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by stanjast
Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACRONYM 15: Global Announcement
Replies: 6
Views: 4381

Re: ACRONYM 15: Global Announcement

Like Dr. Cheyne, I'd also really enjoy some sort of in-person mirror for this, either in the Midwest this summer or somewhere in the Northeast this fall!
by stanjast
Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue
Replies: 6
Views: 2807

Re: NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue

The winners of Purdue's SCT are as follows: Division 1 overall: Ohio State (10-0) defeated Chicago B (8-2) in an advantaged final Division 1 undergrad: Northwestern A edged out Chicago D by one game in the standings Division 2: Chicago E (14-0) won an advantaged final over Purdue A (12-2, with both ...
by stanjast
Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue
Replies: 6
Views: 2807

Re: NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue

Here's our first field update (as of 2:30 p.m. on January 10 -- about a month before tourney day):

Division I:
Illinois A
Illinois B
Lewis

Division II:
Lake Land
Valparaiso
by stanjast
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)
Replies: 5
Views: 3038

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)

And here's how the field looks with about three days of registration time left (COACHES: please register by this Wednesday!):

Culver A
Culver B
Harrison A
Harrison B
Harrison C
John Adams A
John Adams B
North Central
Rensselaer Central
Rochester A
Rochester B
St. Joseph A
St. Joseph B
by stanjast
Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)
Replies: 5
Views: 3038

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)

We've cracked double digits on the field for Buzzathon IV -- and, to give teams returning from winter break a little more time to organize, seek funding, etc, we've extended registration until Wednesday, January 8th. Hope that helps! Here's the current field: Culver A Culver B Harrison A Harrison B ...
by stanjast
Sun Dec 22, 2019 6:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue
Replies: 6
Views: 2807

Re: NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue

And here is the link to the NAQT page for the Midwest SCT at Purdue:

https://www.naqt.com/registration/regis ... &type=TEAM

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me and we'll find you an answer!

Happy holidays,
Stan J.
by stanjast
Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)
Replies: 5
Views: 3038

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)

Now up to eight teams (as of 1:30 p.m. on 12/13):

Harrison A
Harrison B
Harrison C
North Central
Rochester A
Rochester B
St. Joseph A
St. Joseph B
by stanjast
Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue
Replies: 6
Views: 2807

NAQT Midwest SCT (2/8/20) at Purdue

Purdue University is proud to serve as host for NAQT's Midwest SCT on its West Lafayette, Indiana campus on February 8, 2020. FEES: Base fee: $145 for the first team Fee for second and additional teams: $120 per team DISCOUNTS: Working buzzer discount: $10 each (at least 4 working buzzers per side) ...
by stanjast
Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)
Replies: 5
Views: 3038

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)

The first teams have begun to register (YAY!) for Buzzathon IV, so here's a field update (as of 1:45 p.m. on December 11):

Harrison A
Harrison B
Harrison C
North Central
Rochester A
Rochester B
by stanjast
Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)
Replies: 5
Views: 2258

Re: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)

Here's the 8-team field for this Saturday as it stands today, with registration theoretically closed. If any stragglers want to contact us, we can probably squeeze you in, but please do it ASAP! Culver Academies (2 teams, 3 buzzers) Rensselaer Central HS (1 team, 1 buzzer) St. Joseph High School (1 ...
by stanjast
Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)
Replies: 5
Views: 2258

Re: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)

We'll be sending a full details e-mail, complete with parking map, early next week, but Hampton Hall is at 550 W Stadium Avenue in West Lafayette. It's a little misleading, because the nearest parking garage (and entrance to the building) are off of Northwestern Avenue.

SPJ
by stanjast
Sun Nov 03, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Ohio Trash / HF trash?
Replies: 4
Views: 2469

Ohio Trash / HF trash?

