Purpose

The purpose of the HMC Quiz Bowl Team is provide Mudd students with an interest in academic competition, on both the intramural and interscholastic level, with the chance to meet other students with similar interests and together form a team which represents HMC at a variety of tournaments held at other area colleges and universities. Our members can expect to expand their knowledge, play hard, and have fun!

Method

Practices

Practices will be held once a week on Fridays from 4:00pm until as late as 7:30pm (with a break for dinner). Attendance is not mandatory, but will be taken into consideration in allotting playing time at competitions. Practices will begin with announcements and occasional distribution of study materials. Attending team members will be broken into teams, and practice rounds will be played.

Competitions

The team will take part in several different types of competition.

• Scrimmages against other 5C teams.
• Tournaments hosted by other area schools, or hosted here.

To be considered eligible to compete at tournaments, members must be willing to:

• Attend practices regularly.
• Assist with the writing of questions for packet-submission tournaments.
• Display a positive attitude with respect to the group and its members.

Structure

Officers

President

The President shall set meeting times and locations. He shall also make any decisions concerning who will compose teams that compete at tournaments, using attendance and performance records kept during practices. He shall also supervise the organization or excursions to tournaments at other schools, as well as that of tournaments held here.

Vice President

The Vice President shall assist the President with any of his duties and serve as Acting President in the President's absence during competitions or otherwise.

Membership

No member or officer of this ASHMC Chartered organization shall be selected, dismissed, or discriminated against on the basis of age, race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or political affiliation.

Philosophy

Briefly, everyone who expects to get something out of being on the team is expected to put something back into the team. If a person wants to compete, that person has to show that they are willing to put forth the necessary effort by attending practices regularly, expanding their knowledge inside and outside of the classroom, respecting the team and its members, and using their time and effort to put back into the team by serving as an officer or just asking to help out. The team cannot function unless everyone is doing his or her part.