GSDC 2011 ended with a blast with team UTMARA 1 emerging as the champion against NUS 1 as the runner up.
39 teams enrolled into GSDC 2011. Our adju core consist of Suthen “Tate” Thomas (CA), Sharmila Parmanand and Nur Sabrina Zaini and they have worked out a spectacular set of motions for this tournament for everyone to enjoy.
Here are the motions for the whole tournament.
Round 1: Malaysia
- That poorer nations should reject the storage and/or processing of hazardous materials on their soil by richer nations
- That we would impose English as the common medium of instruction in all schools
- That we would give the profits from mineral resources exclusively to the local states/provinces from which they are extracted
Round 2: Aid
- That we would dispense humanitarian aid through established religious organisations in recipient states
- That we would reject microcredit schemes targeted exclusively at women
- That first world nations would increase immigration quotas for labour migrants from target countries instead of giving them development aid
Round 3: The Kiddies
- That we would require parents who seek to have biological children to meet the same criteria as those who seek to adopt children
- That schools should actively erase gender differences among their students
- That online gaming sites should restrict the number hours minors can access their services
Round 4: Military
- That we should not punish high-ranking military officials who are publicly critical of the decisions of elected politicians
- That we would not allow retired high-ranking military officials to run for public office
- That we would ban military recruitment campaigns targeted at low-income groups
Round 5: Business
- That we would impose progressive taxation on corporations
- That civil society groups should push for greater government regulation of corporations instead of supporting voluntary corporate social responsibility practices by those corporations
- That it is legitimate for companies to monitor their employees’ Internet usage on their IT infrastructure
Quarter-finals: Gender
- That the feminist movement would condemn women that have reached the highest levels of politics or the corporate ladder yet done little for women in their sphere of influence
- That the feminist movement should reject and combat religion instead of attempting to reform it from within
- That we would abolish Ladies’ Nights in bars
Semi-finals: International affairs
- That the U.S. should sign a non-aggression treaty with North Korea without pre-conditions
- That NATO should assasinate Gaddafi
- That the Mexican state should tolerate drug cartels instead of waging an all-out war against them at the United States’ behest
Finals: New World Order
- That the United States should deprioritise maintaining its position as the most dominant global power
- That we would recognise a universal right to secession
- That postcolonial states should not be members of organisations based on a common colonial heritage founded by their former colonial masters
Thanks for all who have participated. Hope to see you again soon. ^^
The tabs will be out soon.
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