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- Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:27 am
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: A Guide on Club Finances
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5135
Re: A Guide on Club Finances
Thanks for this helpful guide! Two quick things to add from my experience as a treasurer: Create and maintain documentation to pass on to future club officers (and if possible, overlap briefly with your successor to train them.) Passing on previous club budgets (particularly if your club requests mo...
- Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11767
Re: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks
My main concern with the set involved its answerlines, many of which were long and complex but did not address answers that a knowledgeable player might reasonably give. Often the answerline listed a lot of synonyms & related terms to the main answer, but didn't take the important step of consi...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:07 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community
- Replies: 51
- Views: 64318
Re: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community
Mahria - I'm horrified and sorry about what you went through on UChicago quizbowl. It was our responsibility as club officers to foster a welcoming and inclusive club atmosphere, and I deeply regret how we failed you in that. How to respond to an individual in the club who threatened that goal of in...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:11 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Considerations for a code of conduct
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7430
Re: Considerations for a code of conduct
Just a quick note: the above information solely pertains to CoCs for tournament events. With regards to CoCs for college clubs, UChicago quizbowl officers in 2018 (Samir Khan, Alston Boyd, Jason Zhou and I) looked into whether we could adopt a code of conduct for our club, with sanctions for members...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:30 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Considerations for a code of conduct
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7430
Considerations for a code of conduct
I'm glad to hear of community attention and effort on a code of conduct. Below I share some considerations for establishing a code of conduct - I had described many of these a year and a half ago during internal PACE discussions for instituting a code of conduct for the now-cancelled 2020 NSC , but ...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Stamina during Nationals
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4524
Re: Stamina during Nationals
The jury's still out on how much your brain is "like a muscle" (c.f. the replicability problems of Roy Baumeister's "ego depletion' idea), but it sure does use energy. Echoing Matt: I find that a huge portion of quizbowl mental fatigue can be mitigated by judicious application of sna...
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: New Google Sheet for a Collegiate Contact List: 2018/2019
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5393
Re: New Google Sheet for a Collegiate Contact List: 2018/2019
The first master sheet and the by region sheets are redundant with each other. Is there a way to consolidate info so people just need to update info in a single place? eg delete master sheet and just have people update by region sheets, or have people update master sheet and protected by region shee...
- Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:58 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Climate change and quizbowl
- Replies: 29
- Views: 26556
Re: Climate change and quizbowl
This is such a fantastic post, thank you Tora. I had some thoughts on the environmental impact of quizbowl that I wrote up at the beginning of the year for PACE. These thoughts are not nearly as developed or well-articulated as Tora's above. I've just adapted them below as additional scattered thoug...
- Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NorCal Weekend of Quizbowl (July 27-28, 2019) @ Berkeley
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5065
Re: NorCal Weekend of Quizbowl (July 27-28, 2019) @ Berkeley
I'll be driving from Stanford and back on Sat and Sun - if anyone needs a ride, let me know.
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Women in Quizbowl Panel Discussion @ HSNCT Saturday Night
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11256
Re: Women in Quizbowl Panel Discussion @ HSNCT Saturday Night
I really want to be there, but this is unfortunately going to conflict with META and Imaginary Landscapes. Is it possible this could get recorded for those of us who can't be there and posted online later? We do plan to record this and post it online later. We know that there are a bunch of other s...
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:53 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Dealing with Toxicity in QB
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5902
Re: Dealing with Toxicity in QB
Hey, I'm really sorry to hear that you're going through this. That person's conduct is definitely out of line. I'm sorry to hear that talking to your coach has not been a productive solution - I'm confused and upset on your behalf that they have not taken action. I don't want to request more details...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2019)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17199
Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2019)
<3 welcome!!Amiable Vitriol wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:32 pm I'll be attending Stanford University, and hope to be involved with the club there!
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:39 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The end of the match
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14314
Re: The end of the match
I too don't think teams need to form lines to approach each other to shake hands. This is pretty minor, but I do think that players should shake hands with other players, make eye contact, and say "good game" or something of that sort with sincerity. Many times after a match, I've encounte...
- Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20044
Re: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)
I will be continuing my slow westward migration by heading to Stanford for a PhD in developmental psychology.
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regs Specific Questions and Errors
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19054
Re: Specific Questions and Errors
The ability to vocalize this action is heavily limited within the Pama–Nyungan language family. Children have implicit knowledge of how to do this action, according to the “principles before skill” argument advanced by Rochel Gelman. E. L. Kaufman analyzed how this action could be performed quickly...
- Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5278
Re: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here
Thank you to whoever gifted me Ian McEwan's Nutshell! When I mentioned a book narrated by a fetus, Nutshell and Christopher Unborn were exactly the two books I was thinking of. I'm excited to read it. Thanks again and happy new year!
