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2011 NUEDC Team and Speaker Standings

Due to a glitch in the inputting of speaker scores, the initial list of Best Speakers at the 2011 National Universities English Debate Championships had to be revised 36 hours after the awards were given out. John Rendy Darmawidjaja, who headed the 2011 NUEDC Tabulation Team, has apologised for this oversight. 

The Ten Best Speakers of the 2011 NUEDC based on the revised list are:

01. Vincentius Dito Krista Holanda (ITB) (569)

02. Adlini Ilma Ghaisany (UI) (567)

03. Roderick Sibarani (UI) (565)

04. Rifan Ibnu Rahman (ITB) (562)

05. Astrio Feligent Tjong (BINUS INTERNATIONAL) (558)

06. Christian Leonardo Harlianto (BINUS INTERNATIONAL) (557)

07. Mayang Puspita Bastian (UnPad) (553) 

08. Rendi Prahara Septiawedi (UnPad) (550)

09. Astri Agustina (UGM) (549)

10. Ammar Syah Anwar (Bakrie) (548) 

The remaining speaker standings can be viewed here.

The Top 10 Teams at the end of the Preliminary Rounds were:

01. Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), 20 VPs, 1131 Speaker Points

02. BINUS INTERNATIONAL (BI), 17 VPs, 1115 Speaker Points

03. Universitas Indonesia (UI), 16 VPs, 1132 Speaker Points 

04. Universitas Padjajaran (UnPad), 16 VPs, 1103 Speaker Points

05. Universitas Bakrie (Bakrie), 15 VPs, 1094 Speaker Points

06. Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya (ATma Jaya Jakarta), 15 VPs, 1047 Speaker Points

07. Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), 15 VPs, 1045 Speaker Points

08. STBA Teknokrat Bandang Lampung (STBA TBL), 15 VPs, 1032 Speaker Points

09. Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), 14 VPs, 1089 Speaker Points

10. Universitas Brawijaya (UniBraw), 14 VPs, 1062 Speaker Points.

The remaining team standings can be viewed here. 

Congratulations to all the teams and best speakers! 

A round of thanks to John Rendy Darmawidjaja and Krishna Nugraha for the timely adjustment of the post-tournament reports.

Till next year's NUEDC! 

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BINUS INTERNATIONAL wins the 2011 NUEDC

Besting 95 other British Parliamentary teams, spanning all of Indonesia's 12 regions, the pair of Astrio Feligent Tjong and Christian Leonardo Harlianto from BINUS INTERNATIONAL, brought home the trophy at the Grand Final of the 2011 National Universities English Debate Championships.

From L-R: Uphie (CA), Bryan (DCA), Pandu (DCA), Diknas Representative, BINUS INTERNATIONAL (Champion), Institut Teknologi Bandung (1st Runner Up), Universitas Indonesia (2nd Runner Up), Universitas Bakrie (3rd Runner Up)

The team from BIPEDS bested teams from Institut Teknologi Bandung (Vicentius Dito Krista Holanda, Rifan Ibnu Rahman), Universitas Indonesia (Adlini Ilma Ghaisany, Roderick Sibarani), and Universitas Bakrie (Ammar Syah Anwar, Raden Aryo Febrian) who were ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively in the grand final.

Astrio Feligent Tjong and Christian Leonardo Harlianto from BINUS INTERNATIONAL took home top honours at this year's National Universities English Debating Championships.

The motion for the grand final was THBT the ICC should have its own force to abduct heinous perpetrators of international crimes who refuse to answer the summonses of the Court. 

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2011 NUEDC - Recap of Preliminary Round Motions

As the Octofinal round of this year's 2011 National Universities English Debate Competition begins (with the motion In cases of emergency, THW justify channeling aid and donations through groups linked with terrorism), debateIndonesia provides a review of all the motions deployed for the preliminary round:

Round 1 - THW abolish all forms of affirmative action.

Round 2 - THW open state-funded brothels in military bases.

Round 3 - THW not allow oil companies to have patents on green technology.

Round 4 - THW require parents seeking divorce to get their children's consent.

