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October 23, 2011
Issue No1
CHEMUN 2011
Welcome to
CHEMUN 5! Today has
been a crazy day, but
definitely in a good way.
As I‟ve 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 it‟s only
the first day of the
conference.
We have many
great things in store for
you this weekend- a
great Social Night,
Letter from the Editor By Shweta Patwardhan
Contents:
Welcome to CHEMUN 5! ------ 1
Highlights of the Day ----------- 1
Get t o Know Your Chair ------ 2
Interview with Sec Gen -------- 3
Chair Caricatures --------------- 3
Photo Page---- -------------- ---- 4
Interview with Delegates-------5
Jennifer McIntyre----------------6
Girl with the blue Scarf---------6
Quiz-----------------------------------7
Notes of the Day-----------------8
exciting speakers, and of
course three editions of
the CHEMUN Chatter.
This year the second
issue of the CHEMUN
Chatter is bigger and
better. With 12
journalists and help from
the Dep Sec Gen,
Samvitha, we are very
proud to offer you an
expanded newspaper of 8
pages with tons of new
and exciting articles!
If any of you
have an article that you
want published, just let
us know we would love
to hear your thoughts.
I hope you all
enjoy reading the
newspaper as much as
we have enjoyed putting
it together. We‟ll be
bringing you an edition
everyday, hot off the
press, so do not leave
until you have a copy.
CHEMUN 5 has
begun with a bang, and I
know it is going to be
fantastic!
Highlights of the Day By Selin Harputlu
Editor
Shweta Patwardhan
Deputy Editor
Samvitha Ram
Journalists 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.
CHEMUN is an
annual function. This
year‟s CHEMUN is the
fifth model United Nations
that AISC is hosting.
Twenty six schools from
six different countries,
even those as far away as
Italy, Israel and Palestine,
have all gathered together
for this exciting weekend
of both debate and new
friendships. The day started out very
energetic, with all the
delegates congregated into
the gymnasium for an
eventful and successful
opening ceremony. We had
the traditional „lighting of
the lamp‟ by Mr. Hoover,
the AISC Head of School,
to mark the beginning of
this conference, and to
signify knowledge.
Following this was the
welcoming of all the
schools by the high school
Principal. Finally, the chief
guest, Ms. Jennifer McIntyre,
inspired the delegates with a
motivational address (more
about that in the paper).
Of course, opening speeches,
the true beginning of any
MUN ran quite un-eventfully
in every committee. Most
chairs said that they were
quite happy with the quality
and depth of the speakers they
have seen so far, and hope
that this standard will be
maintained in the days (and
debates) to come.
to hear your thoughts.
I hope you all
enjoy reading the
newspaper as much as
we have enjoyed
putting it together.
We‟ll be bringing you
an edition every day,
hot off the press, so do
not leave until you
have a copy.
CHEMUN 5
has begun with a
bang, and I know it is
going to be fantastic!
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Surya Giri- An IB music
student, Surya says his
favorite genre is folk rock.
His friends call him the
“MUN man” and say that
he keeps running his
fingers through his hair.
He likes the poem,
“Blackberry Picking” by
Henry Seamus and also
the chair of ECOSOC
(although we wonder
which one he‟s talking
about ;))!
Prashanth- This being his
second time as a chair, he
is quite confident about
his committee. Prashanth
is a broad minded
individual and listens to
Linkin‟ Park and Eminem.
He also plays Halo like
any other teenager (so
we‟re questioning his so-
called „broad-
mindedness‟!).
Won Joon Yang- His
favorite food is Kimba and
likes caucusing. He likes
sleeping, but hates it when
delegates fall asleep
during session (a little
ironic, don‟t you think?).
He says that last night, an
oil bottle exploded next to
him.
Seethalakshmi- A
classical/western singer,
Seethalakshmi likes
reading Dan Brown books,
swimming and badminton.
She is deathly afraid of
lizards, loves ice cream
and cannot dance for nuts
(but we think that all you
guys out there shouldn‟t
Get to Know Your Chairs! By Mtiali Chordia and Swetha Rakhecha
be afraid to ask her to
dance at social night!).
Ashok- With a morbid
fear of growing old,
Ashok loves running and
watching TV. He is a huge
foodie and loves his
family. This may be hard
to believe, but Ashok once
shaved his head off (well,
we don‟t think it‟s that
hard to believe… he does
seem a little wild)!
Munis -This very pretty
chair from Israel has been
a Secretary General
before. A book worm- she
LOVES reading and
science. She wants to
study medicine. Music is
big part of her life- she
taught herself how to play
the violin (pretty and
talented… watch out,
girls)!
Aadhavan -A chair,
Aadhavan believes
himself to be fearless. His
hobbies include playing
tennis, and bragging about
himself. When asked what
3 things he‟d take with
him to a deserted island,
he proudly replied that
he‟d take a phone, a laptop
and Anjali from ECOSOC
(sounds a tiny bit
narcissistic… but we still
love his spirit!).
Pratika -Her hobbies
include dancing, singing
and writing. She loves
biryani (don‟t we all?) and
feels that being a
vegetarian cuts down her
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, don‟t
worry, we‟ll 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 he‟s 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 can‟t
live without his laptop,
phone or internet
connection. He hates
bananas and likes the
delegate of Israel (we
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 .
