Hopkins GM 2025 Presents: SPRING HAS SPRUNG
Schedule
Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 05 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD
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The Johns Hopkins University Debate Council would like to formally invite you all to a physics-filled, potentially energetic weekend in the spring-laden streets of Baltimore, on April 4th-5th. Debaters will navigate the principles of being a spring at a spring tournament during the Spring 2025 Johns Hopkins Tournament: Spring has Sprung!This tournament will be a Gender-Minority (GM) tournament, so participation will be exclusive to gender-minorities. We will be hosting 5 rounds of loose-link American Parliamentary debate, with a break of Varsity Quarters and Novice Finals. Though we reserve the right to alter break size depending on external factors such as number of teams attending, judge availability, etc; we aim to break all 4-1s. We will be a semi-open tournament, meaning non eligible debaters will be granted permission to compete at a higher fee. This tournament is closed speaks/ranks, open (required) disclosure of Win/Loss. We have a judge requirement.
Forum Post: https://apda.online/forum/topic/hopkins-gm-2025-spring-has-sprung/
Tournament directors: Yashas Mallikarjun & Sumanth Mahalingam
Equity officers: Pranav Garigipati & Rachel Disler
Tab observer: TBD
Tab director: Ria Thakur
Judging director: Justin Wu
Housing director: Sophia Tyrell-Knott (TK)
Tab Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14GJZUY_Ufp5kgdU2h6PzMLlt5MLCq7hnaGaFaoY202w/edit?tab=t.0
REGISTRATION
To register, please fill out these forms below by April 2nd 11:59 p.m.! (Let us know if extensions needed)
School registration form: https://forms.gle/ha1ftUB8XJJ2EY8Z6
Team registration form:https://forms.gle/nD3VosG1fPDXPgiN7
Judge registration form: https://forms.gle/gZwVTgRKr2K7RV4e8
For every team competing, the fees are $150 and an extra $30 for Dinos or participants registered past the deadline. We would strongly prefer that you use PayPal or Venmo to submit payments. Teams who choose to use PayPal or Venmo will get a $10 discount off their total reg fees. If you choose to use Venmo, please send the money to @Ria-Thakur. If you choose to use PayPal, please send the money to @RiaThakur4
If you wish to submit payments via check, please mail a check made to “Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Debate Council” with “JHUDC debate tournament” in the memo line. Please mail the check to The Lab, 3003 N Charles St, Suite N100, Baltimore, MD 21218).
We are willing to negotiate via reg swaps or breaks if you have financial difficulties in paying. Please contact Ria ([email protected]) if you face any issues, or email us at [email protected].
JUDGING
The judging requirement is (n-1)/2, rounded up. To count, the judge must be a varsity. The missing judge fee is $80. There will be a calibration for all varsity judges. However, if you are a dino, you will be auto calibrated.
Calibration ID: https://forms.gle/zM6qCSs9jeqDZrWf8
Calibration: https://forms.gle/6vsSNCJpKPpZMXgPA
HOUSING & FOOD
We will be providing very limited crash housing so please indicate whether you need one in your form response. We will be prioritizing schools that are further away from JHU. The form below also covers any dietary restrictions regarding the food we will provide for the tournament. We will be serving Indian food for dinner, bagels for breakfast, and pizza for lunch.
Housing and dietary restrictions form: https://forms.gle/YiBVi2hvpFFkEUjV8
TRANSPORTATION
We are happy to assist any team with planning their transportation to our tournament - email [email protected] if you need assistance. GA is Remsen Hall 101 for both days, please be sure to arrive before check-in closes. These can be found easily by inputting the building name into your preferred maps app. Regardless, message Yashas (210-315-1333) if you need any help.
The nearest airport is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), which is about 30 minutes away from campus via car. The nearest train station is PENN Station, which is about 10 minutes away from campus via car. The nearest bus station is Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, which is about 20 minutes away from campus via car.
Official parking information is on the JHU website (https://ts.jhu.edu/Parking/Visitors/).
SCHEDULE:
Friday (4/4)
11:00am Discretionary scratch form closes
3:00pm Check-in opens (teams and judges)
3:30pm Check-in closes
4:00pm Announcements
4:30pm Round 1
6:30pm Dinner
7:00pm Round 2
8:30pm Round 3
Saturday (4/5)
8:00am Check-in opens (judges)
8:30am Check-in closes
8:30am Round 4
10:30am Round 5
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Awards
2:15pm Outrounds
Contact [email protected] or message Sumanth or Yashas on Facebook with any questions or issues.
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Where is it happening?
John Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218-2625, United States,Baltimore, MarylandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