Round 5 - THBT GDP should not be a good measure of a nation's standard of living.

Round 6 - THBT the UN should not allow the prosecution of LBGT Q by its member countries.

Round 7 - THBT governments should ban their citizens' departure for religious pilgrimage in times of major epidemics. 

There were 7 matches for the preliminary round - a change from the initial 5 rounds indicated in the official DIKTI (Directorate General for Higher Education) invitation.

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2011 NUEDC Break Announcement

HOT OFF THE PRESS.  Here's the official list of breaking adjudicators, novice teams and main break teams at this year's 2011 National Universities English Debate Championships:

MAIN BREAK:

Institut Teknologi Bandung (Wilayah 04)

BINUS INTERNATIONAL (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Indonesia (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Padjadjaran (Wilayah 04)

Bakrie University (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya Jakarta (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Gadjah Mada (Wilayah 05)

Universitas Brawijaya (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Hasanuddin (Wilayah 09)

Universitas Parahyangan (Wilayah 04)

Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang (Wilayah 09)

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (Wilayah 05)

Universitas Negeri Semarang (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Udayana (Wilayah 08) 
Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (Wilayah 05)

Univesitas Ahmad Dahlan (Wilayah 05)

IM Telkom (Wilayah 04)

Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Negeri Malang (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Diponegoro (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Tanjungpura (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Sultan Agung Semarang (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Syiah Kuala (Wilayah 01)

Universitas Riau (Wilayah 10)

Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Wilayah 08)

Universitas Widya Kartika Surabaya (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Trunojoyo (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Palangka Raya (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Sumatera Utara (Wilayah 01)

Universitas Nusa Cendana (Wilayah 08)

Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (Wilayah 06)

NOVICE TEAMS

STBA Teknokrat Bandar Lampung (Wilayah 02)

Universitas Lambung Mangkurat (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (Wilayah 05)

Universitas Mulawarman (Wilayah 11)

IT Telkom (Wilayah 04)

Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya (Wilayah 02)

Universitas Negeri Padang (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Lampung (Wilayah 02)

Universitas Negeri Jakarta (Wilayah 03)

Politeknik Negeri Malang (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Negeri Medan (Wilayah 01)

Universitas Mataram (Wilayah 08)

Universitas Sriwijaya (Wilayah 02)

UPN Yogyakarta (Wilayah 04)

Univ Indraprasta PGRI (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Bunda Mulia (Wilayah 03)

BREAKING ADJES (alphabetical order)

Ahdiat, Akbar, Astari, Biondi, Bobby, Bryan, Buna, Davin Susanto, Dwita, Edward Sutanto, Efran, Eldhi,

Fiski, Griya, Ika, Karina, Kirana, Mia, Mutiara, Nadya Sstriningrum, Naufal, Pandu, Pido, Prima, Puspita,

Raj, Reggie, Rimba, Rosmi, Salam, Satrio, Steven, Teddy, Tyas, Uphie, Vicario, Vitri, and Yudhi.

Congratulations to all breaking teams and adjudicators!
Thanks to Raj Sangtani for the live update!

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2011 NUEDC Rounds start today

Ninety-five teams from Indonesia's 12 regions have gathered at the campus grounds of Universitas Diponegoro since yesterday for the national rounds of the third National Universities English Debate Championships (2011 NUEDC).  The 2011 NUEDC is sponsored by DIKTI Indonesia (Directorate General for Higher Education), a government branch attached to Indonesia's Ministry of Education.  

The participants who made it to the 2011 NUEDC National Rounds were selected after regional selections were conducted.  The top 8 emerging teams from each region proceeded to the national rounds. 

