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In a novel, a character who misses a protest at one of these places later rekindles her relationship through Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. In (10[1])a TED talk, an author recalled moving to one (10[1])of these places where she was assumed to not know English (10[5])or how to use (10[1]-5[1])a stove. (10[13])In (10[1])a (10[1])novel (-5[1])by that author, (10[1])labor strikes (10[1]-5[1])in one of these places (10[1])cause (10[1])Obinze (10[1]-5[1])to encourage (10[2])his girlfriend to emigrate. (10[1]-5[1])Ifemelu (10[2]-5[1])leaves one of these places (10[2])in Nigeria (-5[2])for one (-5[1])in (10[1])the US (10[5]-5[1])in (10[1])Chimamanda (10[4]-5[1])Adichie’s (10[2])novel (10[2])Americanah. (-5[1])One of these institutions (10[2])awards (10[1])the (10[1])Pulitzer Prizes (10[3])each (10[1])year. (10[5]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name these institutions (-5[1])that include (-5[1])the Ivy (10[1])League (10[2])members (10[11])Columbia (10[13])and Yale. (10[3])■END■ (10[10])

ANSWER: universities [or colleges; accept college campuses or university campuses; prompt on schools or campuses]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Towery McNeilMississippi State AGeorgia Tech F2310
Margaret WithersGeorge Mason BStony Brook3210
Andrew NucciUCLA BUCLA C4310
Emily KadolphVirginia Tech BJMU A4310
Alex WongRutgers DRowan4310
Beckett PurseyPurdue BWilliam Woods University A4310
Anne FjeldAlberta ABritish Columbia A4310
Tobias ZajacMichigan State CMichigan C4710
Arhith DharaendraGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech E47-5
Vivian FanClaremont AUCLA A4910
Deepanshi MataiToronto CMcMaster A4910
Henry SieglerToronto DToronto H4910
Shaynee RuffleToronto GToronto I4910
Meredith WiperCWRU BPittsburgh4910
Kevin LiuMaryland ARutgers C4910
Adriana KimIllinois ChampaignRose-Hulman A4910
Trenton BurgessIndiana AIowa B4910
Elizabeth BowlingIndiana BPurdue A4910
Keerthana KrishnanTexasWashington Chinook4910
Yoyo LiuBritish Columbia CWashington Pink4910
Ben LanahanClemson AGeorgia Tech A4910
Leo NeveDurham DDurham A4910
Ezra ZarebaUNC BVirginia Tech A5010
Sam BarreketteRIT ACornell D5110
Michael XuMcMaster BWaterloo A52-5
Annabelle KoopmansWashington AtlanticArizona State B5510
Emmet EwingMichigan State BLouisville B57-5
Darren KellisVanderbilt ATennessee A5710
Siheon LeeImperial CImperial A6210
Simarya AhujaWashington SockeyeAlberta B6310
Surya DonathStanford ABerkeley Archer Queen64-5
Jason LeeRutgers ALehigh B6410
Andrew HarmsMichigan State ALouisville D6610
Emerson PatmoreGeorgia Tech CEmory A6610
March DelfinUCSD AUCLA E7010
Sia KaliaWarwickBristol70-5
Matthew LamOhio State AMichigan D7110
Jackson McDonaldAlabama ASouth Carolina A71-5
Taisia Kudimova-CampeanuImperial DCambridge A7110
Liam RojasVirginia AUNC D7610
George MatsumuraWashington ChumArizona State A7610
Miriam LeeQueen's AToronto B78-5
David RoppDuke AWilliam & Mary C78-5
Will HuangWisconsin AWisconsin B80-5
Cole HennessyUCF ASouth Florida A8110
Hansen JinBerkeley Skeleton KingUCSC8310
Devito StevanusMcGill BOttawa C8310
Sean GaoToronto EWaterloo C8310
Nick SmemoeUNC ANCSU B8310
Aidan DrainNYU CRutgers B83-5
Devin TharpChipola CollegeTennessee Tech8310
Michael ZhengUCLA FUCSD B8410
