Ethics Bowl Team

2008 Ethics Bowl Team

Poynter Center Team Wins Regional!

The Indiana University Poynter Center team won the Nov. 10, 2007 regional and competed in the 2008 national competition in San Antonio.

Left to Right: Neil Shah, Sam Ross, Megan Robb (captian, holding the trophy), Andrew Hahn, Robert Crouch (coach), Emma Young

The Ethics Bowl team for 2007-08 was:

• Andrew Hahn, a sophomore majoring in Political Science and Ethics
• Megan Robb, a senior majoring in English and India Studies
• Sam Ross, a senior majoring in Political Science and English
• Neil Shah, a junior majoring in Mathematics, Finance, and Economics
• Emma Young, a senior majoring in Religious Studies

Sam Ross, Andrew Hahn, Megan Robb, Emma Young, Neil Shah

The team competed in the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl, November 10, 2007 at Marian College in Indianapolis. Winners from the regionals competed in the national competition Feb. 21st in San Antonio in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. DePauw University Team 1 and Wright State University Team 1 placed second and third in the regional and also competed in the national event. The IU Poynter Center team did well in the morning rounds, but did not have enought points to advance to the quarterfinals.

The competition is presented annually by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. The competition is a method of involving students in viewing difficult situations from a variety of perspectives.

At the national competition, the 32 participating teams compete in three rounds in the morning. The teams are given thirteen complex ethical and policy cases to study in advance of the competition, though they are not told what questions they will be asked about any case. For each match, one team is required to present a view on a case and then respond to questions from the opposing team and judges. Then the roles are reversed, and the opposing team presents an argument surrounding a case, after which they respond to questions. Teams are evaluated at the end of each match for the quality of their arguments, responses, and counter-responses. The top eight teams advance to the quarterfinals, which are held in the evening.