Chapter Civic Forum / Courtroom Block

Campus democracy needs questions. Not theatre without rules.

Dialogues of Democracy turns Student Council debates into a repeatable civic format: candidate order, timed addresses, moderator questions, audience interventions, conduct control, and public records.

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Civic Forum Schedule

Two debate days, one public standard.

The schedule is preserved as a match record so the format can be repeated instead of reinvented.

Poster for Student Council debate coverage
Civic Forum
18 Jul 2025Vice-Presidential

Vice-Presidential Debate and Open Address

Candidate address, moderated questions, and audience pressure in a controlled public room.

Venue
Arrupe Atrium
Time
12:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Record
Notice 3.9
Poster for Student Council presidential debate coverage
Civic Forum
21 Jul 2025Presidential

Presidential Debate and Open Address

The larger civic room: campaign claims meet public questioning, schedule discipline, and source-linked records.

Venue
Arrupe Atrium / PG Quadrangle
Time
8:30 AM - 1:40 PM
Record
Notice 3.11
ReusableFormat

Civic Debate Sheet

Use this package for future candidate rooms: reporting, opening statements, moderator themes, audience procedure, closing remarks, and archive handoff.

Owner
Debating
Panel
Moderator desk
Standard
Conduct
Output
Dossier
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Room Standard

Courtroom drama only works when procedure holds.

The point is not to make candidates comfortable. The point is to make scrutiny fair, timed, and useful to the audience.

Equal Time

Opening and closing windows are fixed so confidence does not become a substitute for fairness.

Question Discipline

Moderator questions follow themes, not mood. Audience questions move through the desk.

Public Record

Schedule, notices, conduct rules, and coverage should be available after the room empties.