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'''Justin Allen French''' or '''Justine Allen French''' is a player at [[UCLA]] alongside [[Anishka Bandara]]. Earlier, they had attended [[Crystal Springs]] and transformed it into a California powerhouse. Though a strong player, they are particularly notable for their public avowal of many radical stances and for their dogged promotion of authors Krasznahorkai and Juan Rulfo.
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'''Justin Allen French''' or '''Justine Allen French''' is a player at [[UCLA]] alongside [[Anishka Bandara]]. Earlier, they attended [[Crystal Springs|Crystal Springs High School]].
  
They wrote for [[NASAT 2019]], [[Chicago Open 2019]], [[ACF Fall 2019]], as well as the side event [[RULFO]]. They also head-edited [[CALISTO]] and [[SATURNALIA]].
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Though a strong player, they are particularly notable for their public avowal of many radical stances and for their dogged promotion of authors Krasznahorkai and Juan Rulfo.
  
====Public stances====
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==Career==
Justin gained notoriety early in their collegiate career for emphasizing that quizbowl should be exclusively on "real knowledge" and shunning the concept of carding. Their advocacy for aspects of world literature and art outside of the quizbowl canon brought them to incorporate them into the distribution of RULFO.
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===High school===
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As lead scorer on [[Crystal Springs]], Justin placed 7th at [[2018 NSC]] and t-12 at [[2018 HSNCT|HSNCT]]. They also competed on the [[2017 NASAT|2017]] and [[2018 NASAT]] teams that placed 4th and 3rd respectively.
  
More recently, they have become well-known for their staunch opposition to ACF's [[packet submission|packet-submission]] requirement, and for promoting the open-application writing model of SATURNALIA as an alternative way to recruit new question writers into the community.
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===College===
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Shortly after starting at UCLA, Justin immediately gained notoriety for their emphasis that quizbowl should be exclusively on "real knowledge" and shunning the concept of carding. Their advocacy for aspects of world literature and art outside of the quizbowl canon motivated the distribution of RULFO.
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In 2019, they mistakenly repeated a clue about lifting the fundamental group of the circle to a helix to prove isomorphism to the integers between their packet submission in ACF Nationals 2019 and their work for Lederberg 3, leading to UCLA receiving no packet discount.
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More recently, they have become well-known for their staunch opposition to ACF's [[packet submission|packet-submission]] requirement.
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==Writing==
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They wrote for [[2019 NASAT]], [[2019 Chicago Open]], [[2019 ACF Fall]], as well as the side event [[RULFO]].
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They also head-edited [[CALISTO]] and [[SATURNALIA]].
  
 
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Revision as of 12:36, 15 December 2020

Justin/e Allen French
Noted subjects Science, Literature, Mathematics, Krasznahorkai, Fine Arts, Generalism
Current college UCLA (2018–)
High school Crystal Springs (2014-18)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Justin Allen French or Justine Allen French is a player at UCLA alongside Anishka Bandara. Earlier, they attended Crystal Springs High School.

Though a strong player, they are particularly notable for their public avowal of many radical stances and for their dogged promotion of authors Krasznahorkai and Juan Rulfo.

Career

High school

As lead scorer on Crystal Springs, Justin placed 7th at 2018 NSC and t-12 at HSNCT. They also competed on the 2017 and 2018 NASAT teams that placed 4th and 3rd respectively.

College

Shortly after starting at UCLA, Justin immediately gained notoriety for their emphasis that quizbowl should be exclusively on "real knowledge" and shunning the concept of carding. Their advocacy for aspects of world literature and art outside of the quizbowl canon motivated the distribution of RULFO.

In 2019, they mistakenly repeated a clue about lifting the fundamental group of the circle to a helix to prove isomorphism to the integers between their packet submission in ACF Nationals 2019 and their work for Lederberg 3, leading to UCLA receiving no packet discount.

More recently, they have become well-known for their staunch opposition to ACF's packet-submission requirement.

Writing

They wrote for 2019 NASAT, 2019 Chicago Open, 2019 ACF Fall, as well as the side event RULFO.

They also head-edited CALISTO and SATURNALIA.