Minnesota Undergrad Tournament 2011

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Minnesota Undergrad Tournament 2011

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University of Minnesota Quizbowl will be hosting the Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament on April 2, 2011. This tournament will be written and edited by members of the University of Minnesota Quizbowl.

Location: This event will take place at Blegen Hall on the West Bank campus of the University. Blegen Hall is located at 269 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455. A map can be found here. Games will start at 9:00.

Eligibility: Only undergraduate (and high school) students can play this tournament. If you are a grad student, you cannot play this event.

Difficulty: MUT 2011 will be in line with other novice tournaments such as recent incarnations of ACF Fall and past incarnations of MUT. Packets from 2010 can be found here

Mirrors: We are certainly interested in running mirrors of this tournament across the country. We are open to having the mirrors anytime from March 19-April 30. Please contact me at [email protected] if you'd like to mirror.
Northwest: Boise State 4/30
Southwest: Arizona State University 3/19
Midwest: Missouri (at Rock Bridge High School) 4/30
Great Lakes: Notre Dame 4/2
North: Minnesota 4/2
New England: Maryland 3/19
Southeast: North Georgia College & State University 4/2
South: Texas 4/23
UK: Manchester 4/30
Canada: McMaster 3/19
Northeast: MIT 4/23

Registration: If you would like to register a team for this tournament, please contact me at [email protected]

Costs and other discounts
Base fee: $100
Buzzer discount: -$5
Moderator: -$10
Travel: -$10 if over 200 miles by Google maps

Field (18)
Minnesota (3)
Drake (1)
Lawrence (3)
Northwestern (2)
Wisconsin (1)
Macalester (1)
Carleton (2)
Eden Prairie (1)
St. Thomas Academy (1)
St. Paul Central (1)
St. Olaf (1)
University of St. Thomas (1)
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Yep, see you there. Maybe with two teams, but money might be an issue.
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So Minnesota Undergraduate and High School Tournament?

MUHST doesn't sound as good as MUT.
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nalin wrote:So Minnesota Undergraduate and High School Tournament?

MUHST doesn't sound as good as MUT.
Not sure what your point is; this is nothing new!
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any mirrors announced?
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Andrew Jackson's Compatriot wrote:any mirrors announced?
Maryland, but it is not announced yet.
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Northwestern will bring 1-2 teams.
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Any chance this might get mirrored in the lower Midwest?
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JackGlerum wrote:Any chance this might get mirrored in the lower Midwest?
I've heard talk of parties interested in mirroring MUT at any one of four sites in the lower Midwest. I'm hoping that will condense to one of two Chicago area sites.
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We'd love to know when there is a Maryland mirror. ~American University
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In regards to packet submission, it's not necessary or required. If you'd like to write some questions for a potential discount, e-mail some of the Minnesota people to work things out, as we probably don't want full fledged packet submissions (some parts of the distribution are almost done already, so why would we ask you to write that?).
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Papa's in the House wrote:
JackGlerum wrote:Any chance this might get mirrored in the lower Midwest?
I've heard talk of parties interested in mirroring MUT at any one of four sites in the lower Midwest. I'm hoping that will condense to one of two Chicago area sites.
Is there any update on this?
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Hilltopper22 wrote:
Papa's in the House wrote:
JackGlerum wrote:Any chance this might get mirrored in the lower Midwest?
I've heard talk of parties interested in mirroring MUT at any one of four sites in the lower Midwest. I'm hoping that will condense to one of two Chicago area sites.
Is there any update on this?
There was discussion of a mirror in Columbia, Missouri, according to Charlie Dees.
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If Mizzou got a mirror together, Valley would definitely come.
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Harding would also likely show up at a Mizzou mirror.
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I'm interested in going, I'll pitch the idea to my team Monday and get back to you.
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suchacardinal wrote:I'm interested in going, I'll pitch the idea to my team Monday and get back to you.
If you aren't able to get an entire team together, you can always play solo for a discount, or get the same discount but request teammates from Minnesota.
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Since Maryland is insufficiently "New England" for us, some coalition of Yale, Harvard, and MIT players will likely be staffing a delayed mirror of this at MIT in Cambridge, MA, on April 23rd. More info to follow...
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Sorry for the lateness of my reply, but I would like to confirm that Saint Thomas will have one team. However, we are going rouge and do not have the school's financial support. Is it possible to try and negotiate a slightly reduced fee?
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suchacardinal wrote:going rouge
you're all wearing red face makeup?

Sorry, couldn't resist. Great to see local high schools stepping up to play this event.
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suchacardinal wrote:Sorry for the lateness of my reply, but I would like to confirm that Saint Thomas will have one team. However, we are going rouge and do not have the school's financial support. Is it possible to try and negotiate a slightly reduced fee?
Glad to see you managed to get a full team! Since you are a high school and going rogue, we can work out a reduced fee. Either email me at [email protected], or we can figure it out on Saturday morning.
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Eden Prairie is in the same situation as St. Thomas. We can bring one team though if finances work out.
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Have powermarks been added to the set since it was first played?
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Dan-Don wrote:Have powermarks been added to the set since it was first played?
No, it still doesn't have powers.
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eliza.grames wrote:
Dan-Don wrote:Have powermarks been added to the set since it was first played?
No, it still doesn't have powers.
Damn.
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Congratulations to Northwestern A for beating Lawrence A in a rousing final. Thanks to all of the teams for coming, and we hope you enjoyed the set!

Cumulative stats: http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org= ... =standings
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There seem to be a bit of a program with the statistics (specifically, trying to link to the team detail page from the standings, etc.)
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Charbroil wrote:There seem to be a bit of a program with the statistics (specifically, trying to link to the team detail page from the standings, etc.)
This, and I think you might have Natalie and I switched in round 9.


But thanks to Minnesota for a fun tournament, and congratulations to Northwestern for the win!
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Stats issues will be fixed when I get the password to the scobo account. Apologies for the delay. Anyone with corrections should email me.
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All mirrors have concluded and the packets will be archived soon. Thank you to everyone who played this tournament and we hope you enjoyed the question set.

This also means that the MUT 2011 (Non-Specific) Discussion can be opened up to specific discussion of questions.
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