The complete list of participating universities is as follows:

Region 1/Wilayah 1

Universitas Sumatera Utara 

Universitas Syiah Kuala

Universitas Muhammadiah Sumatera Utara

STMIK Mikrosil Medan

Politeknik Negeri Medan

STIE IT&B Medan

Universitas Negeri Medan

ASM Cendana Medan

Region 2/Wilayah 2

Universitas Sriwijaya

STBA Teknokrat Bandar Lampung

Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya

Universitas Bina Darma Palembang

Universitas Bangka Belitung

Universitas Batujara 

Universitas Lampung

STMIK Teknokrat Bandar Lampung 

Region 3/Wilayah 3

BINUS INTERNATIONAL

Universitas Indonesia

Universitas Bakrie

Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya

Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Institut Pertanian Bogor

Universitas Bunda Mulia

Universitas Indrapasta PGRI 

Region 4/Wilayah 4

Institut Teknologi Bandung

Universitas Padjadjaran

Institut Teknologi Telkom

Institut Manajemen Telkom

Universitas Majalengka

Politeknik Manifaktur Negeri Bandung

Universitas Katolik Parahyangan

Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendikdikan Garut

Region 5/Wilayah 5

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Universitas Atma Jaya Yogjakarta

Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Universitas Islam Indonesia

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta

UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Region 6/Wilayah 6

Universitas Diponegoro Semarang

Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga

Universitas Negeri Semarang

Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret

Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto

Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang

Politeknik Negeri Semarang 

Region 7/Wilayah 7

Politeknik Negeri Malang

Universitas Brawijaya

Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Universitas Negeri Malang

Universitas Widya Kartika Surabaya

Universitas Trunojoyo

STKIP PGRI Ponorogo

Universitas Pesantren Tinggi Darul Ulum Jombang 

Region 8/Wilayah 8 

Universitas Udayana

Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan (STIKES Bali)

Universitas Mataram

Politeknik Negeri Bali 

Universitas Pendikdikan Ganesha 

Universitas Nusa Cendana

IKIP Maram

Sekolah Tinggi Parawisata Bali 

Region 9/Wilayah 9 

Universitas Hasanuddin 

Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Politeknik Negeri Ujung Padang

Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

Universitas Fajar Makassar 

Universitas Negeri Manado

Universitas Muhammadiyah Parepare 

Region 10/Wilayah 10

Politeknik Caltex

Universitas Riau

Universitas Negeri Padang

STBA Prayoga Padang

Universitas Bung Hatta Padang

Universitas Lancang Kuning

Politeknik Negeri Padang 

Universitas Andalas 

Region 11/Wilayah 11 

Universitas Mulawarman 

Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

Universitas Tanjungpura

Politeknik Negeri Banjarmasin 

STIKES Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin

Universitas Islam Kalimantan (UNISKA Banjarmasin)

Universitas Palangka Raya

Universitas Trunajaya UNIJAYA Bontang 

Region 12/Wilayah 12 

Universitas Pattimura 

Universitas Musamus Merauke

Politeknik Saint Paul Sorong

Universitas Khairun Ternate

Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku Ambon

Universitas Al-Amin Sorong

Universitas Muhammadiyah Maluku Utara 

Universitas Yapis Jayapura  

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High School Debate updates

1. Labs Interval 2011 

Labschool International Students Association and Labschool Debating Corps have joined forces to host this year's Labs Interval (Labschool International Festival).  The annual festival will feature the following competitions: (i) debate, (ii) spelling bee, and (iii) essay writing.  It will also have a cultural presentation.

Motions for the debate competition have been released, and these are:

M01: Indonesia - THBT World Bank should replace Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)

in combating corruption in Indonesia.

M02: USA -  THBT the US government should cease all male pregnancy experiments.

M03: European Union - THBT the European Union should grant membership to Turkey

M04: Asia  - THBT WTO should sanction China for their cessation on rare metal exports

M05: The Americas -  THBT Manuel Zelaya should return home to Honduras

M06: Africa - THBT African governments should prosecute indigenous communities which glorify religious cults that degrade human rights.

M07: Oceania - THW pass the bill of Australia’s financial plan on the Aborigines

M08: Antartica -  Regardless of feasibility issues, THBT UN should acknowledge Antarctica as a sovereign territory.

M09: Great Britain  - THW abolish the royal monarchy

M10: Middle East - TH prefers civil prosecution to international prosecution of past dictators

The tournament will commence on 10th June 2011 and will run till the 13th of June.  Registration can be done online. Walk-in participants are also welcome. On-the-spot registration will be available on June 10, until 1200 hrs.

