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October 23, 2011

Issue No2

CHEMUN 2011

Welcome back to the

CHEMUN Chatter. Forthose of you who were

not able to get your

hands on a copy of

yesterdays edition, donot fear, we will be

putting up versions on

both the CHEMUNwebsite and its Facebook

page. Hopefully then all

of you will be able toenjoy the newspaper

now, as well as later.

Things went really well

on Friday, and Im verypleased that things have

gone even better today!

But to my great dismay,

as I walked around there

Letter from the EditorBy Shweta Patwardhan

Contents:

Letter from the Editor! ---------- 1

Save the Notepasser ----------- 1

Favorite CHEMUN ------------ -- 2

Karna Prayag -------------------- 3

Best Shoes ----------------------- 3

Photo Page----------------------- 4

Highlights of the Day------------5

Women and Children-----------6

Girl with the Blue Scarf---------6

Comic Strip------------------------7

Notes of the Day-----------------8

were no cookies left for

me to snag on my way toeach committee.

However, you all soon

made up for that- Ive

seen good debate in eachcommittee and some

fantastic resolutions

passed. I was fortunateenough to chair Security

Council for about 10

minutes, and I must say,I have never seen it thisharmonious. Clause after

clause was passed,congratulations! SPC,

GA, DISEC, ECOSOC,

and EC have been

wonderful too.

Save the NotepasserBy Isaiah Nutter

EditorShweta Patwardhan

Deputy EditorSamvitha Ram

JournalistsArnav Malhotra, Pinar Dumlu,Sana Srinivasan, Varun

Venkatraman, Yad Mahen, AlexBennett, Nuri Na, Nina Vasu,Megan Griffiths, Ash Kumar,Mitali Chordia, Swetha

Rakhecha, Selin Harputlu.

In this world of

delegates, chairs, resolutions,

guys in poorly-fitted suits, apple

juice breaks, social nights,

committee acronyms, and

unnecessarily formal and

annoying MUN jargon, the

vitally important role of the note

passer is completely forgotten.

While these delegates debate

world issues such as corruption,

poverty, Iraq, womens rights,and the allocation of world

resources, this journalist

asks: What about the note

passer?

Yes, this breed of

MUN-goers is in a very

precarious position, and is

often over-looked as these

so-called important issues

are debated. These notepassers stand between 52and 61, 49-80 kg, and

hold an attention span of 8-

12 minutes. They can bespotted in their distinctive

black shirts, and can often

be found in their various

habitats: anywhere from

Coffee Day to the back of the

gym texting their friends,

MUN 4 8 hrs.. SAVE MEB4 I DIE.. :P lol c u 2nite.That is not to say the life of a

note passer is boring, but this

cry for help is one that shouldnot go unnoticed. Every 4

minutes, a note passer has amini break-down as he cannot

find the appropriate table. It is

a never-ending struggle of toomany notes to handle and

worn-out legs. And whatsworse? They dont even get

invited to social night. Yet,

Although there havebeen a good number

of sleepy delegates,they have been

balanced out by

eloquent and

passionate delegates-our favorite kind.

So I hope all of youhave been having agood time, but even if

you have not, Im sure

that will change comeSocial Night. Itsdefinitely looking to

be a memorable night

with great food, greatmusic, and of course,

great people.

there are no proposals on

this, no debate, no

resolutions. And delegates

are able to sleep well at

night? I say nay to this.Stand up. Speak out.

SAVE THE NOTE

PASSER.


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Favourite Fruit Shop

Drink

Favourite Type of

Shoes?

Heels

Flats

Favourite CHEMUN Pick Up Lines"Point of inquiry: Can I have

your number?"

I'll show mine if you show me

yours (resolution)

Call me a panellist, because I

approve of you.

The Security Council passed aresolution urging you and I to

be together

0

5

10

15

"oh, You're a chair?

Where are the tables?"

"Are you a chair? Be

careful so no one sits on

you."

"This resolution is like a

broken pencil, totally

pointless."

"Delegates, this

resolution is like a

clogged toilet, its full of

crap."

Favourite CHEMUN Jokes

Favorite CHEMUNBy Megan Griffiths and Nina Vasu


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Karna PrayagBy Samvitha Ram

Karna Prayag, a well-

known institution in

Chennai, gets its namefrom the character

Karna in the

Mahabharata. The storygoes that Karnas motherwas forced to abandon

him, and he was raisedby a simple charioteer. It

is said that through many

tests and trials, Karna

grew up to be respectedby both armies in the

Mahabharata. Similarly,

Karna Prayag is an

organization thatnurtures abandoned

infants and babies. They

work towards givingeach one of their

children an identity, by

providing it with all the

legal documentsnecessary for it to have a

proper education and

vocation. They alsoreach out to those

childless couples that

desperately want toadopt one of the childrenas their own. Growing a

little year by year, they

have now become one ofthe biggest adoption and

childcare centers in

Southern India. For more

information about KarnaPrayag we encourage

you to visit their web site

karnaprayag.org. TheAmerican International

School has a very special

connection to KarnaPrayag since a graduate

of the school was

adopted from this very

organization. So, the

CHEMUN team has

picked Karna Prayag as

the NGO it will lend itssupport to this year. It

will host many

fundraising activities,including its traditional T-shirt sale in support of

Karna Prayag, and will be

presenting the head of theorganization with a

cheque during the

opening ceremonies of

CHEMUN 2011.

Best ShoesBy Pinar Dumlu, Sana Srinivasan, Yad Mahen, Alex Bennett

Reach outto thosechildless

couples thatdesperately

want toadopt

CHEMUN: Just another excuse to show off your pumps. Could they be yours?


