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by Theodore
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 NAQT SCT @ Syracuse (02/03/2024)
Replies: 6
Views: 1338

Re: 2024 NAQT SCT @ Syracuse (02/03/2024)

Our request for parking has come to fruition and we are pleased to inform those who will be attending this event that they may park in either the Irving Ave. Hillside lot or the College Place lot. The Irving Ave. Hillside lot is across the street from 765 Irving Ave, the Marley Education Center, an...
by Theodore
Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 NAQT SCT @ Syracuse (02/03/2024)
Replies: 6
Views: 1338

Re: 2024 NAQT SCT @ Syracuse (02/03/2024)

Where is it recommended that we park?
by Theodore
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 ACF Fall at Cornell (10/14/2023)
Replies: 2
Views: 2673

Re: 2023 ACF Fall at Cornell (10/14/2023)

Where should teams park for this tournament? Please give recommendations near the tournament building. Thanks
by Theodore
Mon Feb 27, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Staffers Wanted for IQBT Undergraduate Championship - 3/4 & 3/5 - Online
Replies: 3
Views: 1913

Re: Staffers Wanted for IQBT Undergraduate Championship - 3/4 & 3/5 - Online

Alkres wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:34 pm Is there still a need for staffers?
Seconding this
by Theodore
Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
Replies: 66
Views: 25407

Re: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata

There were two questions I heard during my games that were very similar to questions I submitted. They were the tossup on Portuguese poetry in packet L, and the bonus that went Brian Mulroney/Quebec/Joe Turner in Packet J. In general, I believe the customary (and best) practice in this situation is ...
by Theodore
Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
Replies: 60
Views: 10281

Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread

I felt the bonus that went Young's modulus/Poisson's ratio/engineering strain had 2 easy parts and a middle part; most STEM majors learn the first two answers together in freshman year. At first I felt that the Dirac delta should not be referred to as "this function", but I feel I'm being...
by Theodore
Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
Replies: 60
Views: 10281

Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread

I felt the bonus that went Young's modulus/Poisson's ratio/engineering strain had 2 easy parts and a middle part; most STEM majors learn the first two answers together in freshman year. At first I felt that the Dirac delta should not be referred to as "this function", but I feel I'm being ...
by Theodore
Tue Jul 30, 2019 11:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)
Replies: 6
Views: 2860

Re: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)

Thanks for the good advice Raymond. Re: tournament announcement: We posted the announcement as soon as we had official confirmation of the NASAT set. This was delayed by Fred having an unexpected family emergency, which is of course not his fault and I hope his family is alright. This situation was ...
by Theodore
Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)
Replies: 6
Views: 2860

Re: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)

Toronto J avenged their Saturday loss to Toronto R by winning Sunday's NASAT: http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5825/stats/sunday_-_all_games/ An advantaged final was not played because we ran out of packets and time, and 3 head-to-head games was deemed to be sufficient. You may provide feedback ...
by Theodore
Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)
Replies: 6
Views: 2860

Re: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)

Sunday Logistics: Please note Colonel By Drive is closed starting from a bit before 9 AM to 1 PM. The schedule is attached. The free agents teams have been combined into one, so a triple round robin will be played. Due to pack(et) shortage, there will be no finals after the triple round robin. There...
by Theodore
Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)
Replies: 6
Views: 2860

Re: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)

Final Logistics Update: On BOTH days, meet at Richcraft Hall (formerly River Building) Room 3112 at 8:30, as games will start at 9 AM sharp. This is the same control room as Oxford Open. The NASAT Saturday schedule is attached, including buzzer and staff room assignments. SHAWARMA will be held Satur...
by Theodore
Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)
Replies: 6
Views: 2860

Re: NASAT Open Mirron @ Carleton (20-21 July 2019)

Official Field (both days unless otherwise stated) McGill (2 buzzers, 0.5 staff) Raymond's Team Jaayush Tamara's Team David's Team Carleton An unofficial team-making spreadsheet for free agents can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XdGg10uFlN3jgKILfZ7HQUbRU9HUYG98GAw-fgbGIiw/ed...
by Theodore
Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Carleton University Summer Practices
Replies: 0
Views: 3629

Carleton University Summer Practices

Carleton University is hosting open summer practices (until the 1st week of September) at Richcraft Hall (formerly River Building) Room 3112 every Thursday at 6 PM. We encourage all in the Ottawa area to attend! Transportation: Bronson at Highway 417 Northbound is closed for the summer. This affects...
by Theodore
Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANONEXPANSION, an experimental science side event ('18-'19)
Replies: 8
Views: 7759

