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“Holding nuclear weap-
on is a threat and when
you hold threat you
will face threat” said
Canada in its speech in
the General assembly in
the SNS Model United
Nations on March 27.
The statement was
made following the
delegate of United
Kingdom’s stance that
nuclear missions must
be used only for devel-
opment of human kind
and not for its destruc-
tion. Thus the council
was all set to discuss on
the armament race and
its effects on world
peace and security with
special emphasis on
Nuclear Weapon Prolif-
eration.
Talking about the ne-
cessity of nuclear weap-
ons invoked a series of
allegations between the
Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
(DPRK) and the Unit-
ed States of America
and its allies. United
States claimed to have
nuclear plants only for
powering purposes and
also to protect its inter-
ests from threats posed
by the DPRK. It made
allegations that DPRK
will be the reason for a
Third world war if it
ever happens. “DPRK
is just trying to bring
out the truth about the
USA and if that pushes
the world to a state of
war, that will be the
only way by which
DPRK can be blamed
for it” replied the dele-
gate of DPRK. Canada
which desperately sup-
ported the United
States of America in-
sisted that DPRK
should dismantle its
nuclear missions and
sign the Non- Prolifera-
tion Theory (NPT).
The delegate of Italy
urged DPRK to stop
threatening the USA
with their nuclear
weapons. It suggested
that no country should
deploy nuclear missiles
in foreign lands. How-
ever, he had to face the
delegate of Israel who
questioned regarding
the 70 US TNW’s
(Tactical Nuclear
Weapon) deployed in
Italy. “Be the change
you want to see” he
quoted Gandhiji in the
council to the delegate
of Italy. The delegate
of India however said
that countries, be it
three-letter abbreviated
or four-letter abbrevi-
ated, must dismantle
their aggression rather
than dismantling their
weapons. This com-
ment was countered by
the delegate of DPRK.
He said India must
have better job to do
than counting the let-
ters in a country’s ab-
breviation.
Volume 1, Issue 1
Nuke talk
27-29 March 2015 S N S C O L L E G E O F T E C H N O L O G Y M U N 2 0 1 5
Press express
Inside Story 2
UNSC Crisis 2
UNGA Crisis 3
Armament Vs Dis-
armament 4
Military intervention
and peace? 4
ISIS may have a point 5
General Assembly
talks... 6
UN Security Council
Speaks 7
Why delegate , why? 8
We are nothing less! 8
IP awards 9
Dine and Dance 9
Over a cup of tea with
the chair 10
What would Dhivya
and Selena do? 11
Because I am Selena 11
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
“Holding nuclear
weapon is a
threat and when
you hold threat
you will face
threat”
SHRINITHI MAHENDRAN
The slow kick off took to
major turn of events
with the bombardment
of crisis falling upon the
delegates. With the US
embassy in Germany
attacked by ISIS, things
went haywire.
Delegates kept “trying”
to come up with valid
solutions to satisfying
the most dangerous ter-
rorist organization in the
world. While a few coun-
tries talked of negotiat-
ing with ISIS, countries
like USA, UK, Israel
and Philippines were
taking a bold move in
making a military inter-
vention in order to save
the ambassadors and
diplomats who were held
hostage at the embassy.
Japan came up with
rather creative solutions
to use the multi-wave
oscillator that agitates
the minds and helps lose
all senses of conscious-
ness, using it as ad-
vantage, Japan suggest-
ed the rescue operation
and capturing the ISIS
terrorists.
Before the crisis could be
resolved, Iraqi govern-
ment was airlifted out of
Baghdad due to an emi-
nent attack by the ISIS
and imposed a no fly
zone and was claimed
incapable of fighting the
ISIS.
While the world was
going chaotic, the Japa-
nese and the American
ambassadors were be-
headed on a live feed.
