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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.