by Sophia Alicea | Dec 27, 2021 | Community, Feature Article, MUN Articles
Sexism in Model UN is inevitable. You will be talked over, challenged your legitimacy, and pitted against other women as a woman. The term “bossy” describes any woman who attempts to lead and take charge. It’s an aggravating situation that can make...
by Steven Boehm | Dec 9, 2019 | MUN Articles, Strategy
The archetypal power delegate: loud, aggressive, and ‘snakey.’ The so-called “power delegate” is the bane of most delegates’ existence; and, the tendency is to cower at the mere sight of one, costing you gavels as a result. The elusive power delegate,...
by Brian Johnson | Nov 3, 2019 | Editorial, MUN Articles
The first unmoderated caucus of the committee: a battlefield is more hectic. Chairs creak as delegates bolt every which way, murmurs turn into thunderous shouts for delegates to go to one corner or the other. If you manage to survive the initial uproar, you’ll likely...
by Benjamin Knight | Oct 28, 2019 | Feature Article, MUN Articles
In Model UN, we pay so much attention to the individualized details: how to research, speak, or even dress, in order to be most effective. What is noticed less, though, is the intersection of these things: the ways in which we pull all of these things together. In my...
by Rizwan Kazi | Sep 11, 2019 | Community, MUN Articles
Whether you are a freshman trying to branch out into as many clubs as possible, or a senior frantically trying to flush out a college application at the last possible minute, you have landed on this article likely because you are new to Model United Nations. Students...