Volume XWIII, Issue 24
Educating Women To Excel
May 3,2006
Model UN Class Travels to NYC for
National Model UN Conference
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Emelia Dunston
Staff Writer
For those who may not
know, some Meredith stu
dents have been making a
name for themselves at the
United Nations. Recently
students from the Model UN
class, along with their on
site advisor, Dr. Gregory Vi-
tarbo, traveled to New York
City for the National Model
United Nations Conference.
The students were able to at
tend the conference this year
thanks to the generosity of
President Maureen Hartford.
According to Dr. Vitarbo, the
Model UN class is offered
by the Department of His
tory & Political Science usu
ally once every two years.
Interested students in and
outside the class also main
tain a Model United Nations
club, which engages in fimd-
raising, campus program
ming, and planning. The
students who attended the
conference were Emily Col
lins, Meredith Taylor, Les-
Jaclde Bullock
Staff Writer
Two suicide bombers
struck outside the main base
of the Multinational Forces
and Observers, located near
the Gaza border in the Sinai
Peninsula on Wednesday,
April 26, 2006. The two
bombers were the only ca
sualties. The multinational
peacekeeping base is located
about three miles south of
the Rafah border crossing to
the Gaza in northern Sinai.
An Associated Press report
lie Harris, Courtney Crute,
Rose Wilson, Tara Mitchell,
Erica Oakley, Jackie Neus-
tel, Kelly Johnson, Amanda
Weaver, Angenette Bums,
and Jessica Coates.
The five day conference
was held April 11th through
the 15th. This year’s trip
to New York was their first
visit to the National Model
United Nations Conference,
which drew delegations not
only from colleges around
the country but also from
Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin
America, and the Middle
East. Meredith was chosen
to represent an inter-govem-
mental organization, the In
terparliamentary Union, an
umbrella oi^anization rep
resenting over 70 countries
around the world that use a
parliamentary form of gov
ernment. The students from
Meredith delegation (12 in
all) were assigned to repre
sent the IPU on the various
committees that conduct the
work of the UN. They pre
pared position papers on a
stated that the first bomb ex
ploded around 11:00 a.m.
and targeted a Multinational
Forces and Observers ve
hicle in which peacekeeping
personnel and Egyptian of
ficials were riding; none of
the occupants were injured.
The second bomb exploded
around 11:35 a.m. near a
police vehicle at another lo
cation in the same area. No
injuries were reported in that
incident. This is the second
attack on the Multinational
Forces and Observers in less
than a year. In August 2005,
variety of real global issues,
debated and discussed with
other delegates, and helped
prepare and draft resolutions.
Ten students represented the
IPU, while the other two stu
dents were chosen to repre
sent the nation of Greece on a
mock Security Council; they
too debated pressing global
issues and drafted resolu
tions, and also participated
in a “crisis” simulation.
Erica Oakley, who repre
sented the Inter Parliamen
tary Union in the Economic
Commission for Africa
committee, stated “This trip
was very rewarding in the
fact that I was able to work
with such a diverse group of
people on such an incredibly
important topic. I imagine it
was much like the real UN -
when time was running out,
we were all scrambling to
finish resolutions in a man
ner that would be beneficial
for everyone in Africa. I
would love to do it again and
would encourage anyone
a roadside bomb exploded
near a vehicle belonging to
peacekeepers, injuring two
Canadians. The peacekeep
ers have been stationed in
the region since 1982 and
monitor the 1979 peace frea-
ty between Egypt and Israel.
Ten countries make up the
force—the United States,
Canada, Australia, Colom
bia, Fiji, France, Hungary,
Italy, New Zealand, and Uru
guay. Norway also provides
the force with three officers
but it is not a member.
The Wednesday bombing
ily Collins, President of the
Model UN Club, expressed
the same sentiments. “All in
all, the conference was a lot
of fun. It was a new experi
ence for everyone and gave
us a new perspective of how
the UN really works,” she
replied. The group’s on-site
advisor. Dr. Vitarbo, said
“All of OUT students did a
truly outstanding job in pre
paring for and participating
in the Conference; they were
responsible, professional,
and hard-working. In my
role as faculty adviser, I was
there to chaperone, aid, and
assist students in any way I
could, but they really did not
need me. It was a great expe
rience and a testament to our
students and the Model UN
class and club.”
The students enjoyed their
trip and were able to receive
an eye opening experience.
Hopefully, they will be able
to use what they learned and
improve for next year’s con
ference.
occurred just two days after
a triple bombing on Monday,
April 24, 2006 at a beach re
sort in Dahab, Egypt, which
resulted in multiple injuries
and deaths. In that incident,
the first bomb exploded out
side a restaurant; the second
exploded outside a super
market and a jewelry store;
the third bomb exploded
at the entrance of a bridge.
The U.S. State Department
reported four Americans
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else to at least try it.” Em-
Suicide Bombers Target Egypt