Christmastime in Washington -- Stuff

• From: Durham_Devil
• Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 06:45:22 -0800
• Message-ID: <000T46Q82.0002VGN04.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

This is more than just a rambling. This is a set
of newsy-related events. You're
welcome.

First, I was senior official (meaning the oldest person
on staff) at the Thomas Jefferson Invitational
"Academic" Tournament. The quotes are my own, as the TJI"A"T
had more than its fair share of trashy questions in
it, but then again the school wrote their own stuff.
Even so, you'd think that the alleged fine tradition
started by Andrew Yaphe and continued by Mike McElroy,
Ryan Gunderson, Joon Pahk (had he played in high
school), Ben Letzler, and myself would clue these people
in that they should write less stuff about Star Wars
and rap and more about mythology.

But I'm
ranting...

The tournament itself was attended by 66 teams (I
report this number for NAQT and PACE's benefit). The top
four spots were:

1: Georgetown Day School
2:
C.D. Hylton High School
3: Eleanor Roosevelt High
School
4: Richard Montgomery High School

I think all
four are eligible for PACE... at least, that's what I
said... I mean, if 66 isn't enough teams, what the heck
is?

In other news, we have 15 teams (I think) signed up
for the Duke MLK Academic Festival on January 13.
They are high schools from as far away as Georgia and
New York (!). We appear to lose Virginia due to some
state championship thingy, but I think we can make
20-25 teams anyway, which for us would be
spectacular.

Meanwhile, preparations for Tobacco Bowl v1.1, our first (?)
foray into hosting a college tournament (assuming we
forget that thing last year), are in full swing. Wake
Forest and Virginia have signed up already, and I hope
other schools take the opportunity. If enough teams
show up, *we'll actually hold the event*. :)

In
other Triangle news, it appears Grayson Holmes, UNC's
contact, is off to Italy to study for a semester. The new
email contact is hkjohnso_at_..., so please be
advised to change your address books for the
semester.

Finally, I have been trying to get in touch with Julie
Singer, who is supposedly somewhere on campus this year.
I know she sent me an email earlier, but in my
naivete I forwarded it to Navin for safekeeping, then
deleted it, figuring I could always contact him for it. I
say "naivete" because, well, now I'm here and need to
talk to her about helping read for our tournaments,
and I don't have it. ANYWAY, if any MAQTers or others
that I haven't completely pissed off yet happen to
have her contact info, could they please send it to me
at apg_at_..., and I would be much
obliged.

That's all from Washington.

Andy Goss
Duke
University Loudmouth
Somehow in Charge of Something