As senior Ishaan Home writes the day’s topic on the whiteboard, the debate room hangs heavy. Heavy with the weight of the monstrous trophies that overflow from the shelf rungs to the counters. Heavier from the perplexed heads of novice debaters, lost in the lesson.  Three of the colossal trophies are Home’s, past triumphs at debate tournaments in Iowa and Topeka. Someday, he hopes the freshmen around him will bring home even larger awards. But for now, they’re still shaky and new to the hectic, research-based combat Home has grown to love obsessively over the past four years.  Home turns back toward the class — his class. “What is the job of the 2AC [speaker]? It’s to answer the 1NC speech, and what?” To read more, click the link in bio. #storybymichaelyi #photobyzacrussell #designbytilliepaisner