Re: CANONEXPANSION, an experimental science side event ('18-'19)

We had fun playing this at Carleton University: In the evening, we played CANONEXPANSION in voluntary "upper" and "lower" rooms. The upper room stats were as follows: (Player: 20s/15s/10s/-5s - Total) Ian: 4/15/30/13 - 390 Akhil: 4/10/17/18 - 310 Joe: 0/6/18/5 - 245 Wentao: 1/1/8...
by Theodore
Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Oxford Open @ Carleton (8 June 2019)
Replies: 8
Views: 3826

Re: Oxford Open @ Carleton (8 June 2019)

In the evening, we played CANONEXPANSION in voluntary "upper" and "lower" rooms. The upper room stats were as follows: (Player: 20s/15s/10s/-5s - Total) Ian: 4/15/30/13 - 390 Akhil: 4/10/17/18 - 310 Joe: 0/6/18/5 - 245 Wentao: 1/1/8/9 - 70 Ted: 0/1/9/7 - 70 Congratulations goes o...
by Theodore
Tue May 21, 2019 4:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Oxford Open @ Carleton (8 June 2019)
Replies: 8
Views: 3826

Re: Oxford Open @ Carleton (8 June 2019)

funkdaddio wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 3:35 pm Does anyone know at what time Eyes and Photograph will be played?
Disclaimer: crude estimates below.

Eyes is after Oxford Open, so I'll estimate a 5 PM start time on Saturday. It should last about 2 hours.

Photograph should start at 9-10 on Sunday and last for about 3 hours.
by Theodore
Fri May 17, 2019 11:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Oxford Open @ Carleton (8 June 2019)
Replies: 8
Views: 3826

Re: Oxford Open @ Carleton (8 June 2019)

For those interested, a free agent spreadsheet can be found at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
by Theodore
Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2019)
Replies: 37
Views: 27876

Re: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2019)

I have accepted my offer for graduate studies at Penn State. Although I admittedly don't foresee myself as being committed to the point of attending every practice and playing for the A team, I would like to attend practices regularly, help out when needed, and mentor newer team members. People of P...
by Theodore
Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Florida Spring Tournament General Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 931

Re: 2019 Florida Spring Tournament General Discussion

Although I am a big fan of both common link and mixed academic/trash questions, I felt the number of "this profession" questions got out of hand. They were mostly done well when the profession was very relevant, but sometimes I felt the common link felt "forced". Looking through...
by Theodore
Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Florida Spring Tournament General Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 931

Re: 2019 Florida Spring Tournament General Discussion

I enjoyed reading (and the one round I played of) this tournament overall. As stated previously, bonus parts were too long, especially when there was a dead giveaway at the end of the 5 lines of lead-in + 1st part. I understand that the easy bonus part also serves to teach (which this set did very w...
by Theodore
Fri Feb 01, 2019 7:18 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)
Replies: 17
Views: 7982

Re: 2019 NAQT Canada SCT at Queen's (9 Feb 2019)

Is there a recommended parking lot? Would the ones beside and below Frank Tindall Field be fine?
by Theodore
Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Carleton Side Event Weekend (Aug. 25/26)
Replies: 8
Views: 4694

Re: Carleton Side Event Weekend (Aug. 25/26)

Benin Rebirth Party wrote:You may park at the usual library parking lot or the university centre parking lot.
Please note that the University Centre parking lot no longer exists.

Also, Colonel By Drive is closed Sunday 9 AM ish to 1 PM ish
by Theodore
Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:37 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455449

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

Thanks to Ani for the excellent soccer pack!

Tejas won and Moses was 2nd.

Scores are posted here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
by Theodore
Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:18 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
Replies: 68
Views: 60614

Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to

While I think distributional changes are important to talk about and would love to do so (perhaps in another thread), I do question if they are the most pressing concerns in college quizbowl today. This is not an attempt to disparage the people who brought that up, but rather an attempt to dig deep...
by Theodore
Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
Replies: 68
Views: 60614

Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to

I personally think that the current distribution and its biases neglects some areas and subjects that might engage players who have otherwise lost interest. What these biases are and what the distribution should be discussed often, so it definitely feels like this is a constantly changing issue. I ...
by Theodore
Fri Mar 30, 2018 1:44 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
Replies: 68
Views: 60614

Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to

Issue #1 for me is still outreach. Quizbowl is a hard sell to anybody, and in my opinion, this is more true for university/collegiate students than high school students. Some points I used to entice prospective HS QBers that aren't as effective to university students: - makes you well-rounded and ex...
by Theodore
Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:50 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 36
Views: 14012

Re: Thanks and General Discussion

I felt the earlier rounds I played were hard, but some of the later rounds were easier than the average ACF Regionals. One general thing I would like to say is that sometimes, common link tossups can be confusing and more difficult. I don't know the intention of the editors, but sometimes, people (i...
by Theodore
Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:57 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Carleton Side Event Weekend (August 19th+20th)
Replies: 8
Views: 5182

Re: Carleton Side Event Weekend (August 19th+20th)

Also, I lost my laptop bag this weekend. It is black with a shoulder strap, and contains an A/C adapter in the front pocket, a red book called 'The New Middle East' as well as a blue and black pencil case (which can be seen since the bag's zipper is broken), as well as a Lenovo G500 with a message ...
by Theodore
Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Carleton Side Event Weekend (August 19th+20th)
Replies: 8
Views: 5182

Re: Carleton Side Event Weekend (August 19th+20th)

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SUNDAY: Colonel By Drive is closed from before 9 AM to 1 PM on SUNDAY . The biking starts at 9 AM, but expect the road to close before that; I'm not sure how early "before 9 AM" is, so plan accordingly. Instead, use the Bronson entrance to Carleton. Here is a map if you ...
by Theodore
Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:15 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SINS: A Sports Side Tournament
Replies: 9
Views: 5191

Re: SINS: A Sports Side Tournament

Hope this tournament went well!

Will this set be posted, or are there further mirrors?
by Theodore
Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Carleton Side Event Weekend (August 19th+20th)
Replies: 8
Views: 5182

Re: Carleton Side Event Weekend (August 19th+20th)

Carleton Campus Information post Parking: Due to construction, the River Building underground parking (Lot 16 near Building 43) is closed. The closest parking to that is the tall covered Parking Garage P9, seen on this map as Building 20. Parking rates have increased from last year to $5 per day on ...
by Theodore
Sun Jul 23, 2017 1:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tiebreaker Distro
Replies: 6
Views: 4336

Re: Tiebreaker Distro

A lot of what you said applies to all questions in general, not just tiebreakers. Stock clues and transparent questions should be avoided in all questions. If the tossups you mentioned appeared in the regulation first 20 TUs, they would still be considered poorly-written questions, and would cost yo...
by Theodore
Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:14 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: AARDVARK: An Arthur MiniTournament
Replies: 20
Views: 11643

Re: AARDVARK: An Arthur MiniTournament

I would like to play this on Skype.

However, disappointed that there's no memes.
by Theodore
Thu May 04, 2017 8:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Canadian Player Poll 2017: Fluency in French Optional
Replies: 22
Views: 14559

Re: Canadian Player Poll 2017: Fluency in French Optional

I'm still in the Canadian Quizbowl circuit even though I don't play as much as I used to. That being said, I have a considerable amount of collegiate Quizbowl experience (I wonder if I'm the only person in Canadian Quizbowl to have played more collegiate tournaments in high school than in university...
by Theodore
Thu May 04, 2017 2:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: OAT at Carleton University (May 6)
Replies: 4
Views: 3162

Re: OAT at Carleton University (May 6)

It has been brought to my attention that there is a critically low amount of eating establishments open during this tournament, as our usual go-to favourite, the famous Carleton buffet, is closed . Thus, the only confirmed open lunch place on campus is the Tim Hortons in Residence Commons (the Athle...
by Theodore
Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:31 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Tryouts?
Replies: 5
Views: 11731

Re: Tryouts?

I agree with Bruce. Both years when I was captain of my high school team, we would have over 30-40 students at the interest meeting, but about 8 people attending each practice just a month after the interest meeting. Bruce is correct in that the team will naturally select itself: expect a lot (over ...
by Theodore
Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Good Teams Playing A Sets
Replies: 24
Views: 13223

Re: Good Teams Playing A Sets

There's might be some teams for which an A-set tournament is the only qualifying tournament nearby. As a player on a high school team that was good enough to the point that we really shouldn't have been playing an IS-A set tournament, this is usually the reason. For example, it was in mid-November ...
by Theodore
Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: History Bowl/Quizbowl on College Applications
Replies: 17
Views: 15350