Will the Ohio Trash set be produced this year? If yes, will there be a mirror at Homewood-Flossmoor in early 2020?
by stanjast
Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)
Replies: 5
Views: 2258

Re: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)

And here's an updated list of teams we're looking forward to seeing at our SCOP Novice mirror on Nov. 16: Culver Academies (2 teams, 3 buzzers) St. Joseph High School (1 tentative team, probably some buzzers too ;) ) Tri Senior High School (2 teams, 1 buzzer) William Henry Harrison HS (2 teams, 2 bu...
by stanjast
Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)
Replies: 5
Views: 3038

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)

Just a quick update to this: we've changed the set we're using to NAQT IS-186, in hopes that'll allow more teams to play, in case they're able to play 190 somewhere else.
by stanjast
Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:47 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice @ UChicago (10/12/2019)
Replies: 6
Views: 6439

Re: NAQT Collegiate Novice @ UChicago (10/12/2019)

Purdue is looking forward to sending three teams of newbies to this. What's the field look like outside of teams from West Lafayette? ;)
by stanjast
Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)
Replies: 5
Views: 2258

Re: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)

We've begun getting registrations for our SCOP Novice mirror, so this felt like a good time for a field update!

Registered:
William Henry Harrison HS (2 teams, 2 buzzers)

Just a reminder, you can register your team here: https://forms.gle/xGHYvnr6b9feweTR9
by stanjast
Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)
Replies: 5
Views: 3038

Boilermaker Buzzathon IV at Purdue (1/11/20)

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl Team is pleased to announce Boilermaker Buzzathon IV, to be held on Saturday, January 11th, 2020. Please register by January 5th, 2020 through NAQT's site: https://www.naqt.com/go/register/10962 Fees: $80 for the first team, $60 for each subsequent team (schools may r...
by stanjast
Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:21 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)
Replies: 5
Views: 2258

SCOP Novice At Purdue (11/16/19)

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl team is pleased to announce our mirror of SCOP Novice, to be held on Saturday, November 16th, 2019. Please register by November 10th through this Google form: https://forms.gle/xGHYvnr6b9feweTR9 Fees: $65 for the first team, $50 for each subsequent team (schools may r...
by stanjast
Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP10 Novice Set 2019-20
Replies: 7
Views: 22874

Re: SCOP10 Novice Set 2019-20

Might Purdue be a mirror site again this year, as we were last year? We have a tournament date set for November 16th and would very much like to partner with all of you folks again!
by stanjast
Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019

Yes, it seems we didn't get critical mass to make this happen. Sorry it didn't work out, but I'm going to officially cancel this. Hope to see some of you at UIUC's event later this summer.
by stanjast
Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019

Ok, so here's where we are -- The following non-Purdue people have signed up for at least one event apiece on the spreadsheet: Mike Cheyne Will Nediger Ryan Rosenberg Kenji Shimizu Adam Sperber The following Purdue people have indicated they plan to attend: Drew Benner Truman Bennet Stan Jastrzebski...
by stanjast
Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019

To Mike's point, I agree it would be nice if we had a few more contestants. I don't mind a small-ish group of people to enjoy some quiz bowl with on a weekend, but we probably need at least a dozen combatants (outside of Purdue folks) to make this viable, and I'd rather people not have their travel ...
by stanjast
Tue May 28, 2019 4:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019

Also, what are you guys thinking for scheduling? Like FOGEY on one day, the trash singles/doubles thing for another, and then drop the side events on both days, tilting more for Saturday? Yes, I'd say this is a pretty good approximation of what I'd been thinking. Also, Harris has been kind enough t...
by stanjast
Sun May 26, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

My thanks to the writers/owners of FOGEY, TUPAC, Photograph and Let's Remember for their quick responses and willingness to partner with us for the weekend. Those tourneys are now confirmed as available, and I hope to hear from Harris soon about MIXTAPE's availability. Several of these have mirror f...
by stanjast
Fri May 24, 2019 12:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

I have reached out to the owners of the following tourneys in hopes they might grant us use of their sets for the weekend (assuming people are interested):

