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- Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Statement on LIT Cheating Allegation: Princeton A
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9988
Re: Statement on LIT Cheating Allegation: Princeton A
If such an experiment cannot produce negative evidence, it side-steps the point of such an experiment. It can only serve to either kick the can down the road indefinitely or exonerate him. Are you suggesting that evidence is only useful if it can be used to prove Chase's guilt? If so, I find that a...
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Statement on LIT Cheating Allegation: Princeton A
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9988
Re: Statement on LIT Cheating Allegation: Princeton A
Though we wholeheartedly agree that the decision to disqualify Chase and his team at LIT was entirely justified given the circumstances and evidence available at the time, we simply don’t think it appropriate for us to bar Chase from competing with our team in future events until we can say with a ...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:55 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48740
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
I wish to offer my 2 cents as someone who went to many tournaments unaffiliated, including a national competition. My high school was rural and had a good mix of economic disparity. My coach wore many hats including, but not limited to, the following: Taught 5 classes Led the fencing club which he a...
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:29 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Let's Remember Some Mentors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6350
Let's Remember Some Mentors
With the community still being in a rough place due to COVID, I wanted to ride the high spirits the Internet Charity Tournament created and take a moment to remember the mentors. I was lucky enough to be selected as this year's IHSSBCA Friend of Scholastic Bowl Award and while preparing my speech, t...
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB B-Set Online
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3096
NHBB B-Set Online
IAC is will be hosting an online tournament using an altered version of our B-Set questions on Saturday, April 11th on Discord. This tournament will be for individuals and will only use tossups. As this tournament uses questions from both the Bee and Bowl, participants must not have played either ev...
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:17 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IAC - Exams for Classrooms
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3217
IAC - Exams for Classrooms
A reminder that our A Set Exams have been written to correspond to the curricula for various AP Exams and are being offered free of charge to AP classes through April 15! If you are a teacher or student for one or more of these and would like to offer a free chance for your students to take a practi...
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IAC - New Exams at Nationals
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2824
IAC - New Exams at Nationals
IAC also has some exciting news to pass along for students in all grades in the USA. We will be holding a new slate of National History and Science Exams for students to compete in. These will debut at this year’s National Championships, both for Varsity and JV students in April in Arlington , and f...
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IAC Middle School Nationals Dates and Locations for 2021-2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2785
IAC Middle School Nationals Dates and Locations for 2021-2024
IAC is happy to announce the future dates and locations for our Middle School Championships. 2021 – Based at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA – Th.-Sun. June 3-6 2022 – Based at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Orlando, FL – Th-Sun. June 16-19 2023 – Based at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlin...
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:59 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: IAC Middle School Nationals Dates and Locations for 2021-2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1941
IAC Middle School Nationals Dates and Locations for 2021-2024
IAC is happy to announce the future dates and locations for our Middle School Championships. 2021 – Based at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA – Th.-Sun. June 3-6 2022 – Based at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Orlando, FL – Th-Sun. June 16-19 2023 – Based at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlin...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:09 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 Division I SCT: specific question discussion
- Replies: 78
- Views: 16835
Re: 2020 Division I SCT: specific question discussion
We played the "prescription drugs" tossup in practice today and I wasn't sure what to say when prompted on "drugs" on the clue about step therapy. I'm to understand that this is a standard practice in managed care models that reduces the costs of medication, but I think this pro...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 Division II SCT: specific question discussion
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2478
Re: 2020 Division II SCT: specific question discussion
I don't have it in front of me, but I believe the phrasing on the legalism bonus suggests Zhuge Liang implemented it during the Qin Dynasty. If it is worded that way, that's incorrect because while he was a legalist, he was born long after the fall of the Qin. The Division I version of this bonus wa...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:11 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2019 - 2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8968
Re: North Carolina 2019 - 2020
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV North Carolina State Championships - East Chapel Hill High School - Saturday, March 28th - on our A Set. Piedmont - Lake Norman Charter School - Saturday, March 14th - on our B Set. Teams may register at thi...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:07 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Southern California 2019-2020 Scheduling Discussion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8892
Re: Southern California 2019-2020 Scheduling Discussion
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV Greater Los Angeles - North Hollywood High School - Saturday, March 7th - on our B Set. Teams may register at this link and find more information about a tournament on the tournament page here. The registrat...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 55
- Views: 21727
Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV Alabama - Spain Park High School - Saturday, March 7th - on our B Set. Teams may register at this link and find more information about a tournament on the tournament page here. The registration deadline is 7...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:02 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC Metro 2019-2020 Date Claim Thread
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21543
Re: DC Metro 2019-2020 Date Claim Thread
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV Capital Region Championships - Centennial High School - Sunday, March 1st - on our A Set. Teams may register at this link and find more information about a tournament on the tournament page here. The registr...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2019-2020
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12938
Re: Indiana 2019-2020
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV Fort Wayne - The Journey - Saturday, March 14th - on our A Set. Teams may register at this link and find more information about a tournament on the tournament page here. The registration deadline is 7pm East...
