Webster Club’s flagship event, Policy Debate is a rigorous, research-intensive battle between two, two-person teams over a proposition of policy. Each season a national resolution is selected which students debate on both sides (affirmative and negative). This year’s resolution is:
Resolved: The United States federal government should establish a policy substantially increasing the number of persons serving in one or more of the following national service programs: AmeriCorps, Citizen Corps, Senior Corps, Peace Corps, Learn and Serve America, Armed Forces.
Policy debate students begin their careers at the novice level competing against other inexperienced competitors before advancing to Junior Varsity and Varsity divisions. The most intense activity offered by Webster Club, Policy Debate requires students to dedicate many hours per week to research, preparation, and practice.