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:36 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- Replies: 735
- Views: 153598
Re: ROUND 0 PART 2 VOTING NOW: Best Song of the 2000s Bracke
The Fear – Lily Allen vs. Love Story – Taylor Swift Love Story is a silly saccharine song, but it's a memorable classic. The way she hits "Juliet!" tickles me every time. The Fear is alright, but ultimately forgettable. Dashboard – Modest Mouse vs. Bonkers – Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van He...
- Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- Replies: 735
- Views: 153598
Re: ROUND 0 PART 1 VOTING NOW: Best Song of the 2000s Bracke
Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue I can stand some Mumford and Sons songs, but not this one. Plus, it's up against an absolute classic. A no-brainer choice. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson...
- Sun Nov 26, 2017 4:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5278
Re: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here
Marianna Zhang marianna.zhang@gmail.com I'm excited to do this! Any of the following things would be lovely. For fiction, contemporary stuff preferred, but anything goes. - crew/trouser-length socks (my shoe size is a women's 6 if that matters) - a novel with an unusual narrator or narrators (eg a n...
- Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke 2017 at Northwestern (11/18/17)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5670
Re: Delta Burke 2017 at Northwestern (11/18/17)
Here.Aaron's Rod wrote:I hear there will be live-ish stats, anybody got a link?
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Officers 2017-18
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2593
PACE Officers 2017-18
The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is thrilled to announce its new Board of Directors for the 2017-2018 term. We're excited to kick off another excellent year! President: David Reinstein Treasurer: Mike Bentley Secretary: Mike Hundley Vice President of Tournament Direction: Ryan Ros...
- Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes 2017-18
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4278
PACE Membership Status Changes 2017-18
PACE welcomes our summer 2017 cohort of new members: Alex Damisch, Dylan Minarik, and Ryan Humphrey! We are delighted to work with such talented and energetic folks. PACE elects to invite new members twice a year; the next round will be in January 2017. To learn more about what we do and how PACE me...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
Since this is related to the logistics of this year's NSC, I am going to post this here. This tournament's Saturday rounds were, for lack of a better word, disappointing. We went well over the time scheduled in Washington B's prelim bracket (we were almost 2 hours late, and had played 4 matches by ...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
Videos from the 2017 PACE NSC are available on our YouTube channel. Click [CC] on the bottom right corner to enable captions on select videos. - 2nd place tiebreaker match: Barrington (IL) vs Westview (CA), All-Star Game, awards ceremony (+captions) - 6th place tiebreaker match: IMSA A (IL) vs La Jo...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UChicago Summer 2017 Practices
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5389
Re: UChicago Summer 2017 Practices
EDIT: Actually, we're headed to Alston's apartment. Message him.Oo-kamakiri wrote:Today, we will be having practice in Crerar 320b from 7-10pm. If anyone has trouble getting in or finding the building, send me a PM via the forums or Facebook.
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
Congratulations to Detroit Catholic Central High School A of Novi, Michigan, the 2017 PACE NSC champions! They have won NSC by virtue of clearing the top superplayoff bracket.
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 12:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
For me, the stream only plays content in 5-10 second bursts. I hear Niki Peters read, like, a sentence and half of a tossup; the screen freezes up; it stays that way for minutes, until there's another weird staccato fragment. It's like I'm watching bebop quizbowl. I believe we've maxed out the band...
- Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
Can someone confirm for me which teams are carrying losses into tomorrow's final eight? Superplayoff seeds . In the top superplayoff bracket: - Dublin Scioto carries over a win against Westview - Detroit Catholic Central A carries over a win against TJ A (VA) - *IMSA A carries over a win against Ch...
- Wed May 31, 2017 8:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE seeking nominations for new members - June 2017
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2157
PACE seeking nominations for new members - June 2017
Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is soliciting nominations for new members ! Nominations are due to secretary Michael Hundley at secretary@pace-nsc.org by Thursday, June 15 at 11:59 PM Eastern time. PACE has many objectives , among which are: • to promote and encourage the growth of q...
- Thu May 11, 2017 4:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Social Media Idea for Tournaments
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3555
Re: Social Media Idea for Tournaments
PACE is exploring platforms, including Facebook Live, for livestreaming parts of NSC this year. More details to come!
- Wed May 03, 2017 11:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
The deadline for reserving a room at the discounted PACE rate has been extended to this Sunday.Big Y wrote:If you want to be guaranteed to receive the hotel room block discount, you should reserve rooms today or tomorrow. Follow our hotel link.
- Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
Field expansion is not an option we're considering for the 2017 NSC due to logistical limitations, but it is something we are keeping on the table for future NSCs.Father Comstock wrote:I see there are some pretty good teams on the waitlist.. Is there any chance the field will expand?
- Sat Apr 01, 2017 11:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7252
Re: The Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
Congratulations to the inaugural winner of the Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship: Casey Wetherbee from Ithaca High School (Ithaca, NY)! Casey is a high school senior who will be attending Georgetown University next year, where he plans to continue playing quizbowl. For more about Casey, check...
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7252
Re: The Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
Just a reminder that applications are due in about 2 weeks on March 1st! The recommendation letter is also due by the same date, so we encourage potential applicants to locate and contact a recommender if they haven't done so already.
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4240
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
PACE welcomes Ophir Lifshitz as a new member! We're enthusiastic about the skills and work ethic he brings to PACE in our work to support high school quizbowl.
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE seeking nominations for new members
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2299
Re: PACE seeking nominations for new members
Not yet, we'll announce new members shortly.
Internal voting on nominations is currently occurring. Once internal voting finishes, membership invitations will be sent out. After invitations are accepted or declined, a list of new members will be publically posted.
Internal voting on nominations is currently occurring. Once internal voting finishes, membership invitations will be sent out. After invitations are accepted or declined, a list of new members will be publically posted.
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Saving the IRC
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16514
Re: Saving the IRC
As someone whose first venture (along with a lot of other British quiz bowlers [britbowlers?]) onto the IRC was this year's Festivus,one thing I would note is that for a lot of people, especially newer players, IRC is something before their time which requires somewhat archaic programmes to use and...
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:34 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
We are expecting many registrations to come in during February, so we recommend that qualified teams complete their registration soon to guarantee a spot in the NSC field! In addition, if you're interested in staffing the NSC, let us know. Interested staffers who are not affiliated with a registered...
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7252
The Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
PACE is proud to announce the Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship, a one-time $2000 college scholarship for current high school seniors. PACE plans on awarding this scholarship annually. About Morgan Costa-Rhodes During her short time at Parkersburg High School, Morgan Costa-Rhodes achieved suc...
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4240
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
Auroni Gupta has resigned as well. We're grateful for his time with us, and wish him well!
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE seeking nominations for new members
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2299
PACE seeking nominations for new members
Happy new year! It's that time of year again when the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence opens up for nominations for new members . Nominations are due to secretary Michael Hundley at secretary@pace-nsc.org by Friday, January 13th at 11:59 PM EST. PACE has many objectives, among which a...
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:36 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4240
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
Matt Bollinger and Allison Murner have resigned. We're grateful for their time with us, and wish them the best with their future endeavors.
- Mon Jan 02, 2017 10:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
Happy new year! We remind qualified teams to register soon if they have not already. Wildcard bids are now open for teams who have not qualified through qualifier tournaments. To submit a wildcard bid, email PACE’s Wild Card Coordinator, Ian Drayer, at wildcard@pace-nsc.org with the following: team ...
- Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 PACE NSC: June 2-3, Washington, DC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6416
2018 PACE NSC: June 2-3, Washington, DC
The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is proud to announce that the 2018 National Scholastic Championship will be held at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, VA, part of the Washington, DC metro area, on June 2-3, 2018. The Hyatt Regency Reston has been the site of the 2015 NSC, as we...
- Fri Dec 16, 2016 7:22 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: community question clinic
- Replies: 95
- Views: 92859
Re: community question clinic
You're welcome to; such an application would need to demonstrate how the community question clinic supports high school quizbowl.Cheynem wrote:Maybe we could apply for a PACE grant or something.
- Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 46505
2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is proud to announce that the 2017 National Scholastic Championship (NSC) will be held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare on June 10-11, 2017. The Hyatt Regency O’Hare has been the site of the 2016 NSC, as well as numerous quizbowl national championships...
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 2:02 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4240
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
Ben Herman has resigned from PACE. We thank him for his work with us, and wish him well.
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4240
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes 2016-17
Nicholas Karas has resigned from PACE. We're thankful for his outreach work with us, and wish him the best in his future endeavors! (Victor Prieto succeeds him as Vice President of Outreach.)
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Officers 2016-17
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3992
Re: PACE Officers 2016-17
Victor Prieto has been elected as the new Vice President of Outreach, succeeding Nicholas Karas.
- Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE Outreach Fund 2016-17
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1764
PACE Outreach Fund 2016-17
The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is now accepting submissions for the 2016-2017 PACE Outreach Fund , a program funding outreach for high quality quizbowl around the country. The program is designed to support state organization and tournament hosts in their efforts to recruit new ...