And what exactly do you have against attending tournaments such as Terrapin, ACF Fall, and the Princeton fall tournament, all of which you're eligible for? (and, with the possible exception of Terrapin, will be at a low difficulty level?) There are plenty of opportunities for non-juniorbird players to compete in the Mid-atlantic this year. Chris, speaking only for himself nicolas_walters <Sywolf_at_...> said: > <html><body> > > > <tt> > <BR> > All I have to say in response to this post is BRAVO! I am so happy <BR> > about this announcement for two reasons. First, as a rising Junior <BR> > and President of my club (Penn), I was kind of dreading the fact that <BR> > I would have very few tournaments left to play in. It's kind of <BR> > ironic and not ideal if you ask me that most Presidents of quiz bowl <BR> > teams get fewer opportunities to play than their novices, especially <BR> > in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. So I'm very happy not only that I <BR> > can now play in this tournament, but also because I don't have to <BR> > send my new players up to Boston by themselves. It might sound silly, <BR> > but somebody has to organize trips logistically and placing that <BR> > burden on a freshman or a sophomore without a position is unnecessary <BR> > if you ask me. <BR> > <BR> > So Dan, I will e-mail you personally about how many teams we're going <BR> > to send to your tournament. We're also definitely interested in <BR> > attending a TRASH junior bird at some point. However, I wanted to <BR> > take this opportunity not only to thank Dan and congratulate him, but <BR> > also to make an appeal to other tournament directors. The state of <BR> > college quiz bowl is good, but something still needs to be done about <BR> > making competition fun at all levels. I think this has been pretty <BR> > successful for freshmen and sophomores with the dramatic expansion of <BR> > junior bird tournaments. However, in order to keep it accessible for <BR> > all undergrads, which should be a priority in my opinion, I would ask <BR> > the TD's of other junior birds to consider making their tournaments <BR> > CUT-style as well. Namely, SNEWT and Baby Hen which are in my region, <BR> > because otherwise, all the tournaments that the non-frosh and sophs <BR> > will be attending this fall will be out of our actual region. <BR> > <BR> > I hope other people will chime in with their thoughts on my post. I <BR> > really think having more CUT-style tournaments or undergrad only <BR> > tournaments is really going to help quiz bowl in the long run. While <BR> > grad student participation is inevitable and perhaps beneficial, I <BR> > still think and insist that this should be an activity primarily for <BR> > college students and run by college students. <BR> > <BR> > Happily,<BR> > <BR> > Nicolas Walters<BR> > President, Penn College Bowl<BR> > <BR> > --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "danpassner" <DanPassner_at_h...> wrote:<BR> > > Hey everyone, Dan Passner from Brandeis quiz bowl. This year, we <BR> > > will be hosting our second annual Junior Bird on our campus on <BR> > > Saturday September 25th. We will be using NAQT questions from IS-<BR> > 44. <BR> > > This year, we are going to be trying to run an untimed cut-style <BR> > > format, most of you should know the particulars of this, if you <BR> > > don't just go to the NAQT webstie, or send me an e-mail.<BR> > > <BR> > > <BR> > > If the date is an issue, let me know, as we may be alternately able <BR> > > to run the tournament October 2nd.<BR> > > <BR> > > <BR> > > I would like to see if there is any interest in a TRASH junior bird <BR> > > on the same weekend as the junior bird (or possibly even the same <BR> > > day, just let me know.) The fees for the TRASH tournament will be <BR> > > exceeingly reasonable.<BR> > > <BR> > > <BR> > > As of now, here are the financial specs for the event:<BR> > > Base fee: $100<BR> > > 2 person team base: $80<BR> > > 1 person team base: $60<BR> > > Buzzer discount: -5 (this only applies to working buzzers)<BR> > > Staff discount: -10<BR> > > Travel discounts: e-mail me and we will talk<BR> > > First-time teams: We can work out a discount<BR> > > <BR> > > <BR> > > If finances are an issue, please talk to me, I have given teams <BR> > > significant accomodations in the past and will not hesitate to do <BR> > it <BR> > > again. Just let me know.<BR> > > <BR> > > <BR> > > If you need help finding a hotel, let me know about that as well, <BR> > as <BR> > > I can hook you up.<BR> > > <BR> > > <BR> > > Any other questions, please contact me. If you want to come, <BR> > contact <BR> > > me, hopefully with how many teams you are likely to send, as well <BR> > as <BR> > > buzzers and staff. 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