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News Welcome back, everyone! And to the incoming freshmen and transfer students, welcome to the University of Tulsa! We are pleased to announce that with the start of the academic school year, Team practices will yet again commence at TU. Practices will begin during the second week of classes in the Fall 2009 semester. Check below for information pertaining to practice days, times, and location. Furthermore, there is yet another full slate of tournaments on our schedule, though the sites of many of them, as of now, have not been formally announced. Stay tuned for more information on that front, as well. Again, we are happy to have you all back for another season of collegiate Academic Bowl at TU!!! Upcoming Tournaments October 3: EFT Southwest Mirror at TBA (mACF) October 24: THUNDER Southwest Mirror at TBA (mACF; packet-submission required) October 31: ACF Fall Southwest at TBA (packet-submission required) October 31: OQBA Tulsa Fall III at Tulsa (NAQT IS #88; HS only) November 7: TRASH Regionals Southwest at TBA (open tournament) January 16: ACF Winter Southwest at TBA (packet-submission required) January 30: OQBA Spring VIII at Tulsa (NAQT IS #90; HS only) February 6: NAQT Southwest Sectionals at TBA February 20: ACF Regionals Southwest at TBA (packet-submission required) ***Other tournaments will be announced as the school year progresses, so check back here periodically for more information. What is Academic Bowl? It is a competition in which two teams with a maximum of four players each are asked a series of questions. The teams are read a tossup question, and the team that buzzes in first and answers correctly receives a bonus set of questions, not necessarily of the same topic. Points are allotted for correct answers, and the team with the most points at the end of the game wins. There are four major formats for Academic Bowl, each with slight variations. Interested? The TU Academic Bowl Team practices twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm in Chapman Hall room #255. There are no membership fees. Transportation to tournaments is up to members, but registration fees, meals, and hotel fees (if necessary) are covered by the Student Association. For more information, e-mail the President, Nathaniel Russell, at: nathaniel-russell@utulsa.edu.