2. STAN English Club, Ministry of Health mark the ASEAN Dengue Day and hold HIV/AIDS Awareness Debate Competition

The Sekolah Tinggi Akutansi Negara (STAN) English Club together with the Ministry Health and assisted by the Ministry of Education recently hosted a by-invitation-only high school debate with 2 teams  selected by the Ministry of Education from each of Jakarta's 10 regions. The competition was held on June 4-5, 2011.

There were 5 preliminary rounds, with elimination rounds immediately proceeding to the semis.

Participating in this event were teams from the following high schools:

1.   SMAN 81

2.   SMAN 28

3.   SMAN 78

4.   SMAK 1 Penabur

5.   SMAN 77

6.   SMAN 48

7.   SMAN 68

8.   SMA Tarakanita 2

9.   SMAN 8

10. SMAN 80

The motions were:

M 01 - THBT sex education should be made compulsory in school

M 02 - TH opposes fogging

M 03 - TH supports the installment of condom vending machines in public places

M 04 - THW abolish the "burying-can" part from 3Ms campaign

M 05 - THBT making HIV test  a requirement to apply for a job brings more good than harm.

The four teams which made it to the semifinal rounds were:  SMAK 1 Penabur, SMAN 78, SMAN 28 and SMAN 81.  For the semifinal, the four teams debated the motion: THW Introduce condoms as a (method of) contraception in religious schools.

SMAN 28 and SMAN 81 made it to the grand final where they debated the motion: THW localize prostitution to supervise the spread of HIV/AIDS,  while SMAK1 Penabur and SMAN 78 debated for third place on the motion: THW (impose) sanctions on families whose houses have wrigglers. 

The winners were: SMAN 81 (First Place), SMAN 28 (Second Place), and SMAK 1 Penabur (Third Place). 

Ramadhani Ardiansyah and Abdurrahman Alfarizi were co-Chief Adjudicators for the event, while Isti Hanifah took care of the tabs room, and Andi Rahmat Taufiq handled the logistical matters of the tournament.

Thanks to Christian Leonardo for the Labs Interval updates; Ramadhani Ardiansyah and Teddy Triatmojo for the Dengue Day & HIV/AIDS Debates updates.

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2011 SODE Results - UGM Alumni take the crown

Team Universitas Gajah Mada A (Caessar P, Astri Agustina, and Novel - most of whom are EDS UGM alumni) were crowned champions at last night's Surabaya Open Debate Event (SODE) after edging fellow finalist Angry Cock (comprised of Sony Lewi (ex-EDS UI), Rizal Kuddah (SCuD) and Erwin Susetyo (SMA 1 Sidoarjo) ).

Best Speaker of the tournament was Astri Agustina of UGM A.

The 2011 SODE was co-hosted by SMA 2 Surabaya and the Surabaya Community of Debaters ( SCuD) and followed the Asian parliamentary style.  It had 4 preliminary rounds, and 4 elimination rounds.  It is open to teams of all compositions.

Thanks to Rizal Kuddah and Caessar for the updates! 

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2011 NSDC Championships - Aceh Team Edges over Bali in Close Final

Team Aceh triumphed over tournament favorite Team Bali in a very close match at last night's 2011 National Schools Debating Championships (2011 NSDC).  Debating the motion THBT Establishing Democracy through Military Force is Justifiable, the team from SMA Model Bangsa took 5 of the 9 adjudication votes from the SMA 4 Denpasar team, which recently won the ALSA UI (high school) debates.

The NSDC has been sponsored annually by the Indonesian Ministry of Education, in a program which started in 2000 (then called the High School Debating Camp).  The top speakers from the NSDC are included in a shortlist of candidates from which Indonesia's representatives to the World Schools Debating Championships are chosen. 

Congratulations to both teams, and to all the speakers who made it to the top speaker spots!

