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- Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3796
Re: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set
awesome, i'm excited!!
- Thu May 23, 2019 5:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3796
Re: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set
technical questions!
can't wait




can't wait
- Tue May 07, 2019 10:17 pm
- Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
- Topic: Florida A Nats Submission
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4286
Re: Florida A Nats Submission
These are some cool
questions, good job!

- Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO / Minnesota Open @ UMN, 3/30
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9181
Re: PIANO / Minnesota Open @ UMN, 3/30
We lost our 4th - anyone in minnesota want to join us tomorrow, email me - pkirkdavidoff at gmail
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:40 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Why isn't Bollywood canon?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10799
Re: Why isn't Bollywood canon?
Mira Nair is more Parallel Cinema than Bollywood. Bollywood really should be canon in quizbowl, but tbf it is really treated as separate from the "western canon" in most film studies classes, so it's not like quizbowl is a glaring outlier. In terms of important directors that should come u...
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ACF Fall 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11120
Re: ACF Fall 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion
In terms of thought, I felt that some of the questions were too difficult, like the tossup on Germany beginning with a clue about Kracauer, who (as far as I know) is still far from a canonical theorist outside of German departments (which is where I learned about him For what it's worth I've run in...
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 17640
Re: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)
I will be remaining in Northfield next year and will hopefully have a car, so I should be good to staff various events.
- Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Boston Summer Open I
- Replies: 59
- Views: 21597
Re: Boston Summer Open I
The Billiards Fool wrote:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote:SameCPiGuy wrote:For what it's worth, I would strongly prefer that the tournament keep its original date.
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Boston Summer Open I
- Replies: 59
- Views: 21597
Re: Boston Summer Open I
i'm not sure if he means me, but i'll be there as wellThe Stately Rhododendron wrote:I'm working in the White Mountains this summer, so I should be able to come down (perhaps with my better half as well).
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16341
Re: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)
I have also not been emailed.
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16341
Re: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)
Me, Kazuma, and Harris are looking for a fourth since Conner can't make it. Lit knowledge preferred, but really any fourth player would be good. Also, Jakob and I are staying at a hotel near the airport and need a ride Saturday morning. IF anyone could pick either of us on the way to UMN Saturday m...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:15 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: On the Role of the Discord
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5539
Re: On the Role of the Discord
As Ike has mentioned before, the problems that drew me away from Discord, as well as the problems described in these posts, seem to be concentrated in MW's behavior. He has been a nice guy in my limited real-world interactions with him, but he can be (and often is) really mean-spirited online, and i...
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 40848
Re: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
Resolved!Nero D'Avola wrote:Hey, Carleton's been waiting on its distro for a few days, can we get it?
- Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:31 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21271
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
peteh725 wrote:I am beginning work on P.R.O.B.S.T., a small Survivor based trivia packet that I should hopefully have ready for the event!



- Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:29 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 40848
Re: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
Hey, Carleton's been waiting on its distro for a few days, can we get it?
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:30 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ACF Fall 2017 Thanks and Discussion
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10580
Re: ACF Fall 2017 Thanks and Discussion
I liked this set a decent amount; it had some pretty fun questions, and was pretty fair in its difficulty. I did have an issue with the Alfred the Great tossup mentioning the "griddle cakes" story, which I thought had been thankfully removed from quizbowl long ago. I also wish that there w...
- Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 26774
Re: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
Hey, is there going to be a discussion forum set up?
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Scattergories 2
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9897
Re: Scattergories 2
oh goodie
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:30 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Quiz bowl documentaries
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3585
Re: Quiz bowl documentaries
I've been thinking about this for a while, and finally got around to writing about it. There's a few options: There are the long, multiple part ones, like the ones ken burns does. Some people really like those! I don't, but I did really like one done on New Zealand called Revolution . It's all about...
- Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:12 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT 2017 University of Minnesota (10/14/2017)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2531
Re: EFT 2017 University of Minnesota (10/14/2017)
TADAmyusername wrote: Please note the date has changed from 10/7/2017 to 10/14/2017.


- Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:37 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT + Side Events at MIT (July 29, 2017)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6162
Re: NASAT + Side Events at MIT (July 29, 2017)
looking for teammates, i know film and some other stuff
- Thu May 25, 2017 2:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Pre-Nats Poll
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13322
Re: Pre-Nats Poll
Remember, at the end of the day it's not about PPB, it's about PPL...PeoPLe
- Mon May 08, 2017 10:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Scattergories (February 2017)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10482
Re: Scattergories (February 2017)
Read through a couple of packets at practice today. Great film questions!
- Mon May 08, 2017 7:58 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2017 Cooper Awards - Congratulations to Winners
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5546
Re: 2017 Cooper Awards - Congratulations to Winners
Fred Morlan was very nice, calm, and accomodating at NSC 2014 when my teammate had a health emergency and I am very grateful for that. Thank you so much Fred, for that and for everything else.
- Fri May 05, 2017 1:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VETO 2017 @ University Of Toronto (Aug. 12, 2017)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7631
Re: VETO 2017 @ University Of Toronto (Aug. 12, 2017)
I think I might actually do this
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals Thanks and Discussion
- Replies: 70
- Views: 34120
Re: ACF Nationals Thanks and Discussion
I thouroughly enjoyed myself! Also, *as a film major*, I thought the changes in the fine arts category were great! I had a great time with those questions, especially the one on theory in the UVA/WUSTL/Toronto/Florida/Amherst packet.
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 2:06 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Documenting plagiarism
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9590
Re: Documenting plagiarism
I sometimes come across plagiarism in old sets and just brush it off since most were written a decent amount of time ago, but I feel like having a thread to document egregious examples would be fun. This is not meant to be witch-hunty since most of the offenders probably aren't even active anymore;...
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2017 (4/22 - 4/23)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 33688
Re: ACF Nationals 2017 (4/22 - 4/23)
Hey, Carleton submitted a packet last night, but it's not listed. Was it received?
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:19 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 328736
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Very interestedDemanding Supply wrote:I finished writing a packet of 20/0 on The Wire a couple of weeks ago. Would there be any interest in me reading it on the IRC?
- Wed Mar 01, 2017 2:07 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals Planning
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4568
ACF Nationals Planning
Hi everyone, Carleton College is going to ACF Nationals! :party: ACF Nationals is in New York City! I am having a hard time figuring out what to do re: lodging in NYC Hotels nearby are expensive, hostels nearby are cheap, hotels far away are cheap. BUT: It occured to me that some people on the forum...
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:45 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ACF Regionals - specific-question discussion
- Replies: 90
- Views: 25117
Re: 2017 ACF Regionals - specific-question discussion
I really enjoyed the "Odessa Steps" question, thank you to whoever wrote that!
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:43 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ACF Regionals - thanks and general discussion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10803
Re: 2017 ACF Regionals - thanks and general discussion
I had a lot of fun playing this, and I am personally very happy to hear that some of Carleton's questions made it into the set, for the first time in a while. Thanks to everyone for writing/editing/proofreading this!
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:06 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ACF Regionals @ University of Minnesota (2/18/17)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3110
Re: 2017 ACF Regionals @ University of Minnesota (2/18/17)
UMN A won
Carleton A won the Undergraduate title
St. Olaf won the D2 title
but.....
Everyone won in the end!
Thanks for hosting, Minnesota!
Carleton A won the Undergraduate title
St. Olaf won the D2 title
but.....
Everyone won in the end!