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:11 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2020 Team Illinois Tryouts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1322
2020 Team Illinois Tryouts
The IHSSBCA will be hosting tryouts for Team Illinois at on Sunday, March 1st, 2020 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The tryouts this year are expected to be much more in-depth, so attending players should plan to spend most of the day actively participating. Because of the greater...
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois NAQT State Championship - Seeking staff!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1020
Illinois NAQT State Championship - Seeking staff!
The Illinois NAQT State Championship will be hosted Saturday, February 29th at the University of Illinois [the exact building is still pending]. As always, we are in special need of moderators capable of reading at least 20 tossups of NAQT's Division II SCT set while subject to 10 minute timed halve...
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - Currently Seeking Battery-Powered Lockout Systems
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1162
International Academic Competitions - Currently Seeking Battery-Powered Lockout Systems
International Academic Competitions is currently looking for a company, or suitably qualified individual, capable of providing us with battery-powered lockout systems. Each buzzer system must be capable of supporting a minimum of 4 players, although 8 is vastly preferred. Additionally, each system m...
- Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:47 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019-2020 Illinois Discussion
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17201
Re: 2019-2020 Illinois Discussion
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV Northwestern Illinois - Winnebago High School - Saturday, December 14th - on our C Set. Southwestern Illinois - Southwestern High School - Monday , January 20th - on our C set. Central Illinois - Mattoon Hig...
- Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims 19-20
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15215
Re: New England Date Claims 19-20
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV Connecticut - Newton High School - Saturday, March 7th - on our B Set. Upper Hudson - Bethlehem Central High School- February 1st - on our B set. Greater Boston Fall - Salem Academy Charter School - Saturday...
- Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:41 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16224
Re: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
IAC is happy to announce it is holding the following tournaments in the region: Varsity / JV Northern Pennsylvania - Wyoming Area Secondary School - Saturday, December 7th - on our C Set. Western Pennsylvania - Southside High School- Saturday, January 25th - on our C set. Southern New Jersey - Donov...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:53 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Central Florida Academic Bee and Bowl - March 7th at Classical Prep in Spring Hill, FL
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1202
Central Florida Academic Bee and Bowl - March 7th at Classical Prep in Spring Hill, FL
International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the 2020 Central Florida Academic Bee and Bowl will be held at Classical Prep in Spring Hill, Florida on Saturday, March 7th. Like all of our full-day USABB competitions, this tournament is open to all students in 8th grade and younge...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:52 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Georgia Academic Bee and Bowl - February 8th at River Trail Middle School in Johns Creek, GA
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1082
Georgia Academic Bee and Bowl - February 8th at River Trail Middle School in Johns Creek, GA
International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the 2020 Georgia Academic Bee and Bowl will be held at River Trail Middle School in Johns Creek, Georgia on Saturday, February 8th. Like all of our full-day USABB competitions, this tournament is open to all students in 8th grade and ...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:51 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Academic Bee and Bowl - March 7th at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, MD
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1088
Maryland Academic Bee and Bowl - March 7th at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, MD
International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the 2020 Maryland Academic Bee and Bowl will be held at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland on Saturday, March 7th. Like all of our full-day USABB competitions, this tournament is open to all students in 8th grade and yo...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:48 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: New Jersey Academic Bee and Bowl - May 3rd at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, NJ
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1023
New Jersey Academic Bee and Bowl - May 3rd at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, NJ
International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the 2020 New Jersey Academic Bee and Bowl will be held at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Sunday, May 3rd. Like all of our full-day USABB competitions, this tournament is open to all students in 8th grade and younger...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:47 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Illinois Academic Bee and Bowl - April 4th at the Komarek School in North Riverside, IL
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1063
Illinois Academic Bee and Bowl - April 4th at the Komarek School in North Riverside, IL
International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the 2020 Illinois Academic Bee and Bowl will be held at Komarek School in North Riverside, Illinois on Saturday, April 4th. Like all of our full-day USABB competitions, this tournament is open to all students in 8th grade and younger ...
- Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11473
Re: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
I believe that we were told that we would receive a response in August. Should we take a lack of reply as rejection or has there simply been a hold up? All application decisions have been made, but we are still confirming a few things before we sent out emails. Should we read the continued lack of ...
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IAC Announces Expansion of the National Science Bee to Varsity & JV Divisions
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7234
IAC Announces Expansion of the National Science Bee to Varsity & JV Divisions
International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the National Science Bee, which has run for the past four years at the Middle and Elementary School levels, will expand to include Varsity and Junior Varsity Divisions for the 2019-2020 academic year! A full announcement with further ...
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IAC Announces Launch of the National Political Science Bee
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6994
IAC Announces Launch of the National Political Science Bee
International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce the creation of the National Political Science Bee, a new competition promoting excellence and achievement in civics education for students across the USA. A full announcement with further details can be found here: https://politicalscienc...
- Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:31 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11473
Re: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
All application decisions have been made, but we are still confirming a few things before we sent out emails.iarehavethestupid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:43 pm I believe that we were told that we would receive a response in August. Should we take a lack of reply as rejection or has there simply been a hold up?
- Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:34 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
- Replies: 91
- Views: 37225
Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Looks like on the map that David Kinley Hall is pretty close to the armory--do you recommend parking in the same lots as last year or is there somewhere closer? David Kinley has its own, rather large, lot. The easiest way I've found to navigate people there is by directing them to Lorado Taft Drive...
- Fri Jul 12, 2019 11:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Editor Applications
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6715
International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Editor Applications
International Academic Competitions is currently seeking qualified set editors for the 2019-2020 competition season. Unlike our previous call for writers, we are currently only looking for editors who are already experienced with a healthy body of prior work. The following positions are available: T...
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11473
Re: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
As it is now past July 8th, applications are now closed.
We will be in contact with everyone who filled out the form shortly.
We will be in contact with everyone who filled out the form shortly.
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11473
International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
Hello everyone! International Academic Competitions is now accepting writer applications for the 2019-2020 season. Writers of all experience are encouraged to apply and training will be provided as needed. We will keep applications open until July 8th at which point we will begin processing applican...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 Team Illinois Tryouts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2234
Re: 2019 Team Illinois Tryouts
As someone from northern Illinois who will be getting to Champaign for this, I understand the difficulty and an attempt will be made to host a tryout somewhere in the Chicago-area. However, the point of the original statement was to reflect the reality of the situation. If a Chicago-site does materi...
