Very excited to play CO trash. A few questions:
-What building & room will sign in be located on Sunday?
-What is the mask policy for CO Trash?
Thanks!
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- Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:17 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
- Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: We Have Never Been Modern - VCU Open
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12645
Re: We Have Never Been Modern - VCU Open
Played this at the VCU Open mirror in Michigan. This was a TON of fun! Thanks for writing it!
- Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:19 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 CO Visual Arts
- Replies: 131
- Views: 73579
Re: 2015 CO Visual Arts
I will no longer be in town this weekend, so please remove me from the "Interested" list.
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2015: 4/18-19 at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 46196
Re: ACF Nationals 2015: 4/18-19 at the University of Michiga
On an unrelated note, the Mountain Goats will be on tour and will be in Detroit the Friday before Nats.
- Wed May 14, 2014 10:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 3M: Chicago Open History Doubles, 7/20
- Replies: 47
- Views: 27845
Re: 3M: Chicago Open History Doubles, 7/20
I'm staffing this
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 CO Visual Arts
- Replies: 131
- Views: 73579
Re: 2015 CO Visual Arts
Interested
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 5:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl Roundtable: Call for Topics/Participants
- Replies: 38
- Views: 16523
Re: Quizbowl Roundtable: Call for Topics/Participants
I realize some of these things have been brought up before in the Best of the Best forum, but most of those are more than three years old. Not that they aren't still relevant, it's just that I think quizbowl standards have continued to rise since then (although I wasn't around for that). I think th...
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 95
- Views: 30851
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
I wrote tossups on J. G. Hamann, public goods, Anthony Giddens, redlining, and cultural evolution. If you found any of these tossups unsatisfactory, please let me know. Minor point, but in my room someone buzzed on redlining with "white flight." Obviously the two are related, but it was u...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9590
Re: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
Yeah this was fun. Thanks!
- Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9590
Re: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
Hey, I tried to request Mason on Skype, but he hasn't responded. Could somebody add me? My username is bryan.berend.
- Fri May 24, 2013 2:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2013 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations LASA!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 69589
Re: 2013 NAQT HSNCT: May 25-26, Atlanta
Again, sorry to derail this thread, but this is probably the last time I'll do this.
Gautam and I are planning on running today at 4 PM. We will meet in the lobby.
Gautam and I are planning on running today at 4 PM. We will meet in the lobby.
- Wed May 22, 2013 8:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9590
- Sun May 19, 2013 9:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3522
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Hey all, Just a reminder that we will be having practice this Wednesday in the Union. The turnout for our first practice was great, and I'm hoping we can repeat it for the rest of the summer. In addition, I am hosting a little get together at 5. So if you want free Mediterranean food, shoot me an em...
- Sun May 12, 2013 7:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3522
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Again, I'm really only in Ann Arbor for May, so if people want to do this later please contact either Saul or Kurtis.
- Fri May 10, 2013 11:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2013 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations LASA!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 69589
Re: 2013 NAQT HSNCT: May 25-26, Atlanta
Slightly off topic, but I am planning on running a few times while in Atlanta. Nothing too crazy, maybe a few miles every day. If anyone is interested, feel free to PM me. Outside the hotel? Your best bet is to stay on streets marked NE or NW. Thanks. Last year we just went to that park with the la...
- Sun May 05, 2013 12:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3522
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Would you guys be interested in turning one practice perhaps into a summer mirror of CAHOOTS? (possibly with online involvement?) I think this could be feasible. I will only be around for May, so if it's later in the summer you'll have to contact Saul or Kurtis. Officially reserving rooms may be ve...
- Thu May 02, 2013 2:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2013 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations LASA!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 69589
Re: 2013 NAQT HSNCT: May 25-26, Atlanta
Slightly off topic, but I am planning on running a few times while in Atlanta. Nothing too crazy, maybe a few miles every day. If anyone is interested, feel free to PM me.
- Thu May 02, 2013 1:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3522
Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Hi all, I'm glad to announce that the University of Michigan's Quiz Bowl team will be hosting regular practices this summer. They will be held on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 PM starting Wednesday, May 15. The practices will be very relaxed and we'll read a variety of questions. If you are in the area, fe...
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Postseason Poll
- Replies: 32
- Views: 15963
Re: Postseason Poll
:-(Ukonvasara wrote:Psh, that doesn't mean anything; they lost to a community college!theMoMA wrote:I think we consistently hung in against (and occasionally beat) Michigan
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:06 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
- Replies: 121
- Views: 31876
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
Since I will be at CO Sunday for trash, I will staff this.
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:11 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2013 Discussion
- Replies: 129
- Views: 36697
Re: ACF Nationals 2013 Discussion
PACKET VCU/Michigan: -Hats off to whoever wrote this "uncanny" tossup. I had to read that Freud essay for a class, and from what my professor told me its a really important concept. This was written by Will Nediger. -Clostridium seemed fine to me, though I can't speak to other people's kn...
- Sun Apr 21, 2013 3:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT @ UIUC (4/20)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6364
Re: MUT @ UIUC (4/20)
WUSTL and Michigan A went X-2. Chicago A went X-1. Just a side note: We were told that some team left behind non-empty alcoholic beverages in the trash cans of our building. We're not sure who it is, but we just want to point out to all teams that's obviously illegal and has a chance of landing the...
- Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Terrapin Mirror @ MSU, March 23, 2013
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10974
Re: Terrapin Mirror @ MSU, March 23, 2013
We'll have an answer to how many teams we are bringing by Wednesday, but it will most likely be in the 2-3 range.
- Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:46 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Eyes That Do Not See IV @ Minnesota Open 2012
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11447
Re: Eyes That Do Not See IV @ Minnesota Open 2012
As always, this was a blast. Unsurprisingly, Doug won.
