Author Archives: Lauren Sabino

About Lauren Sabino

Lauren Sabino is the Director of Youth Programs at the National Center for Policy Analysis. She currently administrates Debate Central, the largest free online debate resource.

8 Camp-Free Steps to Finish Summer Strong

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Lauren Sabino

Recently, we Tweeted (Follow us: @Debate_Central) a link to one of my very favorite blog posts about summer work. The author, a communications professor at Iowa, is writing for the benefit of graduate students, but he makes some excellent points … Continue reading →

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9 Ways to Get The Most Out of Debate Camp

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Lauren Sabino

Whether your summer camp experience is one of our free workshops (learn more here and here) or a debate camp hosted by a college or university, you want to make sure you get the most out of the experience. How … Continue reading →

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Announcing Debate Central Free Workshop # 2!

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Lauren Sabino

Debate Central is proud to announce the second of our 2013 free debate workshop series! You can find the details below the fold:

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LD Nationals Quick Tips is Published!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Lauren Sabino

Hey, LDers! Debate Central is proud to publish our quick tips analysis of the 2013 NFL Nationals Lincoln-Douglas topic, Resolved: Oppressive government is more desirable than no government. You can find it below the fold!

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Announcing Debate Central Free Workshop # 1!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Lauren Sabino

Debate Central is proud to announce the first of our 2013 free debate workshop series! You can find the details below the fold:

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Message to Debaters on the Economics of the 2013-2014 CX Topic!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Lauren Sabino

A large part of part of Debate Central’s mission is bringing you current, in-depth information directly from experts. This year, we’re proud to release our economic analysis of the topic, “Economics of the 2013-2014 Debate Topic: U.S. Engagement Toward Cuba, Mexico, … Continue reading →

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Drone Strikes “CON” Analysis is Published!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Lauren Sabino

It’s that time again! Debate Central is proud to publish our “con” analysis of the Nationals public forum topic, Resolved: The benefits of American drone strikes against foreign targets outweigh the harms.  You can find it below the fold!

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