DPRK offered nuclear
weapons to the ISIS
along with a list of de-
mands. The ISIS recip-
rocated the demands
which included around
11 Billion dollars, per-
manent membership in
the UNSC, a nuclear
warhead and in turn was
reportedly offered chem-
ical weaponry for a prize
of 7.5 Billion dollars by
the Syrian Arab Repub-
lic.
Humanitarian aspects
were nowhere to be seen
in the council apart from
the mentions from the
delegates of USA, UK
and Israel. The resolu-
tion that was poorly
constructed had a vague
economic aspect and
paid no heed to the mili-
tary or humanitarian
aspect of the ISIS crisis.
The Resolution was ve-
toed by the USA and
UK due to its lack in
vision and poor con-
struction as the resolu-
tion barely addressed
the crisis, let alone pro-
vide comprehensive so-
lutions within the time-
line of the crisis.
PAGE 2
Crisis! Say what!
The Resolution was
vetoed by the USA and
UK due to its lack in
vision and poor
construction
PR ESS EXPR ESS
As reported by journalist HARIKA REDDY, it rains of crisis in
UNSC.
Crisis
VO L UME 1, ISSUE 1
The council did not take
any direction until Day
2 when a crisis update
came from the secretary
general. A US B-52
Bomber flying a simu-
lated sortee over Asia
accidentally dropped
three B 83 nuclear
bombs (1.2 megaton)
owing to a malfunction-
ing bomb bay door. The
sortee took place in
south Asia. Eventually
one of the bombs had an
Israeli flag painted on it
and was found in Bhu-
tan. The second bomb
was found in the north-
western part of Pakistan
which is run by Paksita-
ni Tribes and an area
rumoured to house the
Afghan Talibans. The
world was jeopardized
when the nuclear war-
head on the bomb went
missing. “…the war
head on the bomb had
been skillfully removed”
was the message. The
danger of it being in the
hands of Talibans shook
the council and the focus
of the argument turned
on the USA. While the
delegate of United
States reinstated its
stand on the “accident”,
other countries ques-
tioned it. Meanwhile,
there was also a leak
from an USA army per-
sonnel that the opera-
tion was a simulation of
a pincer movement at-
tack on China. Paksitan
refused to allow any in-
vestigation on theirs
lands by the Interna-
tional Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) on
grounds of soverignity.
Few hours later a ship
with a North Korean
crew was intercepted by
a USA navy ship and
was believed to have the
missing war head. It had
left the port of Karachi
and was heading to-
wards DPRK. Following
which DPRK was urged
to sign the NPT and
disclose matters on their
nuclear missiles.
“DPRK will maintain
opacity for its security
and privacy, it shall not
sign the NPT and will
never be an ally of the
United States of Ameri-
ca” said the delegate.
While Bhutan peacefully
returned the war head
that landed on their ter-
ritory, the Pakistani
ambassador was ex-
pelled from the USA by
Barack Obama in pro-
test of the countries act
to steal US warhead and
the third war head was
found in Bangladesh and
they refused to return it.
However they disman-
tled it and sent a photo
to the UN and one of the
parts held the Israeli
symbol on it.
Situation tensed up as a
war talk was posed be-
tween the DPRK and
the US. The delegate of
USA confirmed to the
council over a press con-
ference that the B-52
Bomber was a part of a
nuclear deal between
Israel and USA. It also
stated that there is no
relevance between the
flights that were en-
gaged on a simulation of
pincer attack on china as
a part of a military drill
and the bomber that
malfunctioned. The cap-
tain of the DPRK ship
which was held for in-
vestigation by the USA
passed away. The USA
claimed it was due to
natural causes but the
whole world suspected
it. “…killed due to tor-
ture” said the delegate
of DPRK and a war ten-
sion prevailed through-
out.
The council directed
itself to peace by voting
(by majority of 40 votes)
on a resolution submit-
ted by the delegate of
Italy which emphasized
on the creation of an
International Peace day,
on which nations will
give away a proportion-
ate number of arms. The
resolution also instruct-
ed the IAEA to investi-
gate the involvement of
countries in nuclear
weapons.
