October 23, 2011 Issue No1 CHEMUN 2011

Editor Shweta Patwardhan Deputy Editor Samvitha Ram Journalists

Letter from the Editor

By Shweta Patwardhan Welcome to CHEMUN 5! Today has been a crazy day, but definitely in a good way. As Ive been walking around, I have noticed some great opening speeches and intense lobbying and merging. I hope you have all been having a great time; I know I am, and its only the first day of the conference. We have many great things in store for you this weekend- a great Social Night,

Arnav Malhotra, Pinar Dumlu, Sana Srinivasan, Varun Venkatraman, Yad Mahen, Alex Bennett, Nuri Na, Nina Vasu, Megan Griffiths, Ash Kumar, Mitali Chordia, Swetha Rakhecha, Selin Harputlu.

exciting speakers, and of to hear your thoughts. course three editions of I hope you all the CHEMUN Chatter. enjoy reading the This year the second newspaper as much as issue of the CHEMUN we have enjoyed Chatter is bigger and putting it together. better. With 12 Well be bringing you Contents: journalists and help from an edition every day, the Dep Sec Gen, Welcome to CHEMUN 5!------ 1 hot off the press, so do Samvitha, we are very not leave until you Highlights of the Day ----------- 1 proud to offer you an have a copy. expanded newspaper of 8 Get t o Know Your Chair ------ 2 CHEMUN 5 pages with tons of new has begun with a Interview with Sec Gen -------- 3 and exciting articles! bang, and I know it is If any of you going to be fantastic! Chair Caricatures --------------- 3 have an article that you Photo Page---- -------------- ---- 4 want published, just let us know we would love Interview with Delegates-------5 to hear your thoughts. Jennifer McIntyre----------------6 Highlights of the Day I hope you all enjoy reading the By Selin Harputlu Girl with the blue Scarf---------6 newspaper as much as Principal. friendships. Quiz-----------------------------------7 we have enjoyed putting Finally, the chief guest, Ms. Jennifer McIntyre, The day started outtogether. Well be it very Notes of the Day-----------------8 inspired energetic, with all the bringing you an edition the delegates with a motivational address (more delegates congregated into hot off the everyday, CHEMUN is an about the gymnasium for an so do not leave that in the paper). press, annual function. This Of course, opening speeches, eventful and successful have a copy. until you years CHEMUN is the the true opening ceremony. We had CHEMUN 5 has beginning of any fifth model United Nations MUN ran the traditional lighting of a bang, and I quite un-eventfully begun with that AISC is hosting. in every committee. Most the lamp by Mr. know it is going to be Hoover, Twenty six schools from chairs said that they were the AISC Head of School, fantastic! six different countries, quite happy with the quality to mark the beginning of even those as far away as and depth of the speakers they this conference, and to Italy, Israel and Palestine, have seen so far, and hope signify knowledge. that this standard will be have all gathered together Following this was the maintained in the days (and welcoming of all the for this exciting weekend debates) to come. schools by the high school of both debate and new

Get to Know Your Chairs!

By Mtiali Chordia and Swetha Rakhecha / Surya Giri- An IB music be afraid to ask her to student, Surya says his dance at social night!). favorite genre is folk rock. Ashok- With a morbid His friends call him the fear of growing old, MUN man and say that Ashok loves running and he keeps running his watching TV. He is a huge fingers through his hair. foodie and loves his He likes the poem, family. This may be hard Blackberry Picking by to believe, but Ashok once Henry Seamus and also shaved his head off (well, the chair of ECOSOC we dont think its that (although we wonder hard to believe he does which one hes talking seem a little wild)! about ;))! \ Munis -This very pretty Prashanth- This being his chair from Israel has been second time as a chair, he a Secretary General is quite confident about before. A book worm- she his committee. Prashanth LOVES reading and is a broad minded science. She wants to individual and listens to study medicine. Music is Linkin Park and Eminem. big part of her life- she He also plays Halo like taught herself how to play any other teenager (so the violin (pretty and were questioning his so- talented watch out, called broadgirls)! mindedness!). Aadhavan -A chair, Won Joon Yang- His Aadhavan believes favorite food is Kimba and himself to be fearless. His likes caucusing. He likes hobbies include playing sleeping, but hates it when tennis, and bragging about delegates fall asleep himself. When asked what during session (a little 3 things hed take with ironic, dont you think?). him to a deserted island, He says that last night, an he proudly replied that oil bottle exploded next to hed take a phone, a laptop him. and Anjali from ECOSOC Seethalakshmi- A (sounds a tiny bit classical/western singer, narcissistic but we still Seethalakshmi likes love his spirit!). reading Dan Brown books, Pratika -Her hobbies swimming and badminton. include dancing, singing She is deathly afraid of and writing. She loves lizards, loves ice cream biryani (dont we all?) and and cannot dance for nuts feels that being a (but we think that all you vegetarian cuts down her guys out there shouldnt choices of food. She is really scared of beggar babas on the street. Saumya- She started MUN as a notepasser and then got hooked! Saumya likes playing video games like COD and Guitar Hero and draws well. She claims to be scared of empty basements and plays volleyball (all we have to say is, dont worry, well save you from any ghosts in those basements!). Vivian- He listens to music and dances like a spaz (and acts like one too, haha). Vivian Medithi says hes scared of being in a room full of hot girls and has an annoying habit of asking for high fives (which we think is both annoying and endearing)! Abhimanyu- His hobbies include playing basketball and he claims that he cant live without his laptop, phone or internet He likes connection. He hates sleeping, but bananas and likes the hates when delegate of Israel (we delegates sleep! wonder if his girlfriend would approve!). Pallavi- A terrible chocoholic- Pallavi is the one person who must never be given chocolate. Her friends say that she once got so high on it, that she started ripping off teddy bears! She also has a slight case of acrophobia .

