I am an attorney with the firm of Littler Mendelson (formerly Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy and Mathiason), one of the largest law firms in the world specializing in employment and labor law. When I first came to the firm in San Francisco, there were 5 lawyers. Today there are more than 1800 lawyers. Of the 5 name partners/shareholders, 3 of us were on the debate team at our respective colleges. I was on the debate team at Oregon; Wesley Fastiff was on the debate team at Tufts; and Garry Mathiason was on the debate team at Northwestern. I can tell you without equivocation that the forensics program was an important part of my development. I can’t imagine Oregon not having a first rate and effective forensic program. Please retain the current program. It has benefited the students and the finances of the University with donations to various departments (not just forensics) such as the George J Tichy Employment and Labor Law Section of the University of Oregon Law School.