(with inputs from
Reporter MRINAAL
TOMAAR)
PAGE 3
Crisis on Board at UNGA
The world was
jeopardized when the
nuclear warhead on the
bomb went missing.
SHRINITHI MAHENDRAN
Crisis
Delegate of Israel
Delegate of US
Delegate of Italy
Delegate of DPRK
Vice Chair of GA
We are smart, yet weak. Being the
smartest creatures, we’ve developed
numerous weapons capable of mass de-
struction. And the sole reason to do so
is the fact that we feel insecure of our
very own species.
Each and every nation today wants to
be more powerful than the others. Eve-
ry nation is insecure of its neighbors.
Every nation desires to boast of its huge
military strength and nuclear power.
And all of this has led to what we call as
the Arms Race.
The arms race began way back in the
1900s between the German and British
Naval forces. It is generally referred to
as a competition between two or more
parties to have the best armed forces.
In today’s world, non -state actors like
ISIS are also seen as active participants
of this race. The armament race does
not limit itself to military troops. It
rather extends to Biological and chemi-
cal weapons as well. De facto, Biological
weapons can cause a much larger im-
pact at a slower rate.
The arms race is a result of mixed feel-
ings of envy and insecurity among na-
tions. Piling up of weapons, at first,
seems to be very lucrative and satisfying.
But later, this becomes a source of poor
relations and sore talks between coun-
tries. And hence, disarmament is the only
solution.
But at a time, when non state actors like
Al-Qaeda and ISIS are gearing them-
selves up with weapons, pleads of various
peace-loving nations to create a better
world by disarmament seem to be ridicu-
lous. According to the resolution passed
by the GA first committee on Sunday,
every year on the International Peace
day, every nation would dismantle a pro-
portionate amount of its weapons. Now,
this resolution does little with disarma-
ment. En plus, what’s the guarantee that
along with nations, non-state actors
would dismantle their arms as well?
The only solution to curb the arms race
problem is that countries should indeed
retain a bit of arms. Also, clearance over
matters like possession of nuclear weap-
ons will create space for more diplomatic
talks amongst nations. All of these com-
piled with mutual understanding and
giving up of envious mind-sets can indeed
lead to a peaceful and united world.
The concept of national sovereignty has long been the chief legal and political obsta-
cle to military intervention in pursuit of humanitarian objectives. The existence of
examples where security was established by nonviolent means shows that the belief in
military protection is more ideology than reality. There is a logic of violence, a logic
that says that force is the ultimate means. But there is another logic that of non vio-
lence and this is superior because it contains a vision of a common future for all those
in conflict.
A new project trying to realise this alternative logic is the international NGO Nonvio-
lent Peace force (NP). NP is aiming to create an international civilian “peace army”.
Its goal is to prevent death and destruction and protect human rights, creating the
space needed for local groups to struggle in a peaceful way, enter into dialogue and
seek a peaceful resolution.The major goal of this project is to reduce violence to in-
crease the safety of civilians. Conflicts are not only inevitable, but they can be posi-
tive if they arise from attempts to end oppression and injustice.
PAGE 4
Armament Vs Disarmament
Military intervention and peace?
But at a time, when non
state actors like Al-Qaeda
and ISIS are gearing
themselves up with
weapons, pleads of
various peace-loving
nations to create a better
world by disarmament
seem to be ridiculous.
PR ESS EXPR ESS Editorial
MRINAAL TOMAAR
HARIKA REDDY
The principle of
sovereignty was
established in modern
times with the Treaty of
Westphalia of 1648.
VO L UME 1, ISSUE 1
When it comes to the Islamic State, the extrem-
ist group that has seized large swaths of Iraq and
Syria using horrifying tactics, there is no short-
age of speculation about its history and ambi-
tions. But not all the claims about the organiza-
tion now targeted by the U.S. hold up.
The group's objective is described as "the estab-
lishment of a worldwide Caliphate, reflected in
frequent media reports by means of images of the
world united under an ISIS banner.”