Interview with the Sec Gen

By Nina and Megan We finally managed to get a hold of the everbusy Secretary General; Shweta Patwardhan and ask her a few questions about herself and her past experiences of CHEMUN. Q : What are your roles as Secretary General? A: Well, Im the main contact person, especially for when we need to contact our special guest. Then I would represent CHEMUN. I am also in charge of planning the conference, debate,

Basically just eat, breathe and live CHEMUN.

topics etc. Of course, its kind of hard being the Sec Gen. I get credit for the good things that happen, so thats great, but I can also get blamed for the bad things. Q: What do you like best about CHEMUN? A: um....Its just Awesome! I like all the flags and placard, and social night, also how everyone becomes really close. Every year is great in different ways, but Im probably most sentimental towards my first CHEMUN year and my last. Q : What was your first CHEMUN like?

A : My first CHEMUN was my very first MUN experience, I was the Delegate of Afghanistan DISEC. I remember being happy that my resolution had passed. I also made a lot of new friends, whom I am, still friends with (on facebook). Q : Any funny/ embarrassing moments? A : Um..I cant remember. But I can tell you that when I make speeches, I dont get nervousbut my legs shake Q : Any advice for the upcoming Sec Gen? A:. Basically just eat, breathe and live CHEMUN.

Caricatures of the Chairs

By Pinar Dumlu and Sana Srinivasan

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Interview with New Delegates By Nina Vasu and Megan Griffiths

CHEMUN 5 has begun! To Riya and Chaitra are from Mariah is very excited and start off the morning we AISC and are both from the ready for CHEMUN to begin! talked to all the new general assemblies. They have She is a delegate for Lithuania delegates about their never done MUN before, but and is from SP, women rights. committees, their hope to have fun. Chaitra This is her 6th MUN and experiences and what they would like to do CHEMUN thinks that CHEMUN is just thought of CHEMUN. again next year, but Riya as good and she hopes to First we talked to Anjali, wasnt sure. Were sure you make a lot of new friends. from AISC, delegate of guys will have a lot of fun! This year at CHEMUN she Finland ECOSOC. She was wishes to debate a lot and Would you like me to sing you a lullaby?? Trust me I am so good at singing that people feeling excited about We then talked to Kavitha, meet new people. Were sure cry when I sing because it is so good. CHEMUN, but at the same delegate of Nicaragua, youll make alot of new time nervous. This is her ECOSOC who was nervous, friends Maraiah! first MUN experience, and but also excited about Sanjuktha from Mallya Aditi she hopes to become a chair CHEMUN. She likes AISC International School in next year and maybe a very much, and hasnt made Bangalore was very nervous Deputy Secretary General any new friends yet, but she this morning but very excited. by her senior year. Well, we hopes to. This is her first She likes the atmosphere, and hope that her dreams will MUN experience, so she AISC. She is the delegate of come true! hopes this will help her Ghana, in the general become more confident at assembly. Shes already made Then we talked to Pavan speaking and she wants to do some new friends, including from Vidyashilp and CHEMUN again next year. Saumya, of AISC, Chair of delegate of Spain DISEC, Were sure your speaking the Special Committee. This who is excited about confidence will improve is her very first MUN CHEMUN. He has had Kavitha! experience, and she hopes to other MUN experiences in get more confident and get his school, but they are Rukhmitha is an EC of exposure to new experiences. completely different to Senegal. She was nervous, Sanjuktha also hopes to be a CHEMUN. He hopes to excited and ready for part of CHEMUN next year! have a good time, and learn CHEMUN to start. She has Well be happy to see you new things, and definitely made friends from last year again next year Sanjuktha! wants to do CHEMUN next and cant wait to catch up with year. Well be pleased to them. She has had experience see you next year Pavan! in Bangalore but thinks 0 CHEMUN is much better. Rukhmitha hopes to participate and speak a lot during CHEMUN 2011 and will surely be back in 2012!

