<p>Dear Friends,</p> <p>On behalf of the University of Utah and California State University, Long Beach, we invite you to return to the Mountain West for the Utah/Long Beach Classic held at the University of Utah.&nbsp; The tournament will be held on January 9-10, 2015. From our Olympic ski resorts to the acres of snowshoeing country, Utah is sure to offer you a range of activities. On January 9, 2015, the Great Salt Lake IE Classic will offer a four-round NFA Lincoln-Douglas tournament and a two-round individual events tournament. The Long Beach Classic will held on January 10th. The LB Classic will feature a four-round NFA Lincoln-Douglas tournament and a two-round individual events tournament.</p> <p>We hope you will join us Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 7-9 p.m. for registration and a tournament reception (with a cash bar for those interested). We will also reserve a block of rooms at the Red Lion Hotel Salt Lake Downtown at the discount rate of <strong>$72 per night up to quad occupancy</strong>.</p> <p><strong>SPECIAL NOTE</strong>: The University of Utah and Texas Tech University will be hosting the Mile High NPDA swing concurrent with the Utah/Long Beach IE Swing on the University of Utah Campus.&nbsp; The schedule has been arranged to allow full-service teams to split their competition between halves (e.g., PARLI/PARLI, IE/PARLI, or IE/IE). PLEASE NOTE: IE competitors wishing to do Parli, must do their IE&rsquo;s in the first half of the IE swing. The invitation can be found here:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://www.debate.utah.edu/?page_id=8\">http://www.debate.utah.edu/?page_id=8</a>.</p> <p>We look forward to seeing you in January and wish everyone the best of luck and safety in the upcoming competitive season.</p>