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:07 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2012 ACF Fall: Carnegie Mellon Univ Mirror, 11/3
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8436
Re: 2012 ACF Fall: Carnegie Mellon Univ Mirror, 11/3
We should bring 2-3 teams
- Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IFT @ Illinois (10/13/12)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7451
Re: IFT @ Illinois (10/13/12)
Michigan A won, no finals needed. I think Chicago B came in second?Smuttynose Island wrote:How'd this go?
I'd like to thank the entire Illinois team for running a smooth and enjoyable tournament.
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: QUARK 9/29
- Replies: 30
- Views: 19737
Re: QUARK 9/29
Thanks to all those who participated and helped run this! There were a few issues in the afternoon with house teams and a moderator leaving, but I think everything worked out pretty well.
- Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: QUARK 9/29
- Replies: 30
- Views: 19737
Re: QUARK 9/29
We need buzzers! Please email Libo if you can bring one. Also, if you happen to have a spare moderator lying around, bring him/her along too.
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Slapdash Bayou a Drank at KABO
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7490
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 30604
Re: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
If anyone who is not playing this tournament can help staff, that would be great, as we only have six staffers at the moment.
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:06 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Due to the Ann Arbor Art Fair, which will making parking in the downtown / campus area very frustrating, we are moving this week's practice to Saul Hankin's house. If you would like to attend or need a ride, please email me for more details. After this week, practices will move back to the regular p...
- Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 30604
Re: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
This is (probably) going to be taking place in Mason Hall where all of our tournaments have been held in the last few years. People should probably park here and then walk over to Mason Hall (south of North University and east of State St.). Street parking is free on Sundays. If you have any questio...
- Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Cool! See you there!mhayes wrote:I have yet another conference at Michigan, so I'll be there next week.
- Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Practices are now on Thursdays at the same time and place.
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan 2012-2013
- Replies: 46
- Views: 13427
Re: Michigan 2012-2013
Update on practices at U of M - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13013&p=245428#p245428
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Also, the practices have been fun so far, but we can always use more people!
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Practice will resume tomorrow at the normal place and time. Also, we are considering moving the day to Tuesdays or Thursdays since I will be working on Monday and Wednesday evenings for the rest of the summer. Obviously, if there is a drastic decrease in the number of people who can attend, then we ...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Practice is cancelled today due to many people being out of town.
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 30604
Re: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Staffing if needed; otherwise a free agent.
Also here is a Google Spreadsheet for teams. Make sure you sign up under the right site.
Also here is a Google Spreadsheet for teams. Make sure you sign up under the right site.
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where Should the August Open Be?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2643
Re: Where Should the August Open Be?
Since I was planning on staffing, I would prefer to stay in Ann Arbor. Plus all the reasons Mike stated above.
- Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
- Replies: 76
- Views: 17491
Re: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
So it looks like the Ann Arbor site is (most likely*) a go if it is decided to host it here. If so, it will be hosted at the Temple Beth Emeth , which has several classrooms in the basement. It's located here . Parking is located on site and is also accessible by the Ann Arbor bus system, which can ...
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:55 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2011-12
- Replies: 86
- Views: 39313
Re: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2011-12
A question that is relevant to this thread: does NAQT still collect information for the Entering Freshman Contact List? I remember it used to reside at http://www.fraughtmachine.com/efcontact/, but it seems to have been taken down. Usually in mid-August NAQT sends us an email with freshman who migh...
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:23 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
- Replies: 76
- Views: 17491
Re: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
Ann Arbor is not a particularly accessible place. Any hope that we can get this mirrored somewhere like New York or DC? Or even Boston or Philly. Ann Arbor has become much more accessible since the establishment of daily shuttle to and from Metro Detroit Airport. The shuttle leaves several times pe...
- Thu May 31, 2012 2:32 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
- Replies: 76
- Views: 17491
Re: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
Ann Arbor is not a particularly accessible place. Any hope that we can get this mirrored somewhere like New York or DC? Or even Boston or Philly. Ann Arbor has become much more accessible since the establishment of daily shuttle to and from Metro Detroit Airport. The shuttle leaves several times pe...
- Tue May 29, 2012 2:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The best readers
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11276
Re: The best readers
Kurtis is an excellent reader; if we are hosting an IS set, he'll get through all 24 tossups 99% of the time with a lot of time to spare. Saul, Surya, and Will are also very good.
- Tue May 08, 2012 11:17 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
Yes. Sorry for any confusion that may have caused. I apparently can't keep days straight.MLafer wrote:You mean the day after tomorrow?itsthatoneguy wrote:This is a reminder that the first practice will be tomorrow. See you there!
- Tue May 08, 2012 10:13 am
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Odd Ways of Learning Things
- Replies: 177
- Views: 201528
Re: Odd Ways of Learning Things
I've been watching these lately: Crash Course (found here: http://tinyurl.com/83t2tyq): These are 10 - 13 minute videos about biology or history. They are well produced and are usually pretty funny. Numberphile (http://tinyurl.com/7wkayo2): These are pretty cool videos about mathematics. They aren't...
- Mon May 07, 2012 6:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan 2011-12
- Replies: 76
- Views: 31218
Re: Michigan 2011-12
For anyone who missed this: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13013
- Mon May 07, 2012 6:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
This is a reminder that the first practice will be tomorrow. See you there!
- Mon May 07, 2012 6:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10650
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
I'm trying to set my UofM orientation around a wednesday so I can attend this. Hopefully they'll let me skip an evening activity or something for it. Awesome! If I remember correctly, most of the activities near the evening are not mandatory, but you should try to attend anyway (don't want you to m...