Swarthmore College Bowl is proud to present SNEWT X, our annual modified ACF packet submission juniorbird. This year's tournament will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2005, at Swarthmore College (Kohlberg Hall). Eligibility: All team members must be undergraduates in their first or second year of intercollegiate, non-CBI competition. In addition, all team members must be enrolled at the same school in order to be eligible for the championship. Fees: A school's first team has a base fee of $90, including breakfast and a pizza for lunch; second teams are $65, and all additional teams are $55. The minimum fee for a team is $40. -$10 for a working buzzer -$10 for an experienced moderator -$10 for every 250 miles traveled (by Mapquest) +$10 for an extra pizza (in addition to the one already provided for each team) Packet Submission Deadlines and Fees: -$25 by midnight, Sunday Sept. 25 -$15 by midnight, Wednesday Oct. 5 -$0 by midnight, Wednesday Oct. 19 +$15 by midnight, Wednesday Oct. 26 +$25 by midnight, Sunday Oct. 30 +$35 for anything submitted later, or for no packet at all from a team required to submit one Packet Writing Requirements: All teams with at least one second-year player must submit a packet. Teams from programs "new to the circuit" are neither required nor expected to write a packet. Teams composed entirely of first-year players from school with experienced programs are encouraged to write a packet – presumably with guidance from older players; please contact me if you need to discuss an exemption. Packet Guidelines/Format: We are asking for 25 tossups and 25 bonuses with a difficulty at or slightly below ACF Fall. Basic guidelines can be found at http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~paik/acf/acfguide.html. If you have any more questions (about difficulty or style, for instance), you can contact me at mbarane1 [at] swarthmore [dot] edu. Literature- 5/5 (At least 1/1 each on American, British/Commonwealth, and non-English lit. Be sure to spread the questions over a number of time periods. At least 1/1 on poetry and/or drama.) Science- 5/5 (At least 1/1 each on biology, chemistry, and physics. At least one question on math, and other disciplines may also be included, though are not required.) History- 5/5 (Be sure to spread the questions over a number of cultures and time periods. Strict adherence to 1/1 each on American, ancient, European and non-Western is not necessary, but there should be at least one question on each topic. *Serious* current events may be included, up to 1/1.) Religion, Philosophy, Mythology- 2/3 or 3/2 (Roughly even split between the three areas; be sure to spread the questions over a number of cultures and time periods.) Fine Arts- 2/3 or 3/2 (At least 1/1 each on classical music and visual arts. Film, dance, and jazz may also be included, but should not be emphasized.) Social Sciences/Geography- 2/2 (At least 1/1 must be in the social sciences; no more than 1 question per each social science. The social sciences include, but are not limited to, psychology, economics, sociology, linguistics, archaeology, and political science.) Trash/General Knowledge/Sports- 2/2 (Spread the questions out over different subcategories. Trashy current events go here.) Your Choice- 1/1 (Anything you want. The questions should be in two different categories; fine arts, r/p/m, and social sciences are especially encouraged.) Packet Format: Keep categories separated; bonus prompts should be marked off simply by a carriage return and the number of points the prompt is worth in square brackets; answers should be marked off by ANSWER: and a space, boldface all essential parts. To register, send packets, or request any additional information, please contact me at mbarane1 [at] swarthmore [dot] edu. -Micaela Baranello Co-President, Swarthmore College Bowl
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