Monthly Archives: January 2009

Round seven prep will begin @ 6:15 p.m. CST.  The topic area will be foreign hotspots.  The line graph that shows where the 16 competitors currently stand (albeit they are not aware of what line they are) shows a lot … Continue reading →

The pairings for round six (draw set to go off @ 4:30) have been released.  The topic area for this round is every extemper’s favorite:  U.S. Social Issues. Here are the pairings: Section One: Judges: Jim Miller, Neil Conrad, and … Continue reading →

The MBA Extemp Round Robin resumes at 1:45 after lunch and the topic for round five will be U.S. foreign policy. The topic for this year’s “experimental” (or as some say “the silly”) round concerned Obama’s administration. Extempers drew a … Continue reading →

Round four prep is now underway and it is the so-called “silly” round.  An explanation of what this entailed will be discussed when round five pairings are released in several hours.  Past “silly” rounds have included forming a question from the … Continue reading →

It is almost time to start day two of the MBA Extemp Round Robin, with draw beginning for round three in approximately twenty-one minutes. The topic areas extempers have had for the first three rounds of competition so far have … Continue reading →

Here are the pairings for the second round of the MBA Extemp Round Robin: Section One: Judges: David Tucker, Logan Scisco, and Chris McDonald 1. Morgan Brooksh (McNeil HS, Texas) 2. Matthew Arons (Millburn HS, New Jersey) 3. Stacey Chen … Continue reading →

Here are the pairings for first round of the MBA Extemp Round Robin that were released just minutes ago! Section One: Judges:  Sharon Volpe, Brian Raymond, and Lisa Miller 1.  Alex Draime  (Howland HS, Ohio) 2.  Evan Larson  (Bellarmine College … Continue reading →

During this MBA Round Robin, Extemp Central will be bringing you live coverage.  This coverage will include the postings for each of the ten prelim rounds (along with their judges) and post the Exhibition Round participants when they become available … Continue reading →