But are they really that shallow?
If one has to understand the Islamic State, first
thing to know is that they are not crazy. Murder-
ous adherents to a violent medieval ideology,
sure. But not insane! ISIS and its predecessor
group, al-Qaeda in Iraq, have had one clear goal,
and ISIS developed strategies for accomplishing
it. Its tactics have evolved over the course of
time in response to military defeats (as in 2008 in
Iraq) and new opportunities (the Syrian civil
war).
Next aspect to consider is that religion is no long-
er their driving force, it is politics that run the
show. Both Syria and Iraq have Shia govern-
ments. Sunni Muslims aren't well-represented in
either system, and are often actively repressed.
Legitimate dissent is often met with violence. It
is understandable why Sunnis feel oppressed and
out of options. Some seem to be willing to wait to
see if life gets any better under their fellow Sun-
nis. ISIS, for its part, appears to be attempting
to exploit this concern. That's why it's set up
community, child-care, and medical services in
some of the Sunni communities it controls. That
doesn't mean ISIS is morally better than
Assad or Maliki! Their group is still hyper-
violent and genocidal. It's just that outreach
to Sunnis is part of their politico-military
strategy.
Another key factor is that ISIS and Al-
Qaeda are competitors and not allies. It is a
well established fact that ISIS used to be Al-
Qaeda in Iraq until they split up in Febru-
ary 2014. ISIS was considered too violent for
al-Qaeda. Here, we are not making a point
but differentiating one group from another,
and their fight to constantly be on the top.
Their core principals might be the same but
the methods of implementation are clearly
not. When ISIS executed American journal-
ist James Foley and put the video on
YouTube, or when it declared its intention
to wipe out Iraq's Christians and Yazidis, it's
not doing it just because they can, although
among individual militants indulging a sick
desire is certainly part of it. At a broader
level, this part of ISIS's plan to beat al-
Qaeda and spread the ISIS brand globally.
The fact that Isis - the Islamic State in Iraq
and the Levant, which has now changed its
name to the Islamic State - claims that it
wants to restore an early type of Islam, leads
many of us to see it as trying to bring about
a reversion to mediaeval values. So there is
that! This is precisely what ISIS wants.
Maybe they did have a point all along.
PAGE 5
ISIS may have a point
But are they really that
shallow?
If one has to understand
the Islamic State, first
thing to know is that
they are not crazy.
Editorial
Excavating the undiscovered side of ISIS —HARIKA REDDY
Image Source : Internet
USA
Will you consider
signing a START
treaty to bring down
nuclear troops to ze-
ro?
All countries have
troops and so the USA
also needs them. Bring-
ing the nuclear troops
down would be taken
into consideration but
not down to zero.
You broke into Paki-
stan to capture Bin
Laden, why would you
not intervene with
military forces in
Bangladesh to get
your weapon back?
Al-Qaida posed huge
threat to the United
States after we saw what
happened in the 9/11
attack. Pakistan pro-
tected Bin Laden and we
were left with no choice
but to break in. But we
will resort to peaceful
talks with Bangladesh.
Our last resort will be to
acquire by military force
but we believe in negoti-
ating.
PAKISTAN
Is Pakistan scared to
allow investigations
by IAEA?
Not scared. We are only
trying to protect our
sovereignty. There is no
transparency on nuclear
troops held by other
countries, which is why
Pakistan will not allow
investigation.
ISRAEL
Now that the world
has seen a nuclear
weapon with a flag
painted on it, can we
take it as a sign for the
presence of nuclear
weapon in Israel? If
proven, will Israel
sign the NPT?
No, Israel does not hold
any nuclear weapon. We
do not indulge in any act
that is a threat to world
peace.
INDIA
Nuclear weapons are
in the hands of your
neighboring countries.
Are you not concerned
about your nation’s
security?
India has the potential
to face any crisis. We do
not fear.
AFGHANISTAN
Same question as In-
dia and do you think
the United States can
intervene in Bangla-
desh to get back the
nuclear weapon?
