Sorry everyone, Didn't mean to send that out to the entire yahoo group. Still new to this whole thing :) Nathan Molteni ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Molteni" <nathan.molteni_at_...> Date: Monday, October 3, 2005 7:19 pm Subject: Re: [quizbowl] SNEWT X Official Announcement > <html><body> > > > <tt> > Hi, I'm writing from the Villanova Academic Team, and I'd like to > > register two teams for SNEWT X. > > > > We're a very young team, and none of us has any experience writing > > packets, our team didn't write a packet last year, and the players who > > had experience doing so have since graduated. Our A team, however, > would > still like to take a crack at writing a packet for the tournament, I > > just can't make a lot of promises about the quality. I was hoping it > > would be possible to get an exception for our other team, as they are > > almost all first year players, who just started this year. > > > > > > There's also a possibility of a third team from Villanova being > formed, > but we wouldn't know for another two weeks. Would it be possible to > > register a third team at a later date, again with a packet exemption, > > because that team would be entirely new players? > > > > Thanks, > > Nathan Molteni, Villanova ACC President > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Micaela Baranello" <mbarane1_at_...> > > Date: Monday, September 12, 2005 0:17 am > > Subject: [quizbowl] SNEWT X Official Announcement > > > > > <html><body> > > > > > > > > > <tt> > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </tt> > > > > > > > > > > > > <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <div style="width:500px; text-align:right; margin- > bottom:1px; > > > color:#909090;"> <tt>SPONSORED LINKS</tt> > > > </div> > > > <table bgcolor=#e0ecee cellspacing="13" > cellpadding="0" > > > width=500px> > > > <tr valign=top> > > > <td style="width:25%;"> > > > <tt>School education</tt> > > > </td> > > > <td style="width:25%;"> > > > <tt>Organization</tt> > > > </td> > > > <td style="width:25%;"> > > > <tt>Student</tt> > > > </td> > > > </tr> > > > <tr valign=top> > > > <td style="width:25%;"> > > > <tt>Pre school education</tt> > > > </td> > > > <td style=";width:25%;"> > > > <tt>Quiz bowl</tt> > > > </td> > > > <td style="width:25%;"> > > > <tt>Irc</tt> > > > </td> > > > </tr> > > > </tr> > > > </table> > > > > > > <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > > > > > > > > > > > <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > > > > > > > > > > > > <div style="text-align:center; color:#909090; > width:500px;"> > > <hr style="border-bottom:1px; width:500px; text- > align:left;"> > > <tt>YAHOO! 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