by Kaitlyn Saldanha | Aug 21, 2020 | MUN Articles, Profile
Rutgers Model United Nations (RUMUN) is among the largest and most established conferences in the New York-New Jersey Model UN circuit. Hosted by students from Rutgers University of New Jersey, this conference sets itself apart from its counterparts as it is not...
by Holden Lamberson | Apr 27, 2020 | Editorial, MUN Articles
So, a Model UN conference approaches, and you are given a topic or two and a position. It is time to develop your plan of attack to give you the definitive edge over the other delegates in the room. From the moment you begin your solution set, the most comfortable...
by Andy Han | Mar 18, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
A conference weekend of rigorous debate, academic strain, and late nights finally surpasses as closing ceremonies roll around; you sit in the audience, anxiously sitting on the edge of your seat. You know you did well this weekend: you led the room, you were...
by Natalie Melms | Mar 16, 2020 | Editorial, MUN Articles
To prepare for a Model UN conference, a delegate will research a topic for weeks, write comprehensive papers on the issues, and synthesize creative global solutions. In addition to this, the delegate will argue for his or her research and debate the finer points of...
by Kaitlyn Saldanha | Feb 29, 2020 | Editorial, MUN Articles
The most painful aspect of competitive Model UN is the intense and unavoidable subjectivity of the awards decision process. Ultimately, every conference and chair is different, and the tiny details which collectively determine a chair’s perception of each...