TUPAC
MIXTAPE
FOGEY
Let's Remember Some Guys 2
Look At This Photograph



I'll update once I hear back from the authors.
by stanjast
Fri May 24, 2019 11:16 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

We could certainly bump it up to teams if enough people are going to play. But I guess we'd need an indication of that, first. That said, it worked well enough in days of yore. Worst case scenario is multiple divisions of people.
by stanjast
Fri May 24, 2019 9:46 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

(DATE CONFIRMED) Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue - July 6/7

Ok, so it seems like we have a date that's won out -- the first weekend in July. Now, a proposed slate of events: We would like to run (i.e. I'm going to be contacting the authors and asking their permission to use): MIXTAPE Let's Remember Some Guys 2 FOGEY (?) Please feel free to offer other sugges...
by stanjast
Tue May 21, 2019 10:13 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

One last bump to ask anyone who hasn't yet and might be within traveling distance to take the poll that's now on this post about workable weekends for a Purdue side-event-o-rama...
by stanjast
Wed May 15, 2019 11:00 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

At this point, I think I might like a later August event just to provide some distance from the UIUC one and Chicago Open, but I also realize that as you get more into August, you start conflicting more with school/classes. So Saturday the 17th would be hard to do, since that's the day of Purdue's ...
by stanjast
Wed May 15, 2019 9:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

Word on the street is that UIUC's side event weekend is set for July 20/21 and will include both Super ACRONYM and MUSES, so that helps us plan our similar weekend. So, which July/August weekend is best for people and what do you want to play? Thanks to Mike Cheyne for compiling a list of possible s...
by stanjast
Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:20 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

Another possibly fun thing to do if we move Purdue's weekend back to July 13-14 -- there's a college summer wooden bat baseball league that has a team in Lafayette now, and there's a game that Saturday night. They're enjoyable and relatively cheap, if people are looking to make a weekend of it here ...
by stanjast
Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:00 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

Ok, it seems like Super ACRONYM is on its way to UIUC's weekend, so we'll rule that one out (but I look forward to playing it in C/U!). I guess my thinking at the moment is that we could do a larger event (like the guerrilla-edited, packet sub singles event) on Saturday and then do smaller events on...
by stanjast
Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:26 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Poll: Date/Location of Super ACRONYM 2 "Main Site"
Replies: 13
Views: 7586

Re: Poll: Date/Location of Super ACRONYM 2 "Main Site"

Purdue would be happy to host Super ACRONYM 2, and I failed to get to talk to you about this at ICT, Erik. My bad one that one. My thinking would be that this could be one full day of the weekend and then we could do a couple TU-only events on the other day. Seem feasible?
by stanjast
Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

Re: GAUGING INTEREST: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue?

ryanrosenberg wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 1:14 pm The only weekend I definitively can't do is June 8-9, as that's NSC weekend.
Good note -- thanks!
by stanjast
Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 17435

CANCELLED: Trash Side Events Weekend at Purdue -- July 6/7, 2019

Hi all -- We'd like your feedback, please, on whether (and how many) people would be interested in playing a few smaller pop culture events in a June weekend at Purdue. Here are some things we'd be interested in hearing back from you on: -- What weekends in June don't work (if any)? -- Which of the ...
by stanjast
Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)
Replies: 17
Views: 8140

Re: Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)

One last field update, before I send out a logistics e-mail this evening:

UIUC: 3 teams
Chicago: 1 team
DePaul: 1 team
Toronto: 1 team
Valparaiso: 1 team
Kansas State: 1 team
(Purdue: enough teams to ensure there are no byes :) )
by stanjast
Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)
Replies: 17
Views: 8140

Re: Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)

Here's the latest on our field (UPDATED 2:30 P.M., 2/26): CONFIRMED (will be our guests for a day of buzzer madness): UIUC: 3 teams Chicago: 1 team DePaul: 1 team Toronto: 1 team Valparaiso: 1 team Purdue: 1-2 teams POSSIBLE (have expressed interest and we hope they can join us!): Northwestern? Notr...
by stanjast
Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)
Replies: 17
Views: 8140