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2011 NUEDC Updates - Nationals

In an email sent this afternoon, Rachmat Nurchayo, Project Officer for the 2011 National Universities English Debating Championship, announced the composition of this year's adjudication core:

Chief Adjudicator: Luthfi Abdurrahman (ITB)

Deputy Chief Adjudicators:  

 Muhammad Pandu (ITB), Buna Rizal Rahman (UnDip), and Bryan Gunawan (Binus)

This year's host is Universitas Diponegoro, and will be on June 20-25, 2011. 

No announcements have been made as to who will run the Tab Room, what power matching system will be employed and what software will be used.

Congratulations and all the best to the A-Core! 

Thank you to Rachmat Nurchayo for the updates! 

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2011 NUEDC Qualifying Rounds - Wilayah 3

Attendees at yesterday's Wilayah 3 briefing at the Kopertis 3 Cililitan offices were informed that the 3 preliminary rounds of the qualifying rounds will deploy 3 of the following 5 motions:

1. THBT underaged marriage should be legalised as long as it is in the name of religion.

2. THBT parents who are proven to have neglected their children's health should be penalised.

3. THBT Indonesia should implement is own national security act.

4. THW grant amnesty for dictators who step down peacefully.

5. THW not require a victim's consent in prosecuting cases of domestic violence.

The qualifying rounds are scheduled to happen this week, beginning the 26th of the month.

Note: We thank our reader, Ges.a, for pointing out the discrepancy in dates.  The Qualifying Rounds for Wilayah 3 of the 2011 NUEDC are indeed from the 26th to the 28th of May, 2011.  

To answer Ges.a's  query - 'qualifying rounds' is a descriptive phrase referring to the initial phase of the NUEDC selection process.  Not all institutions get a free pass to the national level competition, and must go through a regional selection process, where the emerging 8 teams per Wilayah (or, as was the case in the past 2 years, per Kopertis) proceed to the nationals. 

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2011 ALSA UI Updates - UI reclaims ALSA title

Universitas Indonesia (Adlini Ilma Ghaisany, Dennys Kapa, Roderick Sibarani) proposed the motion THW allow consensual cannibalism at the Grand Final of the 2011 ALSA UI (varsity debates)

EDS UI Grand Final team (L-R). Roderick Sibarani, Adlini Ilma Ghaisany, Dennys Kapa

with a team from BINUS INTERNATIONAL (Ravina Alimchandani, Annisa Kusumawardhani Sabran, and Jaran Walia) opposing the motion before a home crowd from EDS UI and other UI alumni gathered at the 

Faculty of Law complex at the UI Depok campus last night. It was BIPEDS' first appearance at an ALSA grand final, and its third appearance at a grand final in as many tournaments for 2011.

BIPEDS Grand Final team (L-R).  Annisa Kusumawardhani Sabran, Jaran Walia, and Ravina Alimchandani

EDS UI got the adjudicators' nod which, due to conflicts and due to a number of breaking adjudicators not being available to attend the grand final, was whittled down to a select but competent number.

The victory marks EDS UI's first tournament take for the year, after earlier grand final appearances in tournaments held during the first quarter of 2011. With this recent victory, EDS UI reclaimed the ALSA title, which was won last year by the Bandung Institute of Technology (Institut Teknologi Bandung). 

The Top 3 Best Speakers of the Varsity Level Debates were also announced. They are: #1 - Satrio Pratama (Universitas Diponegoro), #2 - Adlini Ilma Ghaisany (Universitas Indonesia), and in joint third - Astri Agustina (Universitas Gajah Mada) and Roderick Sibarani (Universitas Indonesia).

This ends debateIndonesia's coverage of the 2011 ALSA UI.  Special thanks go to Steven, Rajkumar Sangtani and Boby Andika Ruitang for the photographs, and live updates!

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2011 ALSA UI - High School Finals

SMA Negeri 1 Sidoarjo drew Proposition while SMA 4 Denpasar will speak as Opposition in this afternoon's High School Grand Final of the 2011 ALSA UI.  The motions were taken from a self-composed poem by the A-Core linked to 'geo politics':

Smile! The debate team from SMA Negeri 1 Sidoarjo strike a pose after learning they made it to the Final of the 2011 ALSA UI High School Debate Competition.