Sewanth PaudelOhio State CKentucky85-5
Nishad JoshiKentuckyOhio State C8510
Jacob ChambersIowa StateMinnesota8510
Connor KingSt. ThomasWisconsin C8510
Joyann HuaBritish Columbia BWashington Steelhead8510
Abigail LeeVirginia Tech CNCSU A8610
Saleena LiveraImperial BSouthampton8610
Enina EdosomwanCWRU ACWRU D8710
Rafa TravisDurham CDurham B8710
Sarah SilvermanClaremont CUSC A88-5
Derek AldridgeWilliam & Mary ALiberty A9210
James HaddixWashington StateBoise State9210
Alden ThompsonCarleton AOttawa B9310
Sriram KoritalaIllinois BlueWashU Grolars9410
Mary Kate VanceLouisville AWVU A9610
Gabriel DoddsLiberty CLiberty B9610
Tanmay MirashiMaryland CJohns Hopkins9610
James WindlePurdue DIllinois Canada9710
Danny HanStanford BBerkeley Little Prince9810
Winston ZuoUC Santa BarbaraClaremont B9810
Alex GrigoriadesLehigh AGeorge Mason A9810
Asheton WilbanksClemson BSewanne9810
Elliot EarleySheffield BEdinburgh A9810
Honor MountfordCambridge CCambridge E98-5
Harry BarsanLouisville COhio State B10110
Leighton KarpiniaFlorida Tech AFlorida B104-5
Valerie BrownCarleton BMcGill E106-5
Magnolia Schnirman BarríaNYU BPrinceton10810
Lee HuynhGuelph AToronto A10910
Sam AlahiIllinois OrangeIowa A10910
Vijay HansBerkeley Boss BanditBerkeley Mighty Miner11010
Nikola WuUCLA DUSC B11010
John RoothamOttawa DOttawa A11010
Zack WiffenWaterloo BMcMaster C11010
Yishak KelkayERAU Daytona AFlorida State A11010
AnnaLee SimpsonTusculum AVCU A11010
Rohit ChintalaMaryland BVassar B11010
James ZhaoVanderbilt CAuburn C11010
Benjamin TurnerYorkSheffield A11010
Shlok DevLSECardiff11010
Nayaaz HashimOxfordBirmingham11010
Mikkie SmylieBrock AToronto F11110
Miles PhillipsFlorida Tech BFlorida A11110
Anna LiaoMichigan BMichigan State D11110
Ishan ChahandeOhio State DWVU B11110
Tishe SonugaChicago BPurdue C11110
Alex MatchinskiMichigan TechMacalester11110
Will DemosWisconsin BWisconsin A11110
Aman SreshtaClemson CGeorgia Tech D11110
Martin BrandenburgGeorgia ATennessee B11110
Samarth PrajapatiGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech B11110
Andrew WilsonMontevalloVanderbilt B11110
Leona BarkerEdinburgh BEdinburgh D11110
Oliver WestCambridge BCambridge D11110
Annoshae MirzaBerkeley Archer QueenStanford A11310
Maya VardagWaterloo AMcMaster B11310
Jaden BandyRutgers BNYU C11310
Serena SalfitiUSC AClaremont C11410
Valentina ChamandyMcGill ECarleton B11410
Chris WangToronto BQueen's A11410
Matthew AndersenFlorida BFlorida Tech A11410
Brennan DavisLouisville BMichigan State B11410
Cara LeonardWilliam & Mary CDuke A11410
Ba Loc DinhIllinois UrbanaChicago A11410
Trey LewisSouth Carolina AAlabama A11410
Rory MoloneyCambridge ECambridge C11410
Josh MorrisBristolWarwick11410

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%91.00
UK (South)UK8100%25%97.25
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%101.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%81.14
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%25%100.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%22%87.44
FloridaUS4100%25%104.00
Great LakesUS11100%18%85.27
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%83.33
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%79.22
MidwestUS9100%0%79.44
NorthUS4100%25%98.00
PacificUS8100%0%64.00
SoutheastUS12100%17%87.00
Upstate NYUS1100%0%51.00