Re: History Bowl/Quizbowl on College Applications

What people have already outlined is excellent, but this really resonated with me: I'd say that it can't hurt to put a variety of different aspects of your quiz bowl experiences onto your app, given how multifaceted quiz bowl can be. You play and learn on a personal level, developing a very deep int...
by Theodore
Tue Jun 02, 2015 4:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2015 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 102
Views: 77098

Re: 2015 HSNCT discussion

Hopping on the discussion about history questions, there was a couple of early clues that looked rather egregiously easy to me. Evian accords was still in power, which anyone with any knowledge of the Algerian War of Independence should know. The first words of the Dien Bien Phu tossup (if I rememb...
by Theodore
Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement - 2015 Ottawa Hybrid - March 14, 2015
Replies: 28
Views: 21616

Re: Announcement - 2015 Ottawa Hybrid - March 14, 2015

Could we please have a logistical update on this? (i.e. where and when to meet this Saturday)
by Theodore
Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: George Oppen @ Queens University, 2/28
Replies: 14
Views: 8559

Re: George Oppen @ Queens University, 2/28

Cameron Amini and I are free agents looking for teammates; contact me (email preferably) if you're interested in playing with us.
by Theodore
Sun Nov 02, 2014 8:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Ottawa Quizbowl Tournament X (U of Ottawa, 15 Nov 2014)
Replies: 14
Views: 7273

Re: Ottawa Quizbowl Tournament X (U of Ottawa, 15 Nov 2014)

The field is essentially full. We only have six rooms available; between ACF Fall and OQT, the Ottawa club has used up their quota of reservations for the semester. If Bell (or another school) registers during this week, Colonel By has volunteered to drop a team. Merivale is also deciding between 1...
by Theodore
Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: COTTAGE Bowl at Carleton University
Replies: 14
Views: 8291

Re: COTTAGE Bowl at Carleton University

The "Colonel By" team of Ben Smith, Janusz Gacek, and Yana Brion is looking for one more free agent. Please PM or email me if you'd like this spot.
by Theodore
Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: COTTAGE Bowl at Carleton University
Replies: 14
Views: 8291

Re: COTTAGE Bowl at Carleton University

bsmith wrote:I know the field (and the Ottawa team) is pretty much full, but I'm still available for playing on a shorthanded team and come bearing a buzzer discount. I selfishly don't want to do double-duty reading that weekend.
The Colonel By team most likely has space for you.
by Theodore
Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:56 pm
Forum: International Comparisons and Discussions
Topic: Solving Toronto (and SW Ontario)
Replies: 27
Views: 27570

Re: Solving Toronto (and SW Ontario)

This was my logic for hosting the first Ottawa tournament. We struggled to retain new people in our second year because they just wanted to play "university Reach", so I decided to attempt high school tournaments to get future freshmen who wouldn't need to be "converted". Intere...
by Theodore
Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:36 pm
Forum: International Comparisons and Discussions
Topic: Solving Toronto (and SW Ontario)
Replies: 27
Views: 27570

Re: Solving Toronto (and SW Ontario)

Charlie is definitely correct in that if we persistently host tournaments in the GTA, schools will eventually come, simply given just how many schools there are. It's not that GTA and SW Ontario schools don't host Quizbowl tournaments; they host many collegiate tournaments each year, but seem uninte...
by Theodore
Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Ottawa Quizbowl Tournament X (U of Ottawa, 15 Nov 2014)
Replies: 14
Views: 7273

Re: Ottawa Quizbowl Tournament X (U of Ottawa, 15 Nov 2014)

At least 2 Colonel By teams will attend this; we can bring 1 set of 8 BuzzBox buzzers if needed.
by Theodore
Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:41 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What are the easiest categories to learn?
Replies: 8
Views: 5143

Re: What are the easiest categories to learn?

Short answer: not science Blasphemy. Science requires the most prerequisite knowledge. I can easily understand ACF nationals literature because any middle school student can understand the plot of a novel. In contrast, I barely understand ACF nationals chemistry because I actually require the prior...
by Theodore
Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: International Comparisons and Discussions
Topic: Solving Toronto (and SW Ontario)
Replies: 27
Views: 27570

Re: Solving Toronto (and SW Ontario)

Publicity. I've only been to one Reach provincials, but I talked to teams and they all know that 1) Quizbowl exists and what it is/how it works, and 2) The shortcomings of Reach. Therefore this publicity isn't the major problem. Credibility. The ONQBA is a hodgepodge group that essentially boils do...