Old Cases

Senior Year

Sept-Oct 98: The individual ought to value the sanctity of life above the quality of life.
Affirmative
Negative

Nov-Dec 98: Capital Punishment is Justified
Affirmative
Negative

Junior Year
Sept-Oct 97: Global Concerns ought to be Valued above Conflicting National Concerns
Negative


Nov-Dec 97: An adolescent's right to privacy ought to be valued above a parent's conflicting right to know
Affirmative
Negative

Mar-Apr 98: Civil Disobedience is Justified in a Democracy
Affirmative
Negative

Sophomore Year
Mar-Apr 97: On balance, an individual has a greater obligation to himself than to his community.
Affirmative

Freshman Year
Sept-Oct 95: Laws that protect citizens from themselves are justified
Affirmative
Negative

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