by AlexNehrbass | Jun 11, 2015 | Editorial, MUN Articles
The team that won the Outstanding Small Delegation award at the 2015 Cornell Model UN Conference was not one of the regular giants on the circuit. They did not practice five hours per week or have the same resources or support as delegations like Dalton Academy or...
by AlexNehrbass | May 27, 2015 | Editorial, MUN Articles
High School Model UN Conferences and Resolution Writing Are About More Than Becoming Best Delegate Throughout my years of attending high school Model UN conferences and summer camps, I have heard much talk of the “overly-competitive,” and...
by AlexNehrbass | May 19, 2015 | Editorial, MUN Articles
Model UN Conferences Shouldn’t Give the Best Country Assignments to the Best Delegations Conferences should not assign prominent countries to the best delegations. Instead, they should try to give improving delegations opportunities to represent prominent...
by AlexNehrbass | May 6, 2015 | Editorial, MUN Articles
Among the many motions that exist in Model United Nations, perhaps the least popular is the motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair. I can think of quite a few times that a Chair’s decision left me exasperated, yet never did I once raise my placard to attempt an...
by AlexNehrbass | Apr 25, 2015 | Editorial, MUN Articles
The following article was submitted by Alexander Nehrbass, Co-President of the Lexington High School (MA) Model United Nations club, after reading our “Building a Winning Program” series. Alex and the Lexington High School Vice President, Vyoma, will be...