Re: Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)

Here's a field update, as of today:

UIUC: 3-5 teams
U. of Chicago: 1-2 teams
DePaul: 1 team

We've still got room, if you'd like to come join us.
by stanjast
Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)
Replies: 17
Views: 8140

Delta Burke at Purdue (3/2/19)

Purdue University Quiz Bowl is pleased to announce our mirror of Delta Burke on March 2nd, 2019 on our West Lafayette, Indiana campus! Eligibility: This tournament is open to all college teams and the questions are regular-minus in difficulty (and always a fun set to play, thanks to the efforts of a...
by stanjast
Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon 3 (12-8-18), Purdue Univ.
Replies: 1
Views: 1944

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon 3 (12-8-18), Purdue Univ.

With just less than a week to register (please get those registrations in by *this Sunday,* December 2nd), here's how the field looks so far: Rochester (1 team) Culver (2 teams) Harrison (2-4 teams) Zionsville (2 teams) St. Joseph (2 teams) There's still room for more teams, and a few days to sign u...
by stanjast
Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon 3 (12-8-18), Purdue Univ.
Replies: 1
Views: 1944

Boilermaker Buzzathon 3 (12-8-18), Purdue Univ.

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl club is pleased to announce Boilermaker Buzzathon III, the third iteration of our annual high school tournament, to be held on December 8th, 2018. Register through this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YDmCxkVLEAxPFLDZzeni9eZcqw0R4_ge5RjQvx9SgKU/edit?usp=...
by stanjast
Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT SCT: February 3
Replies: 20
Views: 13496

Re: 2018 NAQT SCT: February 3

Any word on what's keeping the 3-4 remaining sites from reporting stats?
by stanjast
Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]
Replies: 3
Views: 2651

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]

Now up to 14 teams -- we'd really love to have 2 more, for scheduling purposes. Any takers?
by stanjast
Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:39 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]
Replies: 3
Views: 2651

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]

We're up to 13 teams for Buzzathon, but still have room for at least 7 more, if people want to sign up in the next couple days. Teams from Illinois heartily encouraged to come to scenic West Lafayette to join us (as well as Indiana teams, too)!
by stanjast
Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]
Replies: 3
Views: 2651

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]

We have begun to receive registrations for Buzzathon, so I'll post an updated list here as teams signify their interest. As a reminder, please fill out the Google form (https://goo.gl/forms/DFrn0zucIJLIBHB93) to register, and we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks! Schools currently registered...
by stanjast
Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]
Replies: 3
Views: 2651

Boilermaker Buzzathon II (12-9-17) at Purdue [IS-171A]

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl team is proud to announce the second edition of its Boilermaker Buzzathon high school tournament, to be held on the Purdue campus in West Lafayette, IN (easily accessible from Interstate 65 if you're in the Chicago or Indianapolis area or just north from I-74 if you'r...
by stanjast
Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 Early Fall Tournament (EFT)
Replies: 20
Views: 20356

Re: 2017 Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

Purdue would be happy to serve as the Upper Midwest mirror site, if you still need one of those.
by stanjast
Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TRICON 5: COMING SUMMER 2017
Replies: 35
Views: 18534

Re: TRICON 5: COMING SUMMER 2017

Any word on where this might be held? I have no idea if there's enough interest in this, but we here at Purdue could probably host this at some point this summer, if there are enough Midwesterners who'd be interested in coming to West Lafayette.
by stanjast
Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boilermaker Buzzathon At Purdue (1-14-17) West Lafayette, IN
Replies: 10
Views: 5306

Re: Boilermaker Buzzathon At Purdue (1-14-17) West Lafayette

We were happy to do it and we couldn't have without buy-in from all the teams that came. So the thanks really go to the players, like yourself, and the coaches.

No plans at the moment for a spring event, but we're definitely thinking of making the Buzzathon a yearly occurrence.