The 2013 Cabin Fever Debates concluded with its Championship Round on the hotly-contested motion, "This house would abolish tax-exempt status for churches." The teams of Melanie Leydon & Blake Steenhoven; Heather Guthrie & Judy Jessen; Adam Jackson & Ryan Murrell; and Michael Jurasek & Jeremy Johnson faced each other in the final round of competition after prevailing as the top 4 teams of the 32 team participating.

At the end of debate, it was the was the team of Heather Guthrie & Judy Jessen representing the opposition that convinced the panel of judges that they were the Champion team, taking with them a $1000 cash prize.

Blake Steenhoven was selected at the top speaker of the tournament and awarded the Quianna Clay Prize for Excellence in Debating.

Check here for information regarding the winner, pairings, motions, date and time for each round of competition.

PAIRINGS

2013 Cabin Fever Final Round

March 7th

7 PM in SSB 118

Motion: This house would abolish tax-exempt status for churches.

All rounds will be held in SSB 118 and are open to the public.

Semifinal Rounds - March 5th

7:00 PM

Motion: This house would hold the State of Alaska accountable for failure to enact a climate recovery plan.

Opening Proposition - Pegasus (Michael Jurasek & Jeremy Johnson)

Opening Opposition - Snugg Nasty (Courtney Owen & Travis Smith)

Closing Proposition - YOLOSWAG (Melanie Leydon & Blake Steenhoven)

Closing Opposition - Team Mocha (Jonathon Taylor & Duke Kahumoku)

8:30 PM

Motion: This house believes that universities should limit online courses to students who have a legitimate geographic barrier that prevents them from attending traditional classroom courses.

Opening Proposition - Sweet Dee & the Gange (Adam Jackson & Ryan Murrell)

Opening Opposition - Alaskan Assassins (Heather Guthrie & Judy Jessen)

Closing Proposition - Dillingborn (Alex Smith & Arlo Davis)

Closing Opposition - SOUP BOYS (Aurora Dordan & Adrian Schnyder)

Round 1 - Tuesday, February 5th @ 7:00 PM

Motion: The State of Alaska should pass "right to work" legislation.

Opening Proposition - The Senate (Conrad Booth & Cole de Klerk)

Opening Opposition - Alaskan Assassins (Heather Guthrie & Judy Jessen) - Advancing the Semifinal Round

Closing Proposition - Super Hazelton Bros. (Jonathon Hazelton & Nicholas Hazelton)

Closing Opposition - Ghost Riding the Whip: Part Deux (Phil Schmidt & Andrew McConnell)

Round 2 - Tuesday, February 5th @ 8:30 PM

Motion: The State of Alaska should allow for health care providers to opt out of medical procedures to which they have a conscientious objection.

Opening Proposition - The Church (Thea Weinstein & Leland Miller)

Opening Opposition - The Master Debaters (Tyler Lockley & Dmititrios Alexiadis)

Closing Proposition - The Spoken Word (Ruddy Abam & Ashleigh Gaines)

Closing Opposition - Sweet Dee & The Gang (Adam Jackson & Ryan Murrell) - Advancing to the Semifinal Round

Round 3 - Tuesday, February 12th @ 7:00 PM

Motion: The State of Alaska should allow the use of deadly force in self-defense.

Opening Proposition - Dillingborn (Alex Smith & Arlo Davis) - Advancing to the Semifinal Round

Opening Opposition - Business as Usual (Hans Rodvik & Hannah Goering)

Closing Opposition - Go-Getters (Andrew Craford & Jarrod Franklin)

Round 4 - Tuesday, February 12th @ 8:30 PM

Motion: The State of Alaska should adopt a school voucher program that would include the ability to access public funds for religious education.

Opening Proposition - Super Smash Bros. (Quoc Duong & Caleb Gordon)

Opening Opposition - Snugg Nasty (Courtney Owen & Travis Smith) - Advancing to the Semifinal Round

Closing Opposition -  Krav Maga (Nathanael Jenkins & Paloma Field)

Round 5 - Tuesday, February 19th @ 7:00 PM

Motion: This house supports the targeted killing of US citizens deemed to be a threat to US security under the legal guidelines established by the Department of Justice

Opening Proposition - Hyvent (Isaac Cottrell & Elijah Ellert)

Opening Opposition - Biggie Smalls (Corey Hester & Cale Green)

Closing Opposition -  Psych Gurlz (Katharine Browning & Heidi Knapp)

Round 6 - Tuesday, February 19th @ 8:30 PM

Motion: The State of Alaska should pass legislation that prohibits both public institutions and private employers from requesting access to the social media accounts of its employees, applicants, or students as a condition of employment or acceptance.

Opening Proposition - YOLOSWAG (Melanie Leydon & Blake Steenhoven) - Advancing to the Semifinal Round

Opening Opposition - Frozen Rejects (Taylor McCann & Max Bullock)

Closing Proposition - BAFSU (Brianna McLaughhlin & Macie Rogers)

Closing Opposition - Adams & Simon (Judson Adams & Mark Simon)

Round 7 - Tuesday, February 26th @ 7:00 PM

Motion: This house opposes the collection of DNA without warrant from suspects at the time of arrest.

Opening Proposition - Team Marty (Kylie Kroeker & Julie Sandstrom)

Opening Opposition - Debatiraptors (Alex Marban & Edward Taylor)

Closing Proposition - SOUP BOYS (Adrian Schnyder & Aurora Dordan) - Advancing to the Semifinal Round

Closing Opposition - Life's like a box of chocolates (Jacob Tatum & Katjana Stutzer)

Round 8 - Tuesday, February 26th @ 8:30 PM

Motion: This house opposes the manipulation of genetic material prior to birth to produce desirable traits other than the avoidance of disease (i.e.: intellegence, appearance, athleticism, etc.) in children.

Opening Proposition - Marblecake (Erskine Frank & Gus Gunderson)

Opening Opposition - Dynamic Duo (Tyler Mallory & Darien Dahl)

Closing Proposition -  Pegasus (Michael Jurasek & Jeremy Johnson) - Advancing to the Semifinal Round

Closing Opposition - Hopscotch Mafia (John Sparks & Dustin Carl)