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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1987)
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Sun 114 QKjmpftO arv4 biowdiy iddltlOQlL CEMRA COTpOfltlOO 19iW> All University students can enter campus College Bowl competition By Tonnie Dakin CM Itw KaxtraM The College Bowl, also known as "the varsity sport of the mind," is registering teams for another year of play, and this time the game is open to all students Registration for the in tramural tournament is |an. 8-15 in the EMU Recreation Center. The game first was played at the University about seven years ago because it seemed like "a good educational program that would be fun.” said Sally Smith, area director of the University Inn and one of the original coordinators of the University (College Bowl Teams of four members com pete intramurally. “vying for toss-up and bonus questions of an academic nature.” said San dy Vaughn, coordinator of the 1087 University competition When the Kami: began at the University. members of the faculty would make up ques tions in categories like literature, science, history, music, sports and film. Smith said Currently, questions are bought from College Howl. Inc., in Studio City. Calif., which sells questions to interested universities, she said. The College Howl dates back to the 1950s, where it was presented as a game show on television. When networks stopped broadcasting the show, the game was picked up by col leges around the country, using the same format of awarding points for correctly answering questions in various categories •It became so popular that with only the residence hall players... we had trouble fin ding a way for (other) people to play." Smith said. "We just kept doing it each year . and we considered it worthwhile. This is an experiment to see if off-campus students and students in the Greek system want to be involved." Because of the wide range of questions in the game, "the stronger teams are made up of people with a variety of backgrounds." Vaughn said. Steve Van Devender, a senior computer science major, par ticipated in the game last year, playing for both intramural and regional teams. Although he played in about 12 games, he did not do extensive prepara tion for the events, he said. "There's not much you can do to prepare for a trivia quiz other in the regional competi tion. and both years the team went to the National Invita tional in Atlanta. Ga. Osanka participated in the event because "it s just the way my mind works," he said. It gathers together little pieces of information and puts them into larger concepts and ideas. Those little bits of information tend to pop up in questions that are asked." Osanka also did not prepare much before the competition but found that when competing on a regional or national level, most students had been prepar ing most of the year, he said. •The difficulty we found , . is at most universities this is considered an inter collegiate activity — somewhat like a sport." Osanka said. Moderators for the event in ‘It became so popular that with only the residence hall players... we had trouble finding a way for (other) people to play.f — Sally Smith type thing.” he said. Van Devender's team did not make it to the championships, but he was chosen to play on the regional team, which was eliminated after a few games, he s.iid. Jeff Osanka, a doctoral stu dent in rhetoric and com munication. participated in the College Bowl in 1984 and 1985. Both years his team won the Oregon tournament, placing se cond one year and third the elude University President Paul Olum, Vice President for Ad ministration Dan Williams, and Wendy Ray and Fred Webb from the KUGN Morning Show Judges and storekeepers are volunteers from the campus and community. Preliminary rounds begin Jan 21 and continue every Wednes day evening through the cam pus championship on Feb. 11. For more information, contact Vaughn at 686-3733. Et al. MEETINGS The Singapore Students Association meets tonight at 6:30 in Room 167 EMU. Attendance is compulsory. lntervarsily Christian Fellowship meets tonight at 7 in EMU Century Room A for worship and games. 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