The Seoulite Volume 13 Issue 3 by The Seoulite

2 STAFF

STAFF PAGE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF- JAIMI KIM & STACY YUN LAYOUT JAY CHUNG EUGENE KIM JASMINE PARK CARTOONISTS DANIEL LEE JEANNE HAN

REPORTERS JOHN KIM SANGWON KIM BONA KOO JESSI KOO ELIZABETH SONG HELEN SONG MILTON YOON JONATHAN YUN

GRAPHICS AMY CHOI SEAN KIM LINDA PARK EUNA SUN WINSTON YOO

LAYOUT EDITOR- ELISA HAN GRAPHICS EDITOR- STEPHANIE SONG MANAGING EDITOR- KRISTINE OAK ASSISTANT EDITOR- EUNICE LEE

ADVISOR MS. CAROLYN BROWN

The Six-Party Talks committe article in yesterday’s issue was wrongly attributed to Sangwon Kim. It was actually written by Helen Song. We stand corrected.

COLUMNS

By EUNICE LEE When historians first discovered the Babylonian law code—the Code of Hammurabi, which dates back to 1760 BCE—they associated it with the principle of retaliation, better known as the principle of “an eye for an eye”. For instance, if an individual named Balthasar murdered Abednago’s daughter, Abednago had the right to murder Balthasar’s—as long as Balthasar and Abednago were members of the same social class, of course. Centuries later, Mahatma Gandhi—who today is still considered to be one of the most accomplished pioneers of nonviolent protest—completely undermined King Hammurabi, asserting that “an eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind”. So who is more correct, the king of one of the greatest ancient civilizations in

By ELIZABETH SONG

human history, or the former leader of the modern day’s movement for peace? While this is not to say that Hammurabi’s Code was too radical with its measures of punishment to be effective (you have to give him credit, he did create one of the earliest legislative codes in human history), vengeance does not resolve crises, especially in a world where countries now threaten to use nuclear missiles on each other. Our grandparents weren’t wrong when they said that two wrongs don’t make a right; revenge only leads to continued rifts between two enmities. Consider Hitler’s decision to bomb London civilians during World War II to avenge Britain’s bombing mission in Berlin. Although Hitler disrupted social stability in London, Britain eventually retaliated in the Battle of Britain, and the

two regimes continued to fight until Germany was forced to surrender in 1945. At the end of the day, the war cost millions of lives and led to hostilities between nations that intensified during the Cold War. Or consider Voldemort’s attempts to gain revenge on the Wizarding World for his childhood hardships in Harry Potter: he not only had to go through the pains of dividing his soul into seven, but was killed, and left behind a mass of traumatized witches and wizards. You don’t jump off a cliff because your friend jumps off a cliff. So you don’t take your friend’s eye because he ripped your eyeballs out of their sockets. Gandhi really meant it when he said “an eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”

THE PRESIDENT OF THE GA

Jenn Kim, President of the General Assembly (GA), shares her likes and dislikes about MUN. 1. What is your MUN pet peeve? As a chair, my pet peeve is delegates who don’t pay attention, fall asleep or don’t follow instructions. Another thing that really annoys me is when the microphone sometimes makes weird sounds that could really distract the entire conference. In addition, for our forum, we can’t read the placards of the delegates in the back because the light is shining on them, so it’s really hard to call on them. It’s really annoying, and I felt bad for them since we had to call them by how they were dressed, not by their names.

2. What do you like most about MUN? This year has been my favorite year because I got to choose the issues. I was interested in issue 1, and it was surprising to find out that our key speaker’s entire committee was related to the ICT and spreading computers to underdeveloped countries. It was a positive coincidence. It’s also great to see students from different schools and get to know each

other. MUN is a social event where you meet new people and make new experiences. 3. What do you not like about MUN? I don’t like waking up at five to get here but it’s part of the chair’s role for MUN. I really don’t like it when some of the resolutions lack a lot of content because it gets hard to debate those resolutions. 4. I don’t like it when my delegates… Sleep. During lobbying, a few of my delegates went outside to the couch to sleep. It was embarrassing and frustrating for me. I understand that lobbying can be a tiring process, but it was disrespectful. 5. I like it when my delegates… Send me notes, asking me to clarify things about their resolutions. It shows they are interested in debate and want to know more, and I’m glad that I can help.

