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- Mon Aug 15, 2022 3:13 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: JCD III Online - 9/10/22
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1566
Re: JCD III Online - 9/10/22
This sounds dumb, but I would recommend making an editable team formation spreadsheet rather than have people email.
- Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: JCD III - January 8th
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5045
Re: JCD III - January 8th
Would anyone want to run this post-ICT?
- Tue Aug 03, 2021 5:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 33143
Re: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
Why not require every person to submit evidence that they are vaccinated or they don't play? Who is opposed to that?1992 in spaceflight wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:57 pm People who do not submit vaccine evidence are required to wear masks. We will consider a mask mandate depending on how Nats goes and/or if local ordinance changes.
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 33143
Re: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
We have a few COVID-related policies to announce. We're adopting a lot of the policies that ACF has adopted for Nationals for COVID. Specifically, if you have not been vaccinated yet, please wear a mask. We'd also like for everyone to have proof of their vaccination status (a photo of your vaccinat...
- Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Let's Forget About Guys (sports and games) (March 14, noon PDT)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4879
Re: Let's Forget About Guys (sports and games) (March 14, noon PDT)
Can you please also DM me or re-send the logistics email to my listed email?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACRONYM League - May/June 2020
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5766
Re: ACRONYM League - May/June 2020
Is there a way we can like scrimmage on some of the later packets? Paying for sevens games(assuming elimination in first round of single elim playoffs) is a poor deal in terms of $/hour. My team and I would be happy to play other squads if/when we get eliminated in the playoffs provided we qualify....
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3563
Re: Fall Recent Events Challenge, week of Sept. 28
Obviously, do not sign up for this or purchase anything from Bryce Avery/Avery Enterprises.
- Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:22 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: SHEIKH and VICO Online (August 29th)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13969
Re: SHEIKH and VICO Online (August 29th)
At what time will VICO start approximately?
- Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 CO Visual Arts
- Replies: 131
- Views: 73287
Re: 2015 CO Visual Arts
Jerry Vinokurov and I are playing this together.
- Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Summer Practices
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1892
Maryland Summer Practices
Hello!
University of Maryland practices are now open to all who wish to attend. Currently, they are from 6-9 on Mondays and Wednesdays, although that might change later in the summer. Come on out!
University of Maryland practices are now open to all who wish to attend. Currently, they are from 6-9 on Mondays and Wednesdays, although that might change later in the summer. Come on out!
- Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Maryland Summer Practices
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7241
Maryland Summer Practices
Hello!
University of Maryland practices are now open to all who wish to attend. Currently, they are from 6-9 on Mondays and Wednesdays in JIMENEZ HALL (DUH), although that might change later in the summer. Come on out!
University of Maryland practices are now open to all who wish to attend. Currently, they are from 6-9 on Mondays and Wednesdays in JIMENEZ HALL (DUH), although that might change later in the summer. Come on out!
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:10 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 29933
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)
I'm moving to the Hyde Park, Chicago area and would be happy to help out at tournaments there/in the Midwest. I'm also down to play some opens.
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17490
- Sat Apr 11, 2015 8:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 STIMPY: Question-Specific Discussion
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4955
Re: 2015 STIMPY: Question-Specific Discussion
The mannerism bonus in packet 5 (Illinois/VCU) referenced Pontormo's deposition (Capponi Chapel) in its second part. This seemed a little odd to me since the work is specifically identified as his Pietà in Janson's (8th ed.) (the Wikipedia Article on the other hand only calls it a deposition). I th...
- Sat Apr 11, 2015 7:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17490
Re: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
Sethlene + Gautam defeated Stanford in an exciting one game final to win! Thanks to everybody for coming out; I'll try to have stats up by Monday.
- Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:37 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17490
Re: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
Great, you guys are our eighth team and the field is now closed.Inkana7 wrote:Jasper Lee and I would like to play this together.
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:54 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17490
Re: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
We'll start at 10 est. since so many of the teams are on central/pacific.Mike Bentley wrote:When do you plan on starting? We'd appreciate a 9:30 eastern start time rather than 8:30 or 9:00 but can deal if necessary.
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17490
Re: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
Hey, I'd like to get a clear idea of the number of teams, so, if you haven't already, please email me at danjpuma at gmail.com to confirm your number of teams. Also, I don't know how many free agents there are, but you guys should find teams.
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:56 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 CO Visual Arts
- Replies: 131
- Views: 73287
Re: 2015 CO Visual Arts
I would like to play this.
- Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 NAQT ICT: March 28, Atlanta
- Replies: 73
- Views: 47081
Re: 2015 NAQT ICT: March 28, Atlanta
Great write-up, Mike.
- Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17490
Re: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
Alright, I'll go ahead and make this an open mirror on 4/11. The cost will be $15 a player, with a minimum fee of $30 per team. Email me to officially register. Thanks!
- Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:30 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17490
STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
Hello! I'm looking to gauge interest in a STIMPY Skype mirror. Right now, I think the easiest date for this is on 4/11. We didn't receive that many packets from teams, so it's possible this could be an open mirror. HOWEVER, if there is any way you can attend a mirror in person/have signed up to play...
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:40 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 STIMPY: Religion/World History/Film
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1022
2015 STIMPY: Religion/World History/Film
I'm interested to hear feedback on any of these categories. This was my first time editing religion, so I'd especially be happy to hear feedback on that. The Kumbh Mela clue is certainly not specific enough, so I'll fix that before future mirrors. Beyond that, I tried to balance it about 70/30-ish b...
- Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:08 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
- Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:40 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: College History Bowl 2015 announcement
- Replies: 54
- Views: 32328
Re: College History Bowl 2015 announcement
Could we get a field update?
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:25 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 455679
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Hey,
I'm gonna read some impossible speedchecks that were played at UMD and Illinois in the IRC at 8. #speedcheck
I'm gonna read some impossible speedchecks that were played at UMD and Illinois in the IRC at 8. #speedcheck
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 88
- Views: 28206
Re: Specific Question Discussion
Maybe this is just bias because I knew the answer, but didn't the C. Kirchner question seem relatively easy? I'm pretty sure that the lead-in was the same clue as a clue in the middle of an SCT tossup on Argentina and that seemed a bit off. Cayman islands hedge fund NML Capital punished this leader...
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY at UMD (3/14)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2519
STIMPY at UMD (3/14)
Hello! The Maryland Academic Quiz Team is pleased to announce we will be hosting a mirror of our tournament co-written with Yale, STIMPY, on March 14th, 2015. THis tournament will be located in Jimenez Hall. Registration will begin at 8:30 am and games will start promptly at 9:00 am. To register con...
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 42571
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
I'll hopefully have the Speedcheck stats by tomorrow night, but Matt Jackson almost certainly won. Thanks to everyone for braving the crazy weather and staying to play it. We hope you guys had as much fun playing as we did writing/reading it.
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
Re: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
Congratulations to Grant Colvin's team who defeated Team Kitty Purry in the second game of a two game finals series to win! Full stats will be up by the end of the week.
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
Re: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
This tournament will start at 10 (TEN) am tomorrow.
- Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke at UMD (2/28)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3423
Re: Delta Burke at UMD (2/28)
We've had a few recent sign-ups, but would love to get some more! Come on out!
- Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 42571
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
Pizza after main event and during EYES details:
It will be $5 for two slices and soda/water. Please find me before Oppen and pay. I will order extra for those who forget, decide to stay, etc.
It will be $5 for two slices and soda/water. Please find me before Oppen and pay. I will order extra for those who forget, decide to stay, etc.
- Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 42571
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
Since there are 13 people signed up for Eyes, would it be better to run two rooms and break into a upper/lower bracket halfway through? I've always found 10+ people in a shootout to be non-ideal. It would be better to run two rooms, but that depends on staff and, more pressingly, computer limitatio...
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 42571
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
I humbly suggest doing some sort of shootout or "move up / down" every 30 questions or so (a la Guerrilla Lit) for speedchecks, because drafts take forever and are awful. We're going to implement for this speedcheck since it makes things a lot easier. We'll have two seeding packets follow...
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: RILKE: Chicago Open Literature Singles 2015
- Replies: 95
- Views: 54252
Re: RILKE: Chicago Open Literature Singles 2015
I will staff if I'm there.
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 2:09 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
Re: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
Noted.Ukonvasara wrote:Carson/Spencer should be Carson/Spencer/Seal/Bailey.
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 2:08 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO 2015 Matchmaking
- Replies: 47
- Views: 22512
Re: CO 2015 Matchmaking
I'm very likely going and am looking for a team.
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2712
Re: Maryland NASAT Team
A team was selected! It is:
Gabe Guedes (Richard Montgomery)
Lawrence Simon (Quince Orchard)
Farah Kabir (Richard Montgomery)
Weijia Cheng (Centennial)
Tanay Wakhare (Quince Orchard)
Thanks to all who tried out.
Gabe Guedes (Richard Montgomery)
Lawrence Simon (Quince Orchard)
Farah Kabir (Richard Montgomery)
Weijia Cheng (Centennial)
Tanay Wakhare (Quince Orchard)
Thanks to all who tried out.
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
Re: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
If your team is bringing a buzzer for this please email me.
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:19 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2712
Re: Maryland NASAT Team
Yes, it's -1000 outside, but this tryout is still a go! See you in Jimenez at 12.
- Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 42571
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
Even if you guys are planning to grab dinner for everyone, this seems...bullish. Even the generous assumption that Oppen concludes precisely at 6pm (which, if there are one or especially two finals matches, seems unlikely to me based on my calculations above) still requires people to wrap up Oppen,...
- Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
Re: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
This field is now full.
- Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 42571
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
Thanks for the post, Andrew. This definitely needs to get worked out. The current plan is for this schedule on Saturday: Oppen 9-6 EYES and Cody's tournament: 6:15-7:30 Speedcheck: 7:30-9:30 I know it seems a little crazy to run until 9:30, but many people have expressed interest for these events on...
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13636
Re: COTTAGE BOWL at the University of Maryland (2/22)
This field will be capped at 12 teams. Please get your registrations in soon!
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2712
Re: Maryland NASAT Team
The tryout will be held on Sunday, February 15th at 12 pm. Come on out!
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke at UMD (2/28)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3423
Delta Burke at UMD (2/28)
Hello! The University of Maryland is delighted to invite you to our mirror of Chris Borglum's always fantastic Delta Burke tournament on Saturday, February 28th! This tournament is geared toward those in their freshman and sophomore years of college. That said, we'd be delighted to welcome older nov...
- Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:01 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Global Announcement
- Replies: 39
- Views: 32007
Re: STIMPY Global Announcement
The California mirror will be at Cal Tech.
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Global Announcement
- Replies: 39
- Views: 32007
Re: STIMPY Global Announcement
The southeast mirror will be at the University of Louisville.