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Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:29 am
by itsthatoneguy
Michigan Academic Competitions will host weekly, open summer practices starting May 9th. Practices will tentatively be from 7:30 to 9:30 on Wednesdays in room 4002 of the Michigan Union (located here: http://g.co/maps/qdt6n). If you are visiting the University of Michigan or happen to be in the area, feel free to stop by! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at bryanbe AT umich DOT edu.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:06 am
by mhayes
I'm attending a conference at UM next month from 5/15 to 5/17, so I'll drop in if time permits.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:42 pm
by Kilroy Was Here
I, along with an entourage of DCC people, will without a doubt be coming to these.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:21 pm
by rxailagan
I'm trying to set my UofM orientation around a wednesday so I can attend this. Hopefully they'll let me skip an evening activity or something for it.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:09 pm
by itsthatoneguy
rxailagan wrote:I'm trying to set my UofM orientation around a wednesday so I can attend this. Hopefully they'll let me skip an evening activity or something for it.
Awesome! If I remember correctly, most of the activities near the evening are not mandatory, but you should try to attend anyway (don't want you to miss anything important). One of the nights you go to North Campus to watch a fun skit / safety thing, so try not to skip that.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:23 pm
by ryandillon
itsthatoneguy wrote:
rxailagan wrote:I'm trying to set my UofM orientation around a wednesday so I can attend this. Hopefully they'll let me skip an evening activity or something for it.
Awesome! If I remember correctly, most of the activities near the evening are not mandatory, but you should try to attend anyway (don't want you to miss anything important). One of the nights you go to North Campus to watch a fun skit / safety thing, so try not to skip that.
Nothing is mandatory. Skip everything.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:04 am
by Muriel Axon
ryandillon wrote:
itsthatoneguy wrote:
rxailagan wrote:I'm trying to set my UofM orientation around a wednesday so I can attend this. Hopefully they'll let me skip an evening activity or something for it.
Awesome! If I remember correctly, most of the activities near the evening are not mandatory, but you should try to attend anyway (don't want you to miss anything important). One of the nights you go to North Campus to watch a fun skit / safety thing, so try not to skip that.
Nothing is mandatory. Skip everything.
Is that what you did, Ryan?

By the way, one or more of us MSU folks will probably drop by at some point, if that's okay with you. And if it isn't, screw you.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:57 pm
by Yeah, that's a thing
I'll be at most, I'd imagine

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 12:09 pm
by MLafer
i should be at some of these

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:58 pm
by Steeve Ho You Fat
If anyone from around the Lansing area is thinking about going to some of these, let me know. I'll be staying there for the summer, and it's not worth a Michigan Flyer ticket, but if someone can give me a ride I would appreciate it.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:38 pm
by Broad-tailed Grassbird
Plan Rubber wrote:If anyone from around the Lansing area is thinking about going to some of these, let me know. I'll be staying there for the summer, and it's not worth a Michigan Flyer ticket, but if someone can give me a ride I would appreciate it.
So basically Mark, when he feels like it, because no one else is gonna drive you.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 4:21 pm
by rxailagan
ryandillon wrote:
itsthatoneguy wrote:
rxailagan wrote:I'm trying to set my UofM orientation around a wednesday so I can attend this. Hopefully they'll let me skip an evening activity or something for it.
Awesome! If I remember correctly, most of the activities near the evening are not mandatory, but you should try to attend anyway (don't want you to miss anything important). One of the nights you go to North Campus to watch a fun skit / safety thing, so try not to skip that.
Nothing is mandatory. Skip everything.
One night is the skit and on the second day is the peer advising... Is the peer advising any important, or would that be the day to skip?

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:22 pm
by itsthatoneguy
rxailagan wrote:
ryandillon wrote:
itsthatoneguy wrote:
rxailagan wrote:I'm trying to set my UofM orientation around a wednesday so I can attend this. Hopefully they'll let me skip an evening activity or something for it.
Awesome! If I remember correctly, most of the activities near the evening are not mandatory, but you should try to attend anyway (don't want you to miss anything important). One of the nights you go to North Campus to watch a fun skit / safety thing, so try not to skip that.
Nothing is mandatory. Skip everything.
One night is the skit and on the second day is the peer advising... Is the peer advising any important, or would that be the day to skip?
If I remember correctly, the peer advising is during the day, but you may be signing up for classes at night. Again, you probably shouldn't skip anything, but if there is scheduled free time at night, feel free to stop by.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:23 pm
by itsthatoneguy
This is a reminder that the first practice will be tomorrow. See you there!

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 7:04 pm
by MLafer
itsthatoneguy wrote:This is a reminder that the first practice will be tomorrow. See you there!
You mean the day after tomorrow?

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:17 am
by itsthatoneguy
MLafer wrote:
itsthatoneguy wrote:This is a reminder that the first practice will be tomorrow. See you there!
You mean the day after tomorrow?
Yes. Sorry for any confusion that may have caused. I apparently can't keep days straight.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:20 pm
by nishk
So... I'm a high school student, but I'm a big fan of quiz bowl. So would it be okay if I came and dropped in on a few practices just to keep up over the summer? I'd also be interested in seeing what college quiz bowl is like, because I intend to do quiz bowl later on.

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Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 9:51 pm
by Ringil
nishk wrote:So... I'm a high school student, but I'm a big fan of quiz bowl. So would it be okay if I came and dropped in on a few practices just to keep up over the summer? I'd also be interested in seeing what college quiz bowl is like, because I intend to do quiz bowl later on.
That's fine. We'd love to have you.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:14 pm
by itsthatoneguy
Practice is cancelled today due to many people being out of town.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:28 pm
by itsthatoneguy
Practice will resume tomorrow at the normal place and time. Also, we are considering moving the day to Tuesdays or Thursdays since I will be working on Monday and Wednesday evenings for the rest of the summer. Obviously, if there is a drastic decrease in the number of people who can attend, then we will keep it on Wednesdays. If you have a preference, please post here or email me.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:31 pm
by itsthatoneguy
Also, the practices have been fun so far, but we can always use more people!

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:35 pm
by itsthatoneguy
Practices are now on Thursdays at the same time and place.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:54 pm
by mhayes
I have yet another conference at Michigan, so I'll be there next week.

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:05 am
by itsthatoneguy
mhayes wrote:I have yet another conference at Michigan, so I'll be there next week.
Cool! See you there!

Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:06 am
by itsthatoneguy
Due to the Ann Arbor Art Fair, which will making parking in the downtown / campus area very frustrating, we are moving this week's practice to Saul Hankin's house. If you would like to attend or need a ride, please email me for more details. After this week, practices will move back to the regular place and time.