Afghanistan is con-
cerned not just about
itself but also about the
collateral damage these
weapons can cause to
the whole world. USA
can intervene in the best
interest of the world.
ITALY
Are you comfortable
that Bangladesh is not
returning the war
head? Will you sup-
port USA if the NATO
nations decide to do
so?
Bangladesh should dis-
mantle the war head
immediately and Italy
would like to insist on
the returning of the
weapon rather than sup-
port US’s military at-
tack. But Italy also is
bound by the NATO.
PALESTINE
What is your feeling
regarding the Israeli
flag painted on the
bomb?
Palestine feels threat-
ened and asks Israel to
reduce opacity on its
nuclear troops. It also
asks the council to sup-
port transparency.
PAGE 6
General Assembly talks...
“All countries have
troops and so the USA also needs them. Bringing the nuclear troops down would
be taken into consideration but
not down to zero.” - USA
PR ESS EXPR ESS Press Conference
Delegate of Afghanistan
Delegate of India
VO L UME 1, ISSUE 1
DPRK: Why don’t you stick to your stance during the council?
Our main aim world peace, we want a peaceful situation in the Middle East and
DPRK thinks USA is behind every problem in Middle East.
UK: What was your strategy plan after the distress call in Bhagdad?
We went on a full military assault launching 86th squad and SAS troops with
immediate effect and urge USA for military help.
USA: Why did you call Syrian government as illegitimate?
They are not co-operating with the UN followed by the violations since 1971.
They cannot protect their national borders neither can they fight back terrorist
attacks.
SYRIA: Why hasn’t Syria brought up its Human Rights issues in to con-
sideration?
Human Rights crisis has already been discussed and there is a lot of aid coming
from a number of countries. Moreover a long term solution to these issues would
be to be to curb the threat posed by ISIL and all other terrorist organizations.
The crisis at hand reiterated this and made it all the more important to discuss
other issues and implement solutions immediately.
IRAQ: What does the delegate have to say regarding the comments made
by Syria and DPRK?
*Diplomatic answers from Iraq* The calculated response by Syria and DPRK
were very sensible.
INDIA: What solutions did you suggest when the Indian Embassy was
seized in Baghdad?
The delegate suggested a military intervention and also suggested the super
powers to come up with a better strategy rather than negotiating with the ter-
rorists.
JAPAN: Japan’s solutions to the crisis went unheard in the council,
could you please shed some light on what your ideas were?
By analysing the current issue, it is only a matter of one nuclear warhead for
solving the crisis in Germany and Iraq. The committee is not aware of the usage
of the current nuclear interception technology. High frequency Active Auroral
Research project or HAARP is very effective in rendering the warhead useless.
It utilizes high frequency radiation that re-bounds the ionosphere and interacts
to stabilize the Uranium atom by stopping the neutron collisions. USA must be
aware of it.
PAGE 7
The UN Security Council speaks... “The committee is
not aware of the
usage of the current
nuclear interception
technology. High
frequency Active
Auroral Research
project or HAARP is
very effective in
rendering the
warhead useless.”
- Japan
Press Conference
Delegate of Syria
The delegate of USA
Being a first timer’s council the SNS UNGA did an amazing job. There was no trouble
making the delegates speak up. Of course there is big thanks to the Chair for inspiring
them, but the International Press cannot go without congratulating the delegates.
However some hilarious moments have to be recorded.
Where to begin? May be with the United States of America that took into serious
account a sarcastic comment made by a delegate that the USA is so careless a nuclear
bomb might drop on the council. She said her country would not do that because a
member of their nation is standing in the council. Yes delegate, we understand you
are precious to your nation!
But USA seemed so precious to the delegate of Canada as he tried desperately to pro-
tect its border relations by blindly supporting US’s cause. Well the friendship came to
a sad end when the delegate of USA crossed her limits by sending one too many chits
to the delegate of Canada. He refused to respond to any more chits from the delegate
of USA. This rash decision made by the delegate of Canada compelled the United
States of America to issue severe sanctions on Canada and also the country planned to
militarize all its boundaries with Canada. This was sent in writing to the IP. Why
delegate, why!?
