Oddo,+Eric

I am the Head Debate Coach at Niles West High School.

Education: Concordia University-Chicago Master of Arts in School Leadership Wake Forest University Master of Arts in Education Chicago-Kent College of Law Juris Doctor University of California at Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Political Science

Debate arguments: I will vote on any type of debate argument so long as the team extends it throughout the entire round and explains why it is a voter. Thus, I will pull the trigger on theory, agent specification, and other arguments many judges are unwilling to vote on. Even though I am considered a “politics/counter plan” debater, I will vote on kritiks, but I am told I evaluate kritik debates in a “politics/counter plan” manner. I try not to intervene in rounds, and all I ask is that debaters respect each other throughout the competition.