by Kaitlyn Saldanha | Jun 19, 2020 | MUN Articles, Profile
Secretary-General of DartMUN XV Mila Escajadillo began her Model UN career 10 years ago as a middle school delegate. As a student at Dartmouth College, Escajadillo joined the staff of Dartmouth Model United Nations (DartMUN) her Freshman year, and has remained engaged...
by Ryan Moorhead | Apr 3, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Speech delivery is the single most important way to distinguish yourself as a competitive delegate to fellow committee members as well as the chair simultaneously. When it comes to speeches in Model UN, a balance of substantivity and delivery is critical to the...
by Olivia Fratangelo | Mar 31, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
The trope of the notorious so-called “power delegate” is tainted with a decidedly negative connotation in the Model UN community: these delegates are widely disliked for being overly cutthroat and for prioritizing personal gain over the greater productivity of...
by Khadija Sow | Feb 28, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
The flurried chaos of the first unmoderated caucus. Can you pinpoint the delegates already asserting dominance? Beyond delivering speeches during moderated caucuses and speaking up during unmoderated caucuses, what are quantifiable ways to sway the social...
by Maheen Safian | Feb 24, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
The sport of Model United Nations in the present day has far strayed from the activity it once was upon inception in the early 1900s, originally accessible only to elite preparatory educational institutions. Strictly adhering to traditional committee formats, such as...