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Photo Page: Dazed and Confused


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he chair got so bo

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.

After yesterdays intense

lobbying, approvedresolutions were discussed

and amendments werediscussed in everycommittee. The General

Assembly started with all the

Delegates singing Happy

Birthday to their chair, WonJoon, who graciously bowed

before taking roll call. Then,

amendments were made to a

resolution about tacklingcorruption submitted by

Libya. Also, as the delegatesentered this morning, theywere slightly flustered

because all the placards had

been changed.In DISEC, all we noticed

was the delegate of

Bangladeshs pretty earrings

and Comoros cute fedora.Except for that, the session

was vaire dull. Sitting on the

front row, the delegate ofBrazil was all but sleeping.

We have to say, notes were

just flying around the

committee (and we even sawone delegate in jeans-

GASP).

SPC was, all in all, one ofthe most interesting sessions.

In a committee of around

50+ delegates, there were

barely 7 guys. The delegateof Finland seemed to be the

most participative, with her

enunciated speeches and everpresent smile. The Delegate

of Vietnam fell asleep, and

when the chair asked her tovoice her opinion about the

resolution, she replied, The

delegate urges all other

delegates to vote for theresolution if they like it.

Because she, personallywouldnt vote for it.In ECOSOC, most of the

Delegates at the back were

chewing gum (Yes, China and

Chile, we saw that!). TheChinese Delegate was literally

distributing his pack of

Wrigley. (Share some next

time, ok?) The Delegate ofMexico could barely keep her

eyes open through the session,but to be fair, the rest of thecommittee seemed quite

awake.

The Security Council is the

most vivid committee.Personally, we had the most

fun sitting there. Kudos! TheDelegates raised many Pointsof Order. The Delegates of

Brazil and China seemed to

argue about every miniscule

point. Amidst all the drama,the Delegates of Bosnia and

Germany seemed to catch up

on some sleep. Another

interesting thing that caughtour eye was the frantic hand

gestures of the Delegate ofUK. But the best part? Theyspent 20 minutes, discussing

ONE CLAUSE.

So to sum up, although itseemed like nothing much

was going on, and that there

were many people dazed and

confused, there was some

lively debate, and were surepeople are having a great

time.

The environment committee wasquite mundane. All we

understood was that they were

discussing fisheries!! Most of

the Delegates seemed to beyawning as they understood

nothing of what was being said.

The notes were mainly about

MUN (=no flirting ) becausethe lady chair asked them to. So,

good job to the Delegates that

listen to their chair.

Highlights of the DayBy Selin Harputlu, Mitali Chordia, Swetha Rakhecha

Vote forthis

resolution if

you like it


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Women and Children: The Double Dividend ofGender EqualityBy Shweta Patwardhan

Girl with the Blue Scarf

Dear GWTBS,Yesterday, I was so pumped up for debate and I was really excited for my resolution to be

discussed. But yesterday, my whole delegation and I went out after the conference, and now

I can barely keep my eyes open! Im just so tired, GWTBS. Besides, I feel like Im alsomissing out on all the fun interactions going on between the delegates in my committee

during the breaks that we have. What suggestions do you have for me? How can I be awake

and participate in the debate, while still being able to go out with the people from my schoolafter debate?

Sincerely, In Need of Some ZZZs

Dear In Need,

Oh my god! What a bad life you have. You get to debate all day and party all night? Oh, thehorror! Well, on a more serious note, I seriously dont understand why you are complaining.

If its only the tired-ness thats bumming you out, then I might have a few suggestions.First, try to come back at a reasonable hour, even if your MUN advisor has set a late curfew.

You can also try to NOT spend all your energy at parties Im not saying dont have fun,but maybe try to not dance like a crazy freak so much, and chill out with your friends over a

quiet dinner instead. Its not as boring and lame as it sounds, I promise. ;)

Loads of Love, GWTBS

that faces our world today,

without realizing that we

need to address other

underlying problem likegender inequality before we

can even think of tacklingsomething as complex asextensive poverty.

The word feminist is

now associated with beinguptight, pointlessly

aggressive, and single. But

why can it not be associated

with anyone who wants abetter world?

Men, women,

children, everyone canbenefit from gender

equality. Remember this

when you debate this

weekend.

Our theme this year

is Women and Children:The Double Dividend of

Gender Equality. Thethought behind this theme is

the idea that gender equalityand the well-being ofchildren go hand in hand;

gender equality produces a

double dividend as itbenefits both women and

children. As UNICEFsState of the Worlds

Children puts it generallyhealthy, educated and

empowered women have

healthy, educated andconfident daughters and

sons, all of whom then grow

to greatly contribute to their

families and countries.Gender equality is not only

morally right because it

affects 50% of the worlds

population; it is also

essential to human

progress and sustainabledevelopment. The theme is

related to several of the

Millennium Development

Goals (MDGs), such asgoals 3, 4, and 5- gender

equality, child health, and

maternal health. But inreality, gender equality

would also indirectly

contribute to the fulfillmentof other goals from poverty

reduction, universal

education, combating

HIV/AIDS, etc. Many

people write off womensrights as an overdone issue.

But the reality is that when

50% of the worldspopulation is being

mistreated, the problemnever goes away. In MUN

we talk about poverty, one

of the biggest issues


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Comic StripBy Sana Srinivasan and Pinar Dumlu


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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

Awwwww

Can YOU read it?

Bored your majesty?

Like father, like son.

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