“He likes sleeping, but hates when
delegates sleep!”
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We finally managed to
get a hold of the ever-
busy 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, I‟m 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,
Interview with the Sec Gen By Nina and Megan
topics etc. Of course, it‟s
kind of hard being the
Sec Gen. I get credit for
the good things that
happen, so that‟s great,
but I can also get blamed
for the bad things.
Q: What do you like
best about CHEMUN?
A: um....It‟s 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
I‟m 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 can‟t
remember. But I can tell
you that when I make
speeches, I don‟t get
nervous…but 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
“Basically just eat,
breathe and live
CHEMUN.”
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he chair got so bo
Photo Page: Welcome to CHEMUN
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Would you like me to sing you a lullaby?? Trust me I am so good at singing that people
cry when I sing because it is so good.
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CHEMUN 5 has begun! To
start off the morning we
talked to all the new
delegates about their
committees, their
experiences and what they
thought of CHEMUN.
First we talked to Anjali,
from AISC, delegate of
Finland ECOSOC. She was
feeling excited about
CHEMUN, but at the same
time nervous. This is her
first MUN experience, and
she hopes to become a chair
next year and maybe a
Deputy Secretary General
by her senior year. Well, we
hope that her dreams will
come true!
Then we talked to Pavan
from Vidyashilp and
delegate of Spain DISEC,
who is excited about
CHEMUN. He has had
other MUN experiences in
his school, but they are
completely different to
CHEMUN. He hopes to
have a good time, and learn
new things, and definitely
wants to do CHEMUN next
year. We‟ll be pleased to
see you next year Pavan!
Riya and Chaitra are from
AISC and are both from the
general assemblies. They have
never done MUN before, but
hope to have fun. Chaitra
would like to do CHEMUN
again next year, but Riya
wasn‟t sure. We‟re sure you
guys will have a lot of fun!
We then talked to Kavitha,
delegate of Nicaragua,
ECOSOC who was nervous,
but also excited about
CHEMUN. She likes AISC
very much, and hasn‟t made
any new friends yet, but she
hopes to. This is her first
MUN experience, so she
hopes this will help her
become more confident at
speaking and she wants to do
CHEMUN again next year.
We‟re sure your speaking
confidence will improve
Kavitha!
Rukhmitha is an EC of
Senegal. She was nervous,
excited and ready for
CHEMUN to start. She has
made friends from last year
and can‟t wait to catch up with
them. She has had experience
in Bangalore but thinks
CHEMUN is much better.
Rukhmitha hopes to
participate and speak a lot
during CHEMUN 2011 and
will surely be back in 2012!
Mariah is very excited and
ready for CHEMUN to begin!
She is a delegate for Lithuania
and is from SP, women rights.
This is her 6th
MUN and
thinks that CHEMUN is just
as good and she hopes to
make a lot of new friends.
This year at CHEMUN she
wishes to debate a lot and
meet new people. We‟re sure
you‟ll make alot of new
friends Maraiah!
Sanjuktha from Mallya Aditi
International School in
Bangalore was very nervous
this morning but very excited.
She likes the atmosphere, and
AISC. She is the delegate of
Ghana, in the general
assembly. She‟s already made
some new friends, including
Saumya, of AISC, Chair of
the Special Committee. This
is her very first MUN
experience, and she hopes to
get more confident and get
exposure to new experiences.
Sanjuktha also hopes to be a
part of CHEMUN next year!
We‟ll be happy to see you
again next year Sanjuktha!
Interview with New Delegates By Nina Vasu and Megan Griffiths
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Article about Ms. McIntyre By Varun Venkatraman
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
school‟s MUN program, the only girls I‟ve spoken to are my Secretary-General and several
of my fellow delegates! It‟s 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! don‟t 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 I‟m 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, it‟s 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
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.
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
year‟s study at the National
War College in 2006.
In 2005, she was awarded the
State Department‟s Leamon R.
Hunt Award for Management
Excellence. She finally pursued
her Foreign Service carrier by
joining the U.S. Department of
State in 1992 and became a
career member of the Senior
Foreign Service in 2009.
Today we didn‟t 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
reestablishment of state since
they were going through a
revolution. She told us the
issues that not only women
and children (our topic for
this year) but also minorities
face every day in the
countries in which she has
worked. These topics are
reflected by her astonishing
work experience and
achievements.
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What Kind of Delegate Are You by Samvitha Ram
Now that you’re finally here at CHEMUN, I’m sure you’re 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 “isn‟t 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. It‟s tiny, but awesome.”
d. “ummm… uhh… I guess it‟s 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 you‟ve 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 it‟ll be quiet for some more time, so that you can get your beauty
sleep before social night.
4. The time you‟ve 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
you‟re just super tired.
If you picked mostly A‟s…
You are the serious delegate. You love MUN‟s and actively participate in the debate. You know all the
rules, and you‟re 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 B‟s…
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 C‟s…
You are the funny delegate. Of course you know what you‟re 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 D‟s…
You are the sleeping delegate. You are so tired and uninvolved that it‟s actually kind of a miracle that
you‟re reading this at all.
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Every year we pick up the funniest, most irrelevant notes and only a select few make it to
this exclusive list.
Notes of the Day- By Arnav Malhotra and Ash Kumar
Long time no see!
Artist, damn you got skiiiills!
Translation please?
How to get your resolution
passed.