Debate/National Issues Forum: Deficit Reduction Should Be the Primary Goal of U.S Economic Policy

The Roosevelt Institute, the Phi Kappa Literary Society, and the Demosthenian Literary Society are pleased to present the second annual joint debate and national issues forum! We will be debating, “Be It Hereby Resolved: Deficit reduction should be the primary goal of U.S. economic policy.”
Definitions are forthcoming. Afterwards, there will be a 30 minute national issues forum in which we discuss the implications of different economic policy proposal.

There will be free food starting at 6:30; the debate

starts at 7, and the NIF will be from 8-8:30.

All are welcome to attend! Speakers will have 3 minutes to present their opinions on the resolution! Invite your friends, invite your family, invite your neighbors with the Ron Paul bumper stickers!.

We Keynes hardly wait! We Locke forward to seeing you there!

BIHR: Tenure should be eliminated at the secondary level of education and below

Teaching is a tough job. Done well, it cultivates a fortitude of mind and awakens an appreciation of learning. Some teachers are up to it. Some are not. Are both groups entitled to tenure? Come out to the Phi Kappa Literary Society this Thursday at 7 pm to hear the resolution and express your own opinion on the matter.
Bro Giordano is presenting, Bro. Benzor is negating.

Tenure: I am referring to “life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic’s contractual right not to have his or her positi

on terminated without just cause.”-Wikipedia

Should be: Given a scenario, the calculated outcome

Eliminated: completely removed or excluded from consideration

Secondary level of education and below: As defined by the NCES, this would comprise all grade levels including and before that of grade 12 in the United States of ‘Merica.

BIHR: Local organic farms are an unrealistic model of food production

Are you a “foodie” partisan that observes a strict organic diet? Have an opinion on the matter? Join the Phi kappa Society this Thursday at 7 and practice your oratory and debate skills. Guests are always encouraged (but not required) to speak.

By “Local and Organic farming”, I am referring to crops cultivated that are both:

a) grown within a small area / community, such as commune, village, neighborhood, town, city, or area where it will also be consumed

b) grown within the standards already set forth by the USDA as it pertains to organic farming. Such protocol includes the absence of irradiation, sewer sludge, and using genetic modification.

We must keep in mind that this resolution is framed where “local” and “organic” are not exclusive. In other words if the negation is able to prove that organic farming could work on the aggregate level, but not local farming, you must affirm.

 By “Unrealisitc Model” I mean that if put to use in the real world, on an aggregate level, the quantity supplied, would not meet the quantity demanded, thus resulting in a market failure.

 Lastly by “Food Production”, I am referring to a means of production where food is produced at large scale or aggregate level. 

BIHR: Marijuana legalization should be implemented under the same stipulations as alcohol

Join the Phi Kappa Society for a night of debate and creative writings!

Definitions:
By “legalization” I mean authorization of personal use, possession, and limited home-growing under the law
By “marijuana” I mean non-concentrated and non-processed forms of the cannabis sativa plant
By “should be” I mean ought or must
By “be implemented” I mean be put into effect
By “under the same” I mean UNDER THE SAME
By “stipulations” I mean legal agreements and conditions
By “as alcohol” I mean an intoxicating liquor or brew containing ethanol
By “in the U.S.” I mean the United States of AMERICA

Come out to see Sis. Fiallos present the argument for the affirmative while Bro. Tyler negates.

New Officers For Fall 2012 Semester

President- Bro. Michael Antonoff 

1st Assistant- Sis. Cherith Fuller

2nd Assistant- Bro. Joey Summers

Chief Justice- Sis. Kris Henry

Associate Justices- Bro. Nick Wheeler and Bro. Walker Smith

Clerk- Sis. Amy Libby

Treasurer- Bro. Stanton Kincaid

Historian- Sis. Mae Roth

Clavinger- Bro. Trace Vieu 

Censor- Sis. Jess Melear 

Alumni Secretary- Bro. Dominic Giordano 

Webmaster- Bro. Lucio Benzor

Congratulations to all of Phi Kappa’s new officers. We look forward to a great semester.