India and Pakistan!!! “If India signs the NPT, Pakistan will sign” … (If brother
drinks the milk, I will also drink) and then a while later… “If India dismantles all its
nuclear weapons and then signs the NPT, Pakistan will also sign” Pakistan!!!!!! Please
tell us what this is all about.
Some slips of the tongue can prove very dangerous, like when the delegate of Israel
said that Israel is not a Non-Proliferation State. “Oh then are you telling us that Isra-
el is a proliferation state delegate?” asks the bewildered Chair. *Slip of the Tongue*
and *a cheesy smile* were the reply.
voice and stressing on
words that weren’t nec-
essary. The delegate of
USA on the other hand
holds the record of using
the words “you know” a
number of times and
also for hitting on the
IP.
Delegates of Japan and
Iraq kept bugging the
council with too much
information on the tech-
nicalities of the present
and older technologies.
UN Security Council
had its fair share of com-
ical incidents and dele-
gates.
While the Executive
Board was taking selfies
whenever possible, the
delegates kept making
lame comments during
their speeches in the
council, not to forget
their hilarious habits.
The delegate of UK kept
wasting his speech time
trying to modulate his
Delegate of Germany
said “DPRK is out of his
mind” during the coun-
cil while ROK said
“Don’t make the dele-
gates laugh by making
foolish decisions
DPRK!”.
This makes it evident as
to which country dele-
gate made the most ab-
surd of comments.
PAGE 8
Why delegate, why?
We are nothing less !!
PR ESS EXPR ESS Humour Space
SHRINITHI MAHENDRAN recollects moments of laughter...
Says HARIKA REDDY from UNSC
Canada refused to respond to any more
chits from the delegate of USA. This rash decision made by the delegate of Canada compelled the United States of America to issue
severe sanctions on Canada and also the country planned to militarize all its boundaries with
Canada.
VO L UME 1, ISSUE 1
Most clueless delegate – Netherlands
Most informed delegate – Iraq
Most sarcastic delegate – DPRK
Most diplomatic delegate – Serbia
Most chaotic delegate – Ireland
Most annoying delegate – India & Pakistan
The Manmohan Singh delegate – UAE
Most hyperactive delegate – USA
Best dressed delegate Boy – Switzerland
Best dressed delegate Girl – Austria
Cutest delegate Boy – Italy
Cutest delegate Girl – Turkey
Most participating delegate – Afghanistan
Committee Clown—Republic of Korea
Most annoying delegate—USA
Manmohan Singh award—Iraq
Best Dressed—Singapore and Iraq
Cutest Person in the council—Israel and the IP
Most Diplomatic Delegate—Syria
The Hyperactive/Talkative one—Israel
Most Informed delegate—Iraq and Japan
Most Arrogant delegate—UK
PAGE 9
Best of UNGA
And from the UNSC
IP Awards
With delicious dinner served for the delegates on 28th March, there was no full stop to
fun and interaction. The dinner had everything from gagman style dancing to group
selfies. It was such a beautiful moment of bonding for the council
members. While all loosened up to have fun, there was still a reporter
in the crowd looking around to make his report on the dinner! What a
fool! (He is also disappointed that he was denied his universal right to
a second helping of ice creams). How can anyone not mention the
plight of the girl who was thrown in the air by the Secretary General
and Organising Committee members? Well, it is when you get to see
the naughty hyperactive side of Sec Gen. Dhivya Ashok, whose hard-
working side was all that we saw until then. It was such a great night
of dance, fun, frolic and a sumptuous dinner.
Dine and Dance ! MRINAAL TOMAAR never steps out of his reporting shoes ...
How does it feel like to be the emergency fire fighter at MUNs?