M1 - THBT countries should be able to sell their votes in international organisations.

M2 - THBT (sic) the ASEAN should have a single currency.

M3 - THBT Julian Assange deserves a Nobel Prize.

The teams vetoed M2 and M3,  to debate THBT countries should be able to sell their votes in international organisations.

SMA 4 Denpasar took the final, and was crowned the champion of the 2011 ALSA UI High School round.

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2011 ALSA UI Updates - Motions for Semis

The 2011 ALSA UI debate competitions for both high school and varsity levels opened to a significantly thinned-out crowd for today's semifinal rounds. 

Seminfinalists SMA 4 Denpasar (A & B), St Albertus Malang (A), and SMA 1 Sidoarjo chose from motions dealing with 'Feminism and Children's Rights':

M1 - THW give children the right to sue parents for lack of love.

M2 - THBT government must give wages to stay-at-home mothers.

M3 - THW allow (sic) the burqa in every EU member (sic) country.

Not that one! Semifinalists veto motions on 'Women and Children's Rights.

Meanwhile, Bakrie University (A), BINUS INTERNATIONAL (B), Universitas Diponegoro, and Universitas Indonesia (A) chose which of these former motions to debate for the midday Semifinal round at the varsity level:

M1 - THW ban prisoners from publishing (sic) accounts of their crime.

M2 - THBT war journalists should be forced to reveal their sources (sic) before international criminal tribunals.

M3 - That the trials of alleged (sic) rapists of female victims should only be tried by a female judge and/or female jury.

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BINUS INTERNATIONAL wins the 2011 English Fiesta

Choosing from motions dubbed "1,001 Conflicts", BINUS INTERNATIONAL (proposing) and Universitas Negeri Malang A (opposing) chose to debate "THW partition Libya" at the Grand Final of the 2011 English Fiesta. 

The two teams debated the motion in front of a full audience comprised of participants, school officials, and organisers at the Closing Ceremonies held at Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Dome in East Java. 

From L to R - Tasneem Elias (IIUM, EF DCA), Invi Atmanegara (EF CA), Christian Leonardo (BIPEDS), Caroline Herlina (BIPEDS), Astrio Feligent (BIPEDS), Eunike Santosa (BIPEDS), Karina Nurhenbyanti (BIPEDS),
Hanif Falah (UMM, EF DCA)

At the end of a lengthy deliberation, the team from BINUS INTERNATIONAL got the nod from the adjudication panel.

It was the culmination of a long day which saw the two teams debating four rounds from early morning (Octofinal) and till around 11pm (Grand Final).

The remaining motions for the Grand Final were:

M2 - THBT the Arab world has shirked its responsibilities.

M3 - TH celebrates the open border between Egypt and Gaza.

Best Speakers were also announced.  These are:

#10 - Gilang Donny (UNSOED)

#09 - Stephanie (Udayana)

#08 - Irna (UNM A), Bella (UGM)

#07 - Amir (UGM)

#06 - Fildza (UGM)

#05 - Raden Handidwiono

#04 - Astrio Feligent Tjong (BIPEDS)

#03 - Nabila Aghiarizaqa

#02 - Christian Leonardo (BIPEDS)

#01 - Alvine (UGM)

A round of applause to all the Octofinalists, the Champions and the 10 Best Speakers!

This concludes debateIndonesia's coverage of the 2011 English Fiesta. Special thanks go to debateIndonesia volunteer Karina Nurhenbyanti for her live updates.

Till the 2012 English Fiesta!

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2011 ALSA UI Updates - Varsity Debates - OF, QF motions

It's down to the last eight teams at this year's ALSA UI, as the Quarterfinal started a few minutes ago, using pre-announced motions dealing with "international security":

M1 - THW make aid inversely (sic) proportional to military spending.

M2 - THBT conscription of child soldiers by their parents is justified in the war for freedom.

M3 - THBT the UN should take sides against oppressive regimes (sic) which have lost legitimacy. 

