Monthly Archives: January 2010

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of January 25th-29th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is the short answer version of this week’s news quiz. Good luck!

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of January 25th-29th, 2010 (Multiple Choice Version)

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your Extemp Central multiple choice news quiz for the last week of January.  Good luck!

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Want to Watch the 2010 MBA Exhibition Round? See it Courtesy of NFL TV!

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

For those that were not able to head down to Nashville, Tennessee for the 2010 MBA Extemp Round Robin (which was most of the extemp community) here is your opportunity to see the Exhibition Round featuring the top five competitors … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 22nd: Fed’s Bernanke Faces Tighter Vote in Senate from the Wall Street Journal Honduras closer to normality: Zelaya leaves when Lobo takes office from MercoPress Haiti earthquake: U.S. army prepares Guantanamo Bay … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of January 18th-22nd

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  How did you do? Any suggestions for our quizzes?  Feel free to comment.

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 21st: Justices Overturn Key Campaign Limits from the New York Times Pakistan snubs US over new Taliban offensive from the BBC Obama Proposes New Bank Regulations from the Wall Street Journal Who … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Ready Today

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 20th: Brown defeats Coakley in Mass. race for Senate from the Detroit Free Press Haiti Government Has More Food Than It Can Distribute from the Latin American Herald Tribune After Massachusetts, why … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 19th-25th, 2010

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1.  How will Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts impact the healthcare debate on Capitol Hill? 2.  Will David Paterson’s spending plan pass in New York? 3.  Why has America grown mute on the gun control debate? 4.  Will the Supreme … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 19th: The Message of Massachusetts from the Wall Street Journal Ban Ki-Moon: What I saw in Haiti from the Washington Post Haiti earthquake: medics warn of infection risk to 3 million people … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of January 19th-25th, 2010

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. Does Yanukovych’s win in the first round of the Ukrainian presidential election signify that Ukraine is moving back into Russia’s orbit? 2. Should the UN Security Council send more troops and police to Haiti? 3. How will Sebastian Pinera … Continue reading →

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