<laughs> It is both a good and bad feeling. It is really a challenge because you come to an
MUN completely unprepared. And when you have to prepare as the committee proceeds, it
becomes little challenging.
Now that you have seen both the committees, which committee according to you needs a little
extra guidance?
Definitely GA needs more guidance as this committee is filled largely with first timers. The
Security Council has a lot of experienced delegates. It is just that they went through a small
hiccup yesterday. As far as the GA is concerned debate has never been an issue but the direc-
tion of debate is the only thing they need support with.
The UN is not being as useful as it theoretically should be. For example, there are a few resolu-
tions passed in the General Assembly, which when introduced in the Security Council, are vot-
ed out by the permanent members. So, what according to you is the major flaw and how can it
be dealt with?
The major flow is that UN is conceived to be an organisation which is aimed to protect peace
and security, unfortunately the UN ends up to be a stumbling bloc with a few pieces. I be-
lieve the archaic system which we have in the SC actually causes the suppression of many
voices by few. So, a veto power is seen as the biggest deterrent to achieve the goal of sustain-
able international peace and security.
Would you like to recall a ridiculous moment from your MUN jour-
ney?
Uhh, I'll recall a moment from this SNS MUN. I don't know if it
could be classified as ridiculous, it is from the SC. We were discuss-
ing the crisis and what happened was that ISIS had taken over the
US embassy in Germany and they have taken hold of three ambas-
sadors - Japanese, an American and an Israeli if am not wrong. A
delegate suggested installing a device which causes headache for
the ISIS <laughs>.
You prefer being an E.B member or a delegate?
Delegate...hands up.
And why is it so?
Well, you get to participate in debate. As an EB member, except
from this MUN where I have played an influential role in the de-
bate, I mostly do not take part in debates.
Is there any change you would like to see in the Indian MUN circuit?
Yeah, a few drawbacks. I think a little more respect. Organising Committee is required, and
the executive board is sometimes seen as royalty in an MUN.
Last question, do you have any advice for the first time MUN-ers?
One of the companies I really like is the Amazon and there is a saying that it is always day
one in Amazon. That applies to MUN-ers as well. The reason I say this is, after your fifth or
sixth MUN, there is a level of arrogance which sets in and which makes you feel like you
walk into an MUN and you are obliged to win an award. But when you are a first timer, you
put in an extra level of effort. You always try to compensate for that experience which you
don't have. So always immaterial of whether you are a first timer, or a second timer, or a
hundredth, just pretend as if you are a first timer.
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Over a cup of Tea with the Chair
PR ESS EXPR ESS Interview
MRINAAL TOMAAR shoots his questions ...
VO L UME 1, ISSUE 1
MUN in SNS started with me when I went to Kriya MUN in PSG
College of Technology for the first time. Being a relatively new
college, it was a little hard to introduce the concept called MUN in
SNS. But it all fell in place when the Deputy Secretary General,
Selena also wanted this to happen. We call ourselves Harvy and
Mike from the Suits. Like they say “What would Harvy do?” in
SNS it is “What would Dhivya and Selena do?”
Our committee was a very amateur committee. When it comes to
organizing a MUN, I was equally amateur. We called up so many
friends for advices. From the beginning everyone in my team
obeyed and were willing to do anything that was assigned for them.
In fact, towards the end they did more than what was asked out of
them.
On top of all the difficulties, we had some important last minute
back outs. Being a first timer’s council I did not want to compro-
mise on the Executive Board. The chair for the GA was actually
Ashwin Shanbag. The MUN was scheduled on Friday and he calls
me on Tuesday to tell me that he would not be able to make it. It
was a panic moment. I made over 60 calls to everyone I knew and
finally we settled on having a virtual Chair. Harish Vasudevan
agreed to preside the council on Skype from Sydney. Even at that
moment, Varun Hemachandran did not occur to my head. I called
him in the last minute and he just said mail me the details and ten
minutes later he said he will come.
