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- Mar 1, 2023
Adjudication
Adjudication may sound like a scary word, but is it really? Adjudications help to establish a level playing field for all students....
- Feb 20, 2023
Triple the Value
By now you have heard about our Spring Vote Proposal “Triple the Value.” We are excited to discuss how this new multi-resolution approach...
- Feb 1, 2023
Stoa Moves Eastward
Stoa club development was a grassroots effort that moved eastward across the country. In 2009, with California as our Stoa initiator, we...
- Feb 1, 2023
Conor McBride
Conor McBride attended the University of Oklahoma and received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and then an M.D. from OU in 2019. He is...
- Feb 1, 2023
Script Submission
Script submission is an important and beneficial part of the competition process. It encourages excellent speeches. It keeps competitors...
- Jan 31, 2023
Rules, Norms, and Theories
Many of you travel to tournaments outside of your region to gain experience debating students in other states. It is a great way to make...
- Jan 31, 2023
Concordia Housing
We are excited to announce that we will be able to offer dorm housing during NITOC at Concordia University in Irvine, California. We are...
- Jan 1, 2023
Growing Clubs - Building Stoa
Local clubs have always been the foundation of Stoa. Even before Stoa was founded in 2009, clubs were the established method used to...
- Jan 1, 2023
LD Reading List
This list is intended to help students get a start in their studies of Philosophy. Not all the authors below are Christian or write from...
- Jan 1, 2023
Tournament Calendar FAQ
In the past few months, we had to decide how best to maintain and display the Tournament Calendar and ultimately decided to migrate to a...
- Dec 31, 2022
Thea Dunlevie
Thea Dunlevie’s Stoa journey began as a “timer-extraordinaire” while attending tournaments with her family. As a competitor, she took...
- Dec 22, 2022
Rounding Off 38%
The Stoa Board and the Debate Committee desire for the 38% Debate Qualification Rule to be applied as effectively as possible to produce...
- Dec 1, 2022
The Sixth Foundational Pillar
As we continue to highlight each of our Six Foundational Pillars of Stoa, this time, we will focus on the sixth pillar. Pillar Six: We...
- Dec 1, 2022
Mars Hill Impromptu
Would you like a movie night with your family over the holidays? Do you want to listen to an interesting podcast while wrapping Christmas...
- Dec 1, 2022
Making Lincoln Douglas Debate Great
At its core, Lincoln Douglas Value Debate (LD) is for arguing the “big ideas”. Ideally, LD causes us to dig deep into society's most...
- Oct 27, 2022
NITOC 2023 Introducing Verse and Logo
Psalm 16:8 “I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” We are so excited to share with you the...
- Oct 27, 2022
Anna Sasaki
Stoa alum Anna Sasaki described Lincoln Douglas debate as her favorite event. “I think it’s important to develop the skill of seeing and...
- Oct 27, 2022
Make Sure Your Tournament Qualifies
Tournament Directors: Make sure your tournament qualifies for NITOC! There are new minimum tournament standards for the 2022-2023 Stoa...
- Oct 27, 2022
Interps: Is Literature Better?
Is literature better for interps? Purchased scripts are easier and faster, but the treasure of literature, albeit harder and slower, is...
- Oct 22, 2022
Researching the 2022-2023 TP Resolution
The Team Policy resolution for 2022–2023 is Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policy towards...