Dollars = -1000, Twenty-Dollars = +2500.

COMPOSTING – We are running the tournament waste-free. Please (a) read the instructions about what can be
composted in this book; (b) follow the instructions on the garbage cans; and (c) realize that ALL garbage cans in
classrooms are for compost. Do not put non-compostables in there. Everything the tournament distributes is
either compostable or recyclable. Do your part!
Sponsors
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(607) 729-5910

Sponsoring Open & Tournament Gaming at

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Participants on 3/30.

MTG Draft at 2pm

Prizes & Coupons Available
Staff on Hand to Teach Board Games