Thanks for hosting, Minnesota!
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:10 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 ICT bids
- Replies: 157
- Views: 46928
Re: 2017 ICT bids
And I thought 16th was safe...should have gone to Upstate NY! Yeah, who needs teams like Duke, McGill, Chicago B, Penn, Harvard, Brown, and Princeton at their nationals? Want to split a flight to Colorado next Spring? guess you gotta draw the line somewhere EDIT: Anyway, I'm really pissed about thi...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 2:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 SCT general discussion
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3167
Re: 2017 SCT general discussion
This tossup was the highlight of my liferandomguy1997 wrote: 2. There were a few "oddball" inclusions, such as Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Minnesota 2016-2017
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1401
Minnesota 2016-2017
Just popping in here because we ran Snow CAT last week and I got my first look at the scene this season: Wayzata and Eden Prairie remain the strongest schools. Wayzata A, in particular, is a very good team this year, and could definitely match their t-13th performance at HSNCT. They were above 24 pp...
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread
- Replies: 55
- Views: 33741
Re: DC Metro 2016-2017 Date Claim Thread
That is an extremely figurative roadIrreligion in Bangladesh wrote:If you can't make to NHBB's Northern Virginia tournament at TJ next Saturday, you're in luck: we will be hosting B Set at River Hill HS, just up the road in Clarksville, Maryland, on March 18th. You can now register for the tournament. Thank you!
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2622
Re: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
Final Stats. Wayzata won its last playoff bracket game against EP Both teams decided to treat that as a final and went home.
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2622
Re: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
Prelim Stats are up. SPA ended up coming, then promptly dropping and turning around.
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2622
Re: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
The field has now been expanded to 24 teams!
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 1:44 pm
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Templates for schedules
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2841
Re: Templates for schedules
This was it, thanks!RexSueciae wrote:This thing?
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:57 pm
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Templates for schedules
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2841
Templates for schedules
Hey, I remember someone making a google sheets that had a template for a schedule for every iteration of teams at a tournament. It was in the forums at some point, but I can't find it. Does anyone else remeber what I'm talking about?
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2622
Re: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
Post has been updated with more info.
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2622
SnowCAT at Carleton College (1/21/17, IS-162)
Hello! I am pleased to announce that Carleton College will be hosting our annual high school tournament, SnowCAT, on Saturday, January 21st, 2017 in scenic Northfield, Minnesota! We will hold this tournament in Olin Hall and the Language and Dining Center (LDC). Here is the fee structure for our tou...
- Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:03 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice @ Carleton College (10/1) (IS-158C)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2144
Re: NAQT Collegiate Novice @ Carleton College (10/1) (IS-158
St. Olaf A won, with UMN A in 2nd and Carleton A coming in 3rd. We'll post full stats later when we correct them, hopefully by the end of the week.
- Sat Sep 03, 2016 12:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice @ Carleton College (10/1) (IS-158C)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2144
Re: NAQT Collegiate Novice @ Carleton College (10/1) (IS-158
We will officially be in Olin Hall, and the field will be capped at 8 teams initially.
- Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:19 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice @ Carleton College (10/1) (IS-158C)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2144
NAQT Collegiate Novice @ Carleton College (10/1) (IS-158C)
Carleton College is happy to announce that we will be hosting a mirror of NAQT's Collegiate Novice set on Oct. 1st, 2016 in scenic Northfield, MN. We will hold this tournament in Olin Hall, and start around 9:30 AM. This tournament is geared to new players and teams, and is initially capped at 8 tea...
- Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Maryland summer practice
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7713
Re: Maryland summer practice
I'll be there tomorrow
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:46 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: NorCal PACE NSC Hype Video
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3278
Re: NorCal PACE NSC Hype Video
merv1618 wrote:Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:Y'all need Vorticity to release a diss track on other regions
- Fri May 13, 2016 3:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACE 2016 Summer Classic (June 24 – 26)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4282
Re: ACE 2016 Summer Classic (June 24 – 26)
Nick wrote: The Champion of each division (High School, Collegiate, and Masters) receives an exciting new custom trophy called the Golden Buzzer
#gimmickinfringement