Earlier this afternoon at the Octofinals, teams were given the following motions under the heading "culture":

M1 - THBT indigenous people don't deserve special treatment.

M2 - THW allow (sic) the auctioning of cultural heritage.

M3 - THW apply ethnic-based quota on highly polarised residential areas.

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2011 English Fiesta Update - QFs Sizzle w/ the 'S' word, SF motions

(Now that we got your attention!)

No, no. The English Fiesta Quarterfinals is really all about the three-lettered word: 

M1 - THW include pornographic films in award nominations.

M2 - THBT Catholic priests should have sex.

M3 - TH rejects the triple X domain.

Hope that kept quarterfinalists bug-eyed awake :) for the Semifinals, which used religion-related motions:

M1 - THBT the Vatican should redistribute its wealth to the poor.

M2 - THW disallow religions from discriminating based on gender or sexual orientation.

M3 - TH rejects the Vatican's decision to let Mugabe in.

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2011 ALSA UI Updates - High School Debates - OF, QF

16 high school teams which made it to the Octos of the 2011 ALSA UI High School debate competition trooped back to Depok this morning, for the start of the elimination rounds.

Motions for the Octofinals were about 'media and communication', and sides were determined by the flip of a coin.

M1 - THBT the (sic) entertainment industry should not use autistic and retarded people as main characters.

M2 - THW ban smoking in any kind of movie.

M3 - THBT the (sic) media should stay out of the bedroom.

Where'd they go? A much-thinned out crowd of high school teams gather today at the Faculty of Law auditorium.

Soon after the conclusion of the Octos, the motions for the Quarterfinals were released; they were pre-announced motions about 'technology':

M1 - THW ban any electronic device application which (sic) offends sexual preference.

M2 - TH regrets the US court's verdict on Google's online library plans.

M3 - THBT Japan should give up on nuclear technology.

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2011 English Fiesta Updates - Printed Tabs, Octos Motions

With the haze of last night's Break Night Party slowly fading, teams which made it to the Octofinals of the 2011 English Fiesta were given access to the printed tabs of yesterday's freshly concluded preliminary rounds.

That was FAST!  English Fiesta A-Core releases tabs less than 12 hours after the break announcement.

Motions for the Octofinals were about public policy:

M1 - TH rejects unpaid internships.

M2 - THBT politicians convicted of crimes should receive harsher punishment than ordinary citizens.

M3 - TH rejects citizen-made legislations.

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Breaking Teams - English Fiesta, ALSA UI (Uni level)

English Fiesta Octofinalists 

UGM B

UGM A

BIPEDS

UNES C

UM A

Udayana B

SMK 5 Surabaya

FIA UB A

UMM

UMY

UIN Malang

Udayana A

UPN Veteran Yogya

UNY B

UNMUH Jember B

FIA UB B

English Fiesta Novice Debates (Semis)

Unes B

SMA 10 Malang

UMS

UNSOED

ALSA UI Octofinalists - Due to a late night announcement from the ALSA Varsity Chief Adj, the list appearing below has been updated, and rankings will be different from last night's announcement at the ALSA UI Cultural Night. The change in rankings was due to an error committed in inputting ITB's results for one round. Initially, it was recorded that ITB lost the round, whilst it was otherwise. Teams whose names are in blue are those affected by the reshuffling

Bakrie B

EDS UI A

UNDIP

Bakrie A

EDS UI B

ITB (was UGM A)

UGM A (was BIPEDS B)

BIPEDS B (was UGM B)

Binus B (was UGM B)

Unibraw A (was ITB)

UNS A (was Binus B)

Teknokrat B (was Unibraw A)

IM Telkom A (was UNS A)

UNPAR (was Teknokrat Lampung B)

Unibraw B

Thanks to Gandabhaskara Saputra (English Fiesta) and Rajkumar Sangtani (ALSA UI) for giving us real time updates from the Break Night venues! And thanks to ALSA UI Chief Adjudicator Ahmad Naufal Da'i for clarifying the reshuffling.

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