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 Team Illinois Tryouts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2234
2019 Team Illinois Tryouts
The IHSSBCA will be hosting Team Illinois Tryouts on the day after NAQT State, Sunday, February 24th at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Interested parties should fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYRLyO-qb--h6wkjrlgCQweYCkphXjw7R9cfccX6Rhq-R5vQ/viewform?us...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT State Championship - Seeking Staff
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1550
2019 NAQT State Championship - Seeking Staff
Hello friends, Per usual, the IHSSBCA, in conjunction with the Academic Buzzer Team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will be hosting the 2019 NAQT Illinois State Championship on Saturday, February 23rd. Also per usual, the tournament will require a large amount of staff, across all...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:28 am
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Announcing Qblitz
- Replies: 23
- Views: 19001
Re: Announcing Qblitz
I definitely initially found it odd that I wasn't immediately given an answer but shrugged it off and assumed it would come at the end. Personally, I would enjoy it more if the answer was given right away but I don't think it is a critical issue. On another note, is it possible to have a message al...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 5:16 am
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Announcing Qblitz
- Replies: 23
- Views: 19001
Re: Announcing Qblitz
One quick comment after playing the sample: it'd be nice to get real-time feedback on whether you were right/wrong per tossup, rather than waiting until the end of the sample to know your score. Thanks for the feedback. I'm interested to see if other people agree, or whether they'd find it slowed d...
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 Scobol Solo Discussion
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1400
Re: 2018 Scobol Solo Discussion
A big thank you to all the editors and writers that worked on this! This set was pretty fun to read and it seemed like everyone had fun at the Southwestern site. I enjoyed the history in this set, which I felt did a good job of hitting a bunch of important answerlines. I also liked the amount of Eas...
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Sun God @ UIUC (11/10/18)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8347
Re: Sun God @ UIUC (11/10/18)
Becuase then I can commandeer a bunch of people to work on it all at once and not have to do merging 6 different SQBS files Doesn't it take more than 6 times longer to input a scoresheet into neg5 than into SQBS? (In fact, much more?) You have to go tossup by tossup (40 numbers) instead of just put...
- Sat Nov 03, 2018 2:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall 2018 @ University of Illinois - HS Mirror (11/3/18)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6310
Re: ACF Fall 2018 @ University of Illinois - HS Mirror (11/3/18)
Stats through lunch (and also live) can be found here: bit.ly/2018ACFUIUC
- Tue May 08, 2018 11:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Your Favorite Question
- Replies: 45
- Views: 30967
Re: Your Favorite Question
The Wei Zhi puts this place 12,000 li north of a place called Dog Slave Country. Xu Fu likely visited this place in his search for the elixir of life and may have claimed one of its mountains to be Mt. Penglai. Red paint used to depict tattooing on haniwa statues is evidence for the claim that some...
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 94029
Re: Illinois '17-'18
If we are allowed to talk about specific questions, then I would agree that the "sword fight" one was strange. I believe I answered "brawl" or something to that effect, and was slightly surprised that I wasn't at least prompted. The only other one that I found strange was the qu...
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 94029
Re: Illinois '17-'18
What did throw me into a rage however was a lit answerline, which I am unsure if its clear so I won't reveal it, which I felt was overly strict. This ended up not mattering in the room I was in but I think it easily could have caused issues. Was it the "sword fight" answerline? I think it...
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 94029
Re: Illinois '17-'18
Knowing each of the IHSA writers personally, I knew to expect well-crafted passion project, but I was still surprised with how well regionals went. Pros: The math was fantastic and this is coming from somebody who knows next to nothing about math. I've never seen players enjoy math as much as I have...
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics 2018
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7472
Re: Masonics 2018
Is it just me, or does the 2A field look more stacked than the 3A field? While Southwestern and Latin are both very good teams, which I think are T-2 as far as 2A goes, and I truly think that Uni is the best team in the state when playing 5v5, 3A still blows 2A out of the water. Auburn, Fremd, Stev...
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4800
Re: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
So, rather than a strict limitation, would a disclaimer stating something like "This tournament is intended for newer teams" suffice to illustrate the idea that schools should consider bringing more inexperienced players over seasoned ones? That will likely keep national contenders from a...
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4800
Re: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
It is perfectly ethical to restrict fields to protect newer players. Below I will paste the IHSSBCA's guidelines about the varying ways we do this. For IHSSBCA Novice which is held early in the year and uses SCOP: A player must have played fewer than 40 varsity-level matches for his or her school’s ...