Re: Advice: School/Quizbowl Team relations

pakman044 <*pakman044_at_pakman044.yahoo.invalid*> · Wed, 10 Dec 2003 05:07:42 -0000

I know that it's been a long time since this 'thread' (for lack of a 
better term) was discussed, but I think I have a new reason why it 
is used.  On the hsquizbowl.org, there is decently sized flamewar 
involving Martin County HS.  One of the events in that flamewar was 
that someone called their school to complain about conduct even 
though the team says they weren't affiliated.  Colleges likely 
insist on not using the school name to try to prevent that sort of 
complaint.

That was just a justification for why that policy is in effect, not 
an invitation to bring the flamewar over here.  My fire extinguisher 
is ready just in case though (or take it over to qbflame...they 
haven't had any good flames in a long time, and the last attempt was 
for ACF Fall).

Patrick King

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "pakman044" <pakman044_at_y...> wrote:
> At NC State, we have the same problem.  So the way I do it is 
> promote "quiz bowl" on campus, and if (when) we go on trips, we 
can 
> slide in the word "NC State" since it is unlikely to make it back 
to 
> the admins.  Of course, I have never tried this idea yet, so I 
don't 
> know.
> 
> Patrick King
> NCSU
> 
> --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, johncodringtonbampfylde 
> <johncodringtonbampfylde_at_y...> wrote:
> > The University of South Carolina Academic Team is
> > currently classified as a student organization at USC.
> >  It has recently been brought to my attention the
> > University policy that states: 
> > 
> > "The University of South Carolina does not allow...the
> > organization to represent the University on behalf of
> > the University."  
> > 
> > Specifically, the problem was raised in reference to
> > the use of the name USC in an organization's
> > publicity.  This obviously brings up a few problems in
> > that the purpose of any Academic Team IS to represent
> > their school.  I was wondering how other Academic
> > Teams are classified in relation to their University
> > and whether any other team has had this sort of
> > problem before.  It may very well be that USC is
> > unique in this rather unbecoming regulation of its
> > organizations.  Short of that allowance, I'm open to
> > any ideas or discussion the quizbowl community may
> > provide.  
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > Erick M. Bousman
> > USCAT President
> > 
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