Equality in Forensics August 31st Newsletter
The 2025-2026 Season has truly begun everywhere across the US. Worried? No need, because Equality in Forensics' got you with our extensive resources for the whole year!
As the season begins, prep also needs to be materialized. Fortunately, Equality in Forensics has got your back for the long season ahead. In this Newsletter, we are proud to cover Scrimmage results, updates on a public panel, team application opportunities and weekly news letters. Enjoy!
Staff Team Applications are OPEN!
We're always looking for more bright, like-minded individuals to join our staff team. That's why we're so proud to announce that applications for PF/LD/CX Project Leads as well as Debate Reporter for the Red Folder are OPEN!
These are new positions at the forefront of EIF's expansion efforts, with further details available in the forms below. If you feel that you're up to the task, PLEASE APPLY AT THE LINKS BELOW! We can't wait to see these applications flow in (oh, and did I mention you get community service hours, too?)
For project lead questions: email sebastianasady2@gmail.com
For debate reporter applications: email lindseyzhao5@gmail.com or DM @lindsey in Discord! APPLICATION LINKS:
Public Panel
Equality in Forensics is hosting a public panel to talk about Presiding Officer reform. Bring your thoughts, your experiences, your frustrations, your ideas.
Here’s the plan:
Part 1: What’s Going On? We’re opening the floor. What’s happening in your circuit? What’s not working? How are people feeling about POs right now?
Part 2: What EIF Is Doing We’ll break down what Equality in Forenics has been working on and where things could go from here.
Part 3: Building Solutions We open things back up. Edit proposals? A fix? A long-term vision?
Moderators (tentative): Sebastian Audrey Huang Athena If you sign up, we will email you the Zoom link to the event the day it occurs, we hope to see you there!
Weekly Publications
The Red Folder has released this week's brief!
In domestic news, read about the continued federal takeover of D.C., stock market madness, Ghislaine Maxwell's interview release and the continuing Epstein scandal, and Trump's big bet on tiny chips.
In international news, read about the Monsoon catastrophe in Pakistan, opposition ending 20 years of leftist rule in Bolivia, Myanmar holding an election despite civil war, and the UK's reparations for the 2021 Kenyan fires.
You can keep up with our weekly briefs, breaking news and special reports through our website and through following @redfoldernews on Instagram! We also have a newsletter that updates you biweekly on our articles and latest breaking news :)
In the blog: This week's article by Joshua is up! Please check it out, and share our posts about it with your friends and fellow debaters!
The Objectivity of Debate Judges
"'The problem of securing competent debate judges is always with us.' Though this quote was made in 1917 by Lew Sarett and reiterated by Robert L. Scott in 1954, the issue persists today, even though our methods of informational dissemination surpass those of past generations. It should be a lot easier to teach judges how to properly judge."
— Joshua Myers
Scrimmage Results
Our 33rd free scrimmage has concluded. Congratulations to Jeremiah Milfort for winning Congress and to Sadie Zwonizter and Blake McFalls for winning Extemp! Congrats to Weitzman and Mane for winning PF, Finley Godfirnon for winning LD, and to Shan Benig for winning CX!
Special thank you to all of our judges: Matthew Collins, Audrey Hwang, Hassan Sarfaraz, Nolan Freyer, Lili Sella, Sowmiya Deventhira-Raja, Ethan Zheng, Sahaj Chahal, Cyris Lim, Rian Chadha, Vic Chen, Jiayi Meng, Jeff Harkleroad, and Saras Totey!
We will host our 34th free online scrimmage on Tuesday, September 9th at 8 pm EDT for Extemp, Congress, and Policy and 8:30 pm EDT for PF and LD.
Ballots for this scrimmage are out and NSDA points are posted! Looking ahead to the next scrimmage:
Congress Bill: A Bill to Restore Justice to Active Duty Forces
Extemp Topic Area: Russia & Ukraine
LD Topic: NSDA Septober Topic: Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, plea bargaining is just.
PF Topic: NSDA Septober Topic: Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.
CX Topic: NSDA: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.
To register, email vsahas11@gmail.com listing your name, tabroom email, and desired event or dm @sahas!! on discord and provide the same information.