“The Heart of It All” Forensics Tournament
Hosted by Muskingum University
New Concord, Ohio
November 6-7, 2015
The Ohio Forensics Association is pleased to invite you to an open forensics tournament at
Muskingum University on November 6-7. We will be offering 4 rounds of Parliamentary
and LD debate beginning on Friday and eleven individual events in a two round tournament
on Saturday. Awards will be presented to all finalists and the top three school sweepstakes
winners.
You will be able to enjoy Ohio hospitality while you are here. We will be providing a pizza
dinner on Friday night for the debaters and a sack lunch on Saturday for all competitors.
New Concord has a brand new luxury hotel opening in October with whom we have secured
a block of rooms for $119 a night. See below for details as well as for other hotel options that
you may prefer.
You may enter the tournament on Forensicstournament.net. The deadline for entries is
Tuesday, November 3 at 5:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you in Ohio in “the heart of it all”.
Susan Millsap, President
Ohio Forensic Association
Rachel Pollock, DOF
Muskingum University
163 Stormont Street
New Concord, OH 43762
rpollock@muskingum.edu
Tournament Schedule
Friday, Nov. 6
2:00 – Debate Registration in the lobby of the Boyd Science Center
3:00 – Parli topic announced in BSC 343
3:15 – Round 1 Parli and LD Debate
4:30 – Parli topic announced
4:45 – Round 2 Debate
6:00 – Parli topic announced (Pizza available in lobby)
6:15 – Round 3 Debate
7:30 – Parli topic announced
7:45 – Round 4 Debate
Saturday, Nov. 7
8:00 – Registration in lobby of Cambridge Hall
8:30 – Round 1 Bracket A and Debate elimination round topic announcement
8:45 – Debate elimination rounds begin
9:45 – Round 2 Bracket A events
10:00 – Parli topic announced
10:15 – Debate elimination rounds continue as posted
11:15 – Extemp Draw
11:30 – Round 1 Bracket B events
12:00 – Sack lunches available
12:45 – Extemp Draw
1:00 – Round 2 Bracket B events
2:30 – Finals Bracket A
3:45 – Extemp Draw
4:00 – Finals Bracket B
6:00 – Awards
Bracket A Events: Duo, Rhetorical Criticism, POI, Poetry, Persuasion, Impromptu
Bracket B Events: Extemp, Prose, Informative, After Dinner, Dramatic Interpretation
Entries: Students may enter three events per bracket. Debaters may enter only one event in
Bracket A. Please enter the tournament at www.forensicstournament.net and please enter by 5:00
on Tuesday, November 3. Changes can be made with no penalty until 5:00 Wednesday.
Late drops are $10 each. No charge for name changes.
Fees: Debate is $30 per debate team; IE is $10 per slot. Hospitality charge is $5 per person, per day.
Judges: Please provide 1 judge for every 2 debate teams and/or 1 judge for every 6 IE slots.
Uncovered debate slots are $50 each and uncovered IE slots are $10 each.
For Directions to Muskingum University and a campus map, please visit:
http://www.muskingum.edu/visitsmaps/index.html
PARKING ON FRIDAY WILL BE ON COLLEGE DRIVE ROAD, the main access road for the
University. Overflow parking can be accessed in the lot below the Methodist church on 20 E High St, New
Concord, OH 43762. On Saturday, you will be free to park in the bottom commuter lot on Comin Street
(bottom lot behind Phillip & Betsey Caldwell Hall, PBC). Parking passes will be distributed at registration.
Wireless log-in information will be provided when you register. To contact host Rachel Pollock, Director of
Forensics at Muskingum University call or text 740.624.2352.
Rooms & Building Information:
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Debate Registration Friday, November 6 will be in Boyd Science Center (BSC) lobby.
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IE registration Saturday, November 7 will be in the 1st floor lobby of Cambridge Hall.
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Friday Debate Prep & announcements: BSC 343 (Will become Extemp prep room Saturday)
 Judges’ & Students’ lounge (opens at 3 p.m. Friday): BSC 336.
Pizza dinner served at 6 p.m. Friday. Catered sack lunch served Saturday at 12 noon. Vegetarian and
gluten free options must be turned in to rpollock@muskingum.edu by Monday, November 2
(incorporated in per person hospitality fee of $5 per day).
Lodging For the “Heart of It All” November 6 & 7 at Muskingum University
We have secured special block rates at three local hotels. When making your reservation, please say you are
with the “Heart of It All” Speech & Debate tournament at Muskingum University.
In New Concord, Ohio: 5 minutes from campus
The Wallhouse Hotel $119 rate per night
150 Garland Way
New Concord, Ohio 43762 www.wallhousehotel.com
Phone number for reservation: (Hotel phone number not active yet. Manager’s personal cell 740.819.2062.)
*To secure the block rate, “Heart of It All” group members should send an email with their
contact information and manager will call to make their reservation. Manager’s email
is: melissab@wallhousehotel.com
The cut-off date for the reduced rate is Friday, October 23 (2 weeks prior). Normal rate is $149 per
night. Incl. hot breakfast, fitness room, indoor pool and kitchenette suite (sink, refrigerator and microwave w.
1 King or 2 Queen beds). If more than two people are in one room, there is a $10 per person/per night fee.
In Cambridge, Ohio: 15 minutes from campus
The cut-off date for the reduced rate is Friday, October 16 (3 weeks prior). Normal rate is $119-124 per
night. Incl. hot breakfast, fitness room, indoor pool and business center.
Comfort Inn $99.00 per night
2327 Southgate Parkway, Cambridge, OH, 43725
Phone: (740) 435-3200 Fax: (740) 432-3479 100% Smoke Free Platinum Award Winner
Sleep Inn & Suites $99.00 per night
2307 Southgate Parkway, Cambridge, OH, 43725
Phone: (740) 435-0035 Fax: (740) 435-9466 100% Smoke Free
NOTE ON “HIRED” JUDGES: Judges are community officials, church members, retired teachers, or
University staff/faculty volunteers holding a BA or higher. All judges are experienced and/or have been
trained by the University Director of Forensics in standard individual events and debate. Please be respectful,
courteous, and grateful in your interactions with our judges so they return to judge another year. If you have a
compliment, complaint or question concerning your interaction with a “hired” judge, please email
rpollock@muskingum.edu or text 740.624.2352.