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- Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:25 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community
- Replies: 51
- Views: 64681
Re: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community
Firstly, from a college club leader's perspective: I've realized as I've joined the board at Columbia that there are few, if any, procedures to handle misconduct. In fact, it's not discussed often- and I suspect this applies to many other clubs as well. I realized that if someone approached me with...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Ontario Hybrid @ Barnard, NYC [DELAYED INDEFINITELY] (OPEN)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1928
Re: Ontario Hybrid @ Barnard, NYC [DELAYED INDEFINITELY] (OPEN)
Hi everyone, unfortunately our room reservation for 3/28 was cancelled as in-person Barnard classes have been cancelled through 3/29 (and potentially onwards). That being said, we are hoping to reschedule if the situation allows and will update as soon as the situation becomes more clear.
- Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
Thank you to all teams who came to Columbia Spring yesterday! Congratulations to East Brunswick A, who won a single-game final over High Tech to win the Nationals division. Bronx Science A won Standard, with Stuyvesant taking second. Stats have been updated here . In addition, a huge thank you to ev...
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
Space is still available in the Nationals division on Saturday!
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALLISTO
I'm happy to announce that both divisions of Columbia Spring will now be using CALISTO!
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Ontario Hybrid @ Barnard, NYC [DELAYED INDEFINITELY] (OPEN)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1928
Re: Ontario Hybrid @ Barnard, NYC 3/28/2020 (OPEN)
This post reserved for field updates.
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Ontario Hybrid @ Barnard, NYC [DELAYED INDEFINITELY] (OPEN)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1928
Ontario Hybrid @ Barnard, NYC [DELAYED INDEFINITELY] (OPEN)
**UPDATE: As classes at Barnard are cancelled through 3/29 (and possibly onwards), we unfortunately will not be able to host Ontario Hybrid on 3/28. That being said, we are hoping to reschedule if the situation allows and will update as soon as the situation becomes more clear.** I'm pleased to anno...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- STASH
Is there a reason that this tournament is using a nationals-level set for both divisions, including a division specifically intended for teams that are likely not nationals-caliber? Unfortunately, a lack of other available sets in this area. I recognize this really isn't ideal (and I'd prefer not t...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:16 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- STASH
Addendum: if you would like to staff the tournament, be sure to fill out this form. We appreciate all the help we can get, and we provide lunch (pizza) and also dinner (in JJs, for those interested).
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- STASH
Registration is now open for the 2020 Columbia Spring Tournament! The form can be found here.
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- STASH
Current Field (updated 3/4): Nationals Hunter A EB A Teterboro Dalton Hunter B EB B Tenafly A Darien A West Egg A Acton-Boxborough Robert Harp Biotech A High Tech A Ithaca A Ithaca B Tenafly B Total: 16/18 Standard Hunter C EB C ML B Bronx Science A Bronx Science B North Babylon A North Babylon B Ki...
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3793
Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
The Columbia University Quiz Bowl team is pleased to announce the Columbia Spring Tournament, which will be held on Saturday, March 7th, in Barnard College. This tournament is part of the fourth annual Columbia Cup series of tournaments hosted at Columbia University. More information about the Colum...
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:23 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
Re: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
They indeed have- sorry about that! They should be updated now.
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
Re: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
Thank you to all teams who attended Columbia Fall today.Congratulations to Hunter A for clearing the field in the Nationals division to win the tournament, and to Milburn A for defeating East Brunswick B to place 2nd. Congratulations as well to Biotech A for placing 1st in the Standard division and ...
- Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
Re: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
The Nationals Division of the tournament has filled, and a waitlist has opened up.
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:22 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
Re: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
The field for Columbia Fall has opened to all teams. There are only 4 slots open in the Nationals division, and the Standard division is halfway filled- register soon to secure your spot!
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
- Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:16 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
Re: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
Please note that we will no longer be using NAQT's registration system for the tournament. The form to registration will be posted both in the main announcement and in this post once registration opens on 9/23.
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
Re: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
Field Nationals Hunter A East Brunswick A Mountain Lakes A Teterboro Dalton Robert Harp A Milburn A Bronx Science A Roslyn Penn Manor "A Doll's Team" Stuyvesant Hunter B East Brunswick B Tenafly A Darien A Darien B Ithaca A Total: 18/18 Waitlist: 1. Milburn B/C 2. Greenwich A 3. Tenafly C...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5577
Columbia Fall Tournament (11/16/19)- SSNCT 2019
The Columbia University Quiz Bowl team is pleased to announce the Columbia Fall Tournament, which will be held on November 16th, 2019 , on the campus of Barnard College . Along with our Spring tournament on March 7th, 2020, this tournament is part of the fifth annual Columbia Cup series of tournamen...