Talking about the Chairs, I must say I owe the big success to
them. My only worry was to make sure people got out of the MUN
with a MUN hangover. Both the Chairs made it happen. Varun
won one too many hearts in the council. I personally take Ariya as
my inspiration for how one must research. Sanjana did a brilliant
job and Aishani was extremely sweet. She was sick and she still
made it to the council and did it for us.
The management was extremely supportive of the event. With no
sponsors and a high budget, we could not have made it if not for
their trust in us. I cannot go without thanking my college Chair-
man who is my personal and professional mentor. He built my
morale when I was down and made sure I did not fly off the han-
dle when I was high!
There are no words to describe how happy we are. Of course it is
sad that it came to an end, but a super grand end it was.
“People steal my lines, C’mon man!”
As spoken to the reporter Harika Reddy, The Deputy Secretary General of SNS
MUN 2015 Selena Josephine talks of her colourful journey through the MUN.
The hyperactive 2nd year ECE student is ambitious towards fashion designing and
singing. The one girl army who dreams of celebrating one of her birthday parties in
Disney land with Zac Effron as the chief guest. That’s what she said!
For a talkative person, Selena doesn’t talk much about her own self but will go on
about everyone and everything in the world. When asked on how it all started, she
paints a picture of her in Chennai playing with her nieces and nephews when she received a call from ‘Dhivya akka’.
Proposal accepted!
Going back a few weeks, she mentions randomly asking her Placement Training Head, Anitha Maám about conducting
a MUN in the college who in turn suggests she draft a formal proposal to the higher authorities.
Times like this, she looks up to one person “Dhivya akka” as she calls the Secretary General was at her internship at
ABB in Bangalore and was being terribly missed. Once done with the draft, her “Chetta” Sreeraj is kind enough to edit
the proposal.
*while yapping her way into the future, she corrects the spelling errors made by the reporter*
Selena, the perfectionist!
She vividly remembers her clamourous heart beating while mailing her well carved presentation to the Technical Di-
rector, Anitha Maám and her Dhivya akka.
Next thing she knew, she was giving a 28 slide presentation to the college Principal, Director, Technical director,
Deans and HoDs of all Departments. The rest she says was a smooth/bumpy ride. Dhivya played a major role in every
step and Selena claims herself to be the right hand of the Secretary General. Working around the clock helping the Sec
Gen, she learnt the ways in college and vital protocols to follow in order to organize a MUN.
They made sure everything went in as a written permission to the higher authorities to make things easier.
The rest for all we know is the outcome, a successful SNS MUN 2015.
Now she can get back to her classes, bug her professors and eat away the ears of her classmates.
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What would Dhivya and Selena do?
Because I am Selena
Interview
Secretary General talks to SHRINITHI MAHENDRAN ...
When the Secretary General of SNS MUN 2015 called me, I said I
may not be able to make it but after a brief pause I said “I’ll be
there”. Personal pressures and a fully loaded week of deadlines
were overrun by the passion for being IP in an MUN. The three
days rolled by in big speed and once again left me with the ‘MUN
hangover’ as the Secretary General calls it.
The first timer’s council at SNS dragged slow on day 1 but picked
up in great momentum from day 2. The newsletter has featured
reports on the council proceedings, research based editorials, inter-
views and awards. Such a grand piece of newsletter is a mirror
image of the successful maiden edition pulled off at SNS. Kudos to
the extremely efficient Organising Committee from the IP!
To my reporters, Harika Reddy and Mrinaal Tomar, it was such a
pleasure knowing these guys who flew from different parts of the
country. They worked so hard on all three days. There are no
words at all to honour Mrinaal’s involvement and Harika’s com-
mitment.
With this, I would like to thank Dhivya Ashok on a personal note
for inviting me.
— SHRINITHI MAHENDRAN
From the Editor’s desk
International Press
Head :
SHRINITHI MAHENDRAN
Reporters:
HARIKA REDDY
MRINAAL TOMAAR
Photographers:
SREEROOP
MOHAMMED ALI
ALWIN
SARATHRAJ
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