COM 220: Introduction to Public Speaking

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Impromptu Topics

The impromptu topics for the quarter are listed below. These will be paired together based on criteria discussed in class. The current list is simply alphabetical.

• King County Metro should keep the ride-free zone in downtown Seattle.

• Seattle Police and UWPD should enforce jaywalking violations in the U-District more strictly. 

• The City of Seattle should create a pedestrian-only no-car zone downtown.

• The City of Seattle should make University Way a pedestrian only zone.

• The City of Seattle should rebuild/recreate an NBA team.

• The NCAA should allow universities to pay student athletes.

• The U.S. Federal Goverment should double the amount of money it gives to NASA each year.

• The US Federal Government should pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in order to crack down harder on online copyright infringement.

• The UW libraries should prohibit playing games on library computers.

• The UW should abolish all quiz sections.

• The UW should allow students with concealed carry permits to carry firearms on campus.

• The UW should ban the use of laptops in all classrooms.

• The UW should block Facebook on its internet network throughout campus.

• The UW should charge in-state and out-of-state students the same tuition.

• The UW should determine tuition based on major.

• The UW should eliminate departments with few student majors in order to save money.

• The UW should eliminate the tenure system for professors.

• The UW should halt all current and future campus construction projects in order to save money.

• The UW should have classes incorporate final exams during the quarter rather than dedicating an extra week for them.

• The UW should include football tickets in tuition costs.

• The UW should increase the number of out of state students accepted.

• The UW should keep the IMA opened 24 hours a day.

• The UW should limit all large lecture classes to 200 students per class.

• The UW should make all campus libraries open 24 hours.

• The UW should make purchasing the U-Pass optional.

• The UW should make studying abroad a requirement for graduation.

• The UW should not allow professors to assign textbooks they authored or co-authored.

• The UW should not allow registered sex offenders to live within the University of Washington community.

• The UW should not allow student athletes to register early for classes.

• The UW should not charge an IMA fee as part of tuition.

• The UW should not move the Dawg Pack off the 50 yard line in the new Husky Stadium.

• The UW should offer gender neutral housing.

• The UW should prohibit students from eating in classes.

• The UW should prohibit the use of skateboards/longboards on campus.

• The UW should reduce professor salaries as a way of helping to offset student tuition increases.

• The UW should reduce the per page printing cost on campus.

• The UW should require all freshmen to live in the dorms their first year. 

• The UW should require professors to expand their office hours to a minimum of 6 hours a week (up from a common practice of 2 hours a week).

• The UW should require students to take one course per year that has a service-learning component.

• The UW should supply scantrons and blue books for all required examinations.

• The UW should suspend the Husky Stadium construction due to budget constraints.

• The UW's College of Arts and Sciences should eliminate the foreign language graduation requirement.

• Washington State should financially compensate citizens wrongly accused of a crime.

• Washington State should not toll the 520 bridge.

• Washington State should require food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled.