Harvard College Debating Union Season Opener

2026 — Online, NY/US

Parli Topic Committee

Topic Committee:

Zach Berg (chair)

Emily Zhang

Molly Callaghan

Khumoetsile Molefakgotla

Maria Xu (equity)

Ann Wang (equity)

We will have both of our equity officers for the tournament, Maria and Ann, looking over all motions. With that being said, we will also have backup motions for every round and allow teams to opt-out of debate a certain motion if they personally feel uncomfortable discussing the topic.