4 POINT of INTEREST

SEOMUN

takes place in unfamiliar venue

By ELIZABETH SONG

SEOMUN has always been at the Coex Convention Center, but because of the G20 Summit, the location of the conference has moved to Sungkyunkwan University this year, creating both advantages and disadvantages for delegates. The modification posed difficulties for delegates whose houses were far from the university. “I live in Bundang so it takes a long time to get here,”

said Michelle Lee, delegate of Australia. “We rode the subway and taxi but the taxi driver didn’t know where to go so we had a lot of trouble getting here.” However, for Amy Lee, advisor of IAED, the shift was not uncomfortable at all. “I think Sungkyunkwan University is nearer because my school is near Myongdong,” said Amy. “I like here better because there are desks

IN THE

and it is more organized.” Another problem that delegates encountered as a result of the change in location was finding their respective rooms. “The walk up the hill was kind of hard,” said Tommy Hu, delegate of France. “There were two hallways and the floors were really confusing. Walking all over the place to find my room was really tiring.” Despite the inconveniences

DELEGATES’ HEADS By STACY YUN AND JEANNE HAN

By JEANNE HAN

Sungkyunkwan University brought about, the new venue was more appropriate for hosting SEOMUN. “Sunkyunkwan University has an academic atmosphere,” said Sa-bin Hong. “Compared to COEX that is filled with places to play, Sungkyunkwan University seems more like a place to study because there are students and professors everywhere.”

POINT of INTEREST

stretch your

stress away By john kim

Debating, listening, or even sitting

can be an arduous task. If one keeps sitting for a long period of time, it is likely

that one will have stiff muscles.

These simple stretches will help you relax while you prepare your

killer speeches. By stephanie song

By stephanie song

updated mun glossary

Chair: A piece of furniture Secretariat: A coalition Placard: you sit on. Come on, you saw this one coming...

Lobbying:

Taking a coffee break in the lobby of the building.

If raised higher, will start glowing neon green. Or so you hope.

of office secretaries.

Co-submitters: leading squad.

Cheer-

Position Paper: Otherwise known as No Sleep Tonight.

Advisor: Someone whose presence signifies that you should start making some speeches.

Floor: Stage.

Follow-up:

A way to make up for having been embarrassed.

6 COMMITTEE

Debate on whaling continues despite minor disruptions BY JONATHAN YUN

The distraction that the late placards caused was overpowered by the intensity of the debate on the issue of whaling in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Advocates of Japan and Australia questioned the ambassador of Japan. Christina Hahn, the ambassador of Japan from Six Party Talks (SPT), attempted to defend her nation by arguing that the accusations from Australia are unjust. “Japan feels that there is injustice coming from Australia as well as other western nations that are using negative propaganda to persuade the opinion of the public,” said Christina. “The international community is not against whaling, but rather a selective few of western nations are.” The ambassador of Japan explained that the delegates were biased in that

they had a stronger tendency to support Western media over Japanese [BLAH]. “Western media controlled by strong western states state that these whales are endangered,” said Christina. According to Christina, whaling is underrepresented in the international community because the western media emphasizes the “cuteness of whales”, thus creating a misleading image that hazes the issue on whaling. “For example, a short news [report from Australia] showed a baby whale being [harpooned], creating a misleading image that all [incidences of] Japanese whaling [are] inhumane,” said Christina. “In reality, Japanese whalers take caution to not attack baby whales and to keep whaling as humane as possible.” Although the delegates

By SEAN KIM

were engaged in proactive debate, the late placards interrupted the flow of the discussion at certain times. According to James Ham, Deputy Assistant President, the guards at this university would not let the buses in. Therefore, deliverers had to walk to each committee to hand them out. Despite the minimal disruption caused by the late

placards, the chair was able to appreciate the debate so far. “Both sides have presented witnesses with fruitful testimonies,” said Peter Park, registrar of ICJ. “Their cases deserve merit. However, only time and evidence will decide which side will win.”

ECOSOC delegates work cooperatively

By BONA KOO At exactly 9:00, delegates took their seats and exchanged nervous glances. With many delegates new to MUN, a sense of excitement was in the air. “Delegates, please take your seats. The debate will start at 9:22 sharp, and now I will roll call,” said Vivian Lee, the President Chair. The opening speeches started as soon as all of the delegates were present and voting. They wished each other good luck before the debate went into action. “The delegate of Argentina wishes to have a memorable conference and strongly urges all member nations to openly share information