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Note to players: Description acceptable. After participating in this action, one man composed the song “I am Going to the Lordy.” (10[1])James Parker tried to prevent a man from performing this action while standing in a queue for the Temple of Music. Emma Goldman (10[1])was arrested for supposedly planning one instance of this action, (10[1]-5[1])and was ostracized after refusing to condemn it. (-5[1])After performing this action in a Washington (10[1])D.C. railroad station, (10[1])a man declared that he was “a Stalwart (0[1])of the Stalwarts.” For 10 points, (10[1])what criminal action was successfully (10[1])performed by Charles Guiteau against James Garfield and by Leon Czolgosz (“chol-GOSH”) against William McKinley? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: assassinating the President of the United States [or equivalent descriptions like shooting the President or killing or murdering the President; accept assassination of James Garfield or assassination of William McKinley; prompt on assassinations or murders or shootings or equivalents]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%44%86.22
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY989%0%22%66.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY786%0%43%82.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%14%73.07
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%74.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%20.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%43%85.43
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%63.89

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kate Merritt (UG)West Virginia A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 2010
Cara Monroe (DII)Miami B (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 4310
Cade Smith (UG)Michigan State A Michigan D (UG)5310
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State B Ohio State C (DII) 53-5
Varun Ambalavanan (DII)CWRU C (UG)Miami C (DII) 61-5
Anthony Yin (DII)CWRU B (DII) CWRU A (UG) 6810
Evan Davies (UG)Miami A (UG) Michigan C 7110
Pranet Sirkonda (DII)Ohio State C (DII) Michigan State B 790
Cole Polley (UG)Michigan B (UG)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)8510
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan A (UG)9010
Bailey Steed (DII)Miami C (DII) CWRU C (UG)10510