Article about Ms. McIntyre By Varun Venkatraman

Ms. McIntyre was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her credits in Russian Studies from the University of Virginia in 1991 and a Masters of National Security during a years study at the National War College in 2006. Today we didnt just hear a dignitary speak of her credentials and her experience, we heard her talk about the actual situations she has faced. She spoke of the troubles that the embassy faced in Azerbaijan, right after a conflict and a In 2005, she was awarded the reestablishment of state since State Departments Leamon R. they were going through a Hunt Award for Management revolution. She told us the Excellence. She finally pursued issues that not only women her Foreign Service carrier by and children (our topic for joining the U.S. Department of this year) but also minorities State in 1992 and became a face every day in the career member of the Senior countries in which she has Foreign Service in 2009. worked. These topics are reflected by her astonishing work experience and achievements. As of her relevance to us here today, Ms McIntyre told us that she became the consulate general of the US embassy in Chennai on 3rd August, 2011, just a few months ago. She is clearly new to Chennai, but we must say that she has assumed her role quite gracefully, as we saw today in her moving address to the house. In the spirit of a true diplomat, Ms. McIntyre was especially inspiring in her very personalized address to the participants, not only as delegates or chairs, but as citizens of a connected world.

Girl with a Blue Scarf

Dear GWTBS: Hi, ever since I became a delegate, I feel like my social life has gone down the drain. I used to go out all the time to all of the coolest hang-out spots, but it seems that after joining my schools MUN program, the only girls Ive spoken to are my Secretary-General and several of my fellow delegates! Its almost like all my normal friends, the people that I do normal things with, have just abandoned me for cooler things. GWTBS, I need my social life back! dont want to be that guy Sincerely, Socially Deprived Dear Socially Deprived, It seems to me like you definitely are the non-cool person, at least in this situation. It could be totally possible that you might have abandoned your friends, thanks to your new-found interest in MUN. While Im definitely not advising that you quit MUN altogether, it might be a good idea to either include your old friends in your MUN circle, and show them why you love it so much, or maybe just schedule some time for those people. Also, its definitely NOT a bad thing that the girls you speak to are MUN-affliated Those tend to be the coolest ones, take it from me! ;) Loads of Love, GWTBS

What Kind of Delegate Are You

by Samvitha Ram

Now that youre finally here at CHEMUN, Im sure youre interested in finding out what kind of delegate you are. Take this quiz and get some quick, fun tips on how best to utilize your best qualities during debate. So, what are you waiting for?
1. When a chair has made a mistake, you a. Stand up immediately, placard high, and call point of order. b. Send an LOL note to the cute delegate sitting in front of you. c. Shout out isnt the chair supposed to know that? laughingly. d. Are awakened out of deep sleep by the noise around you. 2. You are called up to the podium to speak against the resolution that is being debated. The analogy you would use would be, This resolution is.. a. Like the problem of world hunger. Worn-out and undebatable. b. Like a denim miniskirt. Hot, but not covering enough. c. Like a leprechaun. Its tiny, but awesome. d. ummm uhh I guess its okay. 3. Debate gets kind of boring, with not many great speeches or amendments, so you a. Get up to the podium to make a moving and inspirational speech on both the values and negative effects of the resolution at hand. b. Ask a super smart question to get that sweet delegate to whom youve been passing notes to notice you. c. Raise your placard for a point of order, and when you get recognized, say Is it in order for the debate to be this boring? d. Thank the lord that itll be quiet for some more time, so that you can get your beauty sleep before social night. 4. The time youve been waiting for is finally here- Social Night! When you get there, you would most likely be the first person to a. Find your chair, and ask them what they thought of the quality of debate that day, and what the topics are for debate for the next day. b. Smooth down your clothes, grab a few friends, and ask some delegates from your committee to come dance with you. c. Get on the dance floor, and bust some crazy moves, while laughing and encouraging people to gather around you. d. Hang around for a while, chat with your new friends, but then go home early because youre just super tired.

If you picked mostly As You are the serious delegate. You love MUNs and actively participate in the debate. You know all the rules, and youre definitely prepared to take on a challenge. The best thing for you would be to keep doing what you love, but remember to give others a chance to speak too. If you picked mostly Bs You are the flirty delegate. Although you did come here for the exciting debate, a lot of your motivation for showing up lies in getting to know members of the opposite gender. To maximize both your time and your skills, we would recommend you go ahead and make some new friends, but make sure that you are still focused towards getting your resolution to be the best quality it can. If you picked mostly Cs You are the funny delegate. Of course you know what youre talking about (most of the time), but sometimes it just makes you feel good to get some laughs. While being the center of attention is mostly a good thing for this kind of debate, we suggest that you incorporate jokes into your speech while still making sure that get your point across by adding some serious logic. If you picked mostly Ds You are the sleeping delegate. You are so tired and uninvolved that its actually kind of a miracle that youre reading this at all. 7

Notes of the Day- By Arnav Malhotra and Ash Kumar

Every year we pick up the funniest, most irrelevant notes and only a select few make it to this exclusive list.

Long time no see!

Artist, damn you got skiiiills!

Translation please?

How to get your resolution passed.