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 1:03 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16235
Re: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
double post sorry; please delete
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 1:02 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16235
Re: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
UPDATE: we'd also like to claim 3/7 for Columbia Spring!Couch's Kingbird wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:18 am Columbia University Quiz Bowl would like to claim 11/16 for the Columbia Winter tournament. (Columbia Spring will happen this year; date TBD)
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:18 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16235
Re: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
Columbia University Quiz Bowl would like to claim 11/16 for the Columbia Fall tournament. Columbia Spring will be on March 7th.
UPDATE: Announcement for Fall here: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic ... 57#p361957
(Edit for clarity and link)
UPDATE: Announcement for Fall here: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic ... 57#p361957
(Edit for clarity and link)
- Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NYC Summer Open date poll
- Replies: 45
- Views: 22859
Re: NYC Summer Open date poll
My original vote was for OxO and I guess I will keep it that way, though I'm personally agnostic between OxO and NASAT. If anyone else is in a similar situation (being agnostic between OxO (or even CamO) and NASAT), I'd highly encourage you to vote for OxO as Michael said above- you'd be helping th...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:53 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NYC Summer Open date poll
- Replies: 45
- Views: 22859
Re: NYC Summer Open date poll
However, I can now confirm that the main event will almost definitely be NASAT, and META, Unanswered Question, and GOLBEZ will probably be at least some of the side events. Hopefully that helps with anyone who wants to make travel plans. I'd like to strongly advocate against using NASAT for this to...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:59 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall 2018 - Specific Questions and Errata
- Replies: 53
- Views: 26968
Re: ACF Fall 2018 - Specific Questions and Errata
I was negged on the Mango Street tossup after buzzing in on the first line and saying "Chicago"- I knew it was referring to The House on Mango Street but wasn't 100% certain what it was asking for (and questions on Chicago that drop Mango Street are a thing). Some form of clarification (or...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:59 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13915
Re: ACF Fall 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion
I personally had fun playing the set. More specifically: I enjoyed the lit, although I thought the bonus difficulty varied a lot (some of the hard parts felt very/too hard for ACF Fall difficulty, while some of the other bonuses felt relatively easy). There were also a few (only one or two) question...
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Boston Latin Tournament (BLT) I (Scobol Solo/SCOP 9 Mirror) 10/27/18
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11998
Re: Boston Latin Tournament (BLT) I (Scobol Solo/SCOP 9 Mirror) 10/27/18
However, the point of a novice tournament is to keep people in quizbowl, not to encourage them to quit forever. Trivia honestly did that. I cannot help but feel terrible for members of my team who were completely overwhelmed and confused by the chaos it caused, and I also observed several other tea...
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Keeping Motivation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7004
Re: Keeping Motivation
but at the MS level, it isn't very hard to power most music questions, and I have a solid base on history. If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to start reading harder questions (high school novice or regular at least). You'll encounter new stuff you don't know, and it should be more stimulati...
- Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '18-19
- Replies: 76
- Views: 45839
Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '18-19
Agreed that Hunter and High Tech were strong (worth noting that High Tech was missing Michael Li for prelims/a couple of playoff games, so that affected stats) but definitely don't underrate Ithaca and West Egg. Ithaca was solid during the whole tournament- I didn't see them play, but stats wise the...
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 91
- Views: 48687
Re: 2018 HSNCT discussion
From my notes: GK Chesterton was, in my opinion, a pretty hard answerline for prelims (I played morning).
Can I see the If on a Winter's Night a Traveler question? I remember something easy/obvious getting dropped in power. Also beach, France, Keats, du Maurier, Ishiguro.
Can I see the If on a Winter's Night a Traveler question? I remember something easy/obvious getting dropped in power. Also beach, France, Keats, du Maurier, Ishiguro.
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High School Player Poll
- Replies: 42
- Views: 28507
Re: High School Player Poll
Some other players people should absolutely consider (from the Northeast, since I've had the chance to play them over this season): Vishwa Shanmugam from Downingtown STEM is scarily good at both science and literature, and has very deep knowledge in both of those areas. He's also more than capable o...
- Wed May 30, 2018 12:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
- Replies: 153
- Views: 111707
Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault)
There haven't been too many underage girls participating in this thread, so I'll chime in. The existence of Matt Bruce does in fact make me feel incredibly unsafe. I'm just one person, but if NAQT continues to implicitly support him by retaining him as a member, I can't imagine attending NAQT event...
- Tue May 01, 2018 9:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2018)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 18691
Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2018)
In an unexpected turn of events I'll be attending Barnard College next year and will be playing quiz bowl- not sure how cross enrollment and such with the Columbia club works (if any Barnard/Columbia players happen to read this- please PM me!), but I have no problem with starting a club regardless.
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:16 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NY/NJ/PA/CT/Surrounding Area Discussion '17/'18
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10313
Re: NY/NJ/PA/CT/Surrounding Area Discussion '17/'18
Some people in the Massachusetts discussion thread are talking about potential Nats results for the teams in their region. I have absolutely no qualifications to lead a similar discussion about this region, but I was wondering what some of ya'll think. Same here- as I said in the other thread, whil...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:42 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Discussion '17-'18
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10695
Re: New England Discussion '17-'18
Quick correction. AMSA is not the only team going to PACE. Plymouth is also going. As are Darien and Wilton, to the best of my knowledge. Can confirm that Darien will be at PACE, though with a slightly weaker team. EDIT TO ADD: I don't feel qualified enough to type up a report about teams in the re...
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: All-World Predictions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12733
Re: All-World Predictions
Fred, quick question: how much are playoff stats considered for All-World team placement? Are they considered any differently than prelim stats?
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:14 am
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 61160
Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to
I don't quite understand what this perception is. If the perception is that high schoolers should NOT be running tournaments, write for tournaments, helping read at other tournaments, taking a lead in regional organizations, etc. at both the HS and then the college level, then that's a misperceptio...
- Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:01 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 61160
Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to
Quizbowl at the high school level today is good at producing really good high school quizbowl players. No doubt the number of quality of high school quizbowl players and teams has expanded a lot over the years. However, although the number of great players seems to increase as time goes by, the num...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 Connecticut State Championships at Darien (3/24/18)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2454
Re: 2018 Connecticut State Championships at Darien (3/24/18)
There's still time to register for the 2018 Connecticut State Championships! Sign up using our form here (https://goo.gl/forms/r4FIGn4viUz9eMqq1), and please feel free to email us at [email protected] with any questions you may have.
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Announcing the Connecticut Quiz Bowl Alliance (CTQBA)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10488
Re: Announcing the Connecticut Quiz Bowl Alliance (CTQBA)
Thank you so much!bluejay123 wrote:Not a suggestion, but I just wanted to say that the web design looks really nice--good work!
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:32 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Announcing the Connecticut Quiz Bowl Alliance (CTQBA)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10488
Announcing the Connecticut Quiz Bowl Alliance (CTQBA)
I am pleased to announce the formation of the Connecticut Quiz Bowl Alliance (CTQBA), a new organization dedicated to promoting Quiz Bowl in Connecticut. Currently the organization consists of Ken Romeo (Middlesex Middle School), Jon Matte (Greens Farms Academy), Michael Borecki (Bowdoin College, fo...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: FACTS General Discussion
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1960
Re: FACTS General Discussion
For the sake of discussion, I'll outline what I discussed with Ryan, Jakob, Clark, and a few others previously (aside from the obvious issues like repeated answerlines/vague wording/missing alternate answerlines): - The difficulty of the set swung a lot. In literature specifically, there were some v...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 Connecticut State Championships at Darien (3/24/18)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2454
2018 Connecticut State Championships at Darien (3/24/18)
The Darien High School Quiz Bowl Team is pleased to announce that it will be hosting NAQT’s Connecticut State Quiz Bowl Championship on March 24th, 2018 at Darien High School (80 High School Ln., Darien, CT 06820). The tournament will use NAQT’s IS-174, and every team will receive a copy of the set ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:09 am
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive
- Replies: 64
- Views: 54757
Re: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive
I'm slightly nervous about posting this here when I know it's not anonymous. Yeah. This is me whenever I post something here, so I feel the need to word everything correctly. It's good to know that there's at least one other person who feels this way. Will second (third?) this as well. I've definit...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 DEFT General Discussion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 267
Re: 2017 DEFT General Discussion
I thought you all did a great job of hitting the "regular-minus" difficulty in this set. I would have been quite proud to have been associated with this set. Great job, everyone! (And I do sincerely mean this, even when I criticize/try to pass on some stuff for the future later on in this...
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Darien's DEFT Available for Mirrors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8582
Re: Darien's DEFT Available for Mirrors
We are still seeking mirrors for this set- if you are interested, please email [email protected]!
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4804
Re: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
If experienced teams is an issue, perhaps split the field into an "experienced/standard" and "novice" division or the like? Emphasize that the novice division should be for new players only (or just restrict eligibility in that division). Granted this does make logistics more dif...
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSNCT vs. NSC
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9144
Re: HSNCT vs. NSC
As a team, we are very, very weak on literature PACE tends to lean towards the humanities; if your team is not great with lit, then HSNCT might be a better choice. Other key differences compared to NAQT HSNCT: longer, more humanities oriented questions; bouncebacks on bonuses; no clock; round-robin...
- Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: How Do/Did you Study?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6081
Re: How Do/Did you Study?
For literature, I'd also highly encourage reading a lot- especially poems and short stories or excerpts from plays/novels, if you're short on time. Find what you're interested in!