Re: Quizbowl Circuit Participation and Fundamentals

Ack......the stupid computer ate my second post....

I'll keep it short.

Basically, I wanted to explain why--at least for UCI--it is difficult to 
attract and retain new QB players:

1.  We are a commuter school.  Most people do not stay on 
campus to do stuff.  People go home on weekends instead of 
going to QB tournaments.

2.  The heads of our Campuswide Honors Program don't care 
about student organizations.  They ignored our repeated request 
to advertise our program.

3.  We don't have quite the select "gene pool" as other colleges 
in the state, and we have a hard time staying competitive.

4.  Our graduate school programs do not attract QB players from 
around the nation.

5.  Nobody here cares about QB.  Even when the school offered 
CBI Intramurals (with a $500 jackpot for winning) the turnout is 
very low.

Ross--if you have more issues to iron out, please e-mail me 
privately.

Thanks,

Willie Chen
Advisor, College Bowl Club at UC Irvine

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