Say “RAD-see” and join us at the - Roman Arena Debate Club (RADC) Spectators welcome too!

Will YOU be brave enough to enter the Roman Arena Debate Club? RADC will be every Thursday in Room 122 from 4:05PM until 5PM.

 Be a Gladiatrix or a Gladiator! The (4) available time-slots you can sign up for are: 4:20 to 4:25; 4:30 to 4:35; 4:40 to 4:45; or 4:50 to 4:55.

 OR sign up for a time-slot via email to [email protected] for a “first- emailed/ first-speaking” slot. Deadline for signups via email is midnight on Wednesdays.

 Every Speaker will have exactly 5 minutes for their take on the given topic, and/or a rebuttal of a previous speaker. Anyone interested in being the Time-Keeper?

 Spectators are welcome, and giving a rowdy “thumbs-up” or “thumbs-down” will be part of the fun. Spectators must also sign in, thanks.

 Winners declared through proclamation by the “Augusta” (empress) or “Caesar” (emperor). Participants are encouraged to pick a fitting Roman alias for use during RADC.

 Weekly winners will be invited to submit a written summary of their winning argument via email for a Winners Reward. Details will be announced at a later date.

 Extra points awarded for the use of Latin phrases through-out speeches, and/ or showing up in Roman Toga. Bad language will not be allowed, not even in Latin.

 Losers will be fed to the lions. OR maybe we will have our last RADC of 2015 at the Lion’s Den at the Denver Zoo - and see what happens?

Debate Days and -Topics: 1. Thursday, October 1, 2015: Cats vs. Dogs 2. Thursday, October 8, 2015: Learning vs. Teaching 3. Thursday, October 15, 2015: Tattoos vs. Piercings 4. Thursday, October 22, 2015: Science Fiction vs. Science 5. Thursday, October 29, 2015: Compulsory- vs. Voluntary Voting 6. Thursday, November 5, 2015: Tris Prior vs. Katniss Everdeen 7. Thursday, November 12, 2015: Mongols vs. Mughals 8. Thursday, November 19, 2015: Immigration vs. Emigration 9. Thursday, December 3, 2015: Percy Jackson vs. Harry Potter 10. Thursday, December 10, 2015: Invisibility vs. Flight

Please sign up for RADC with your NAME and GRADE via [email protected] Gratias, S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romani – "The Senate and the People of Rome") Meaning “the power, glory, and bureaucracy of the Romans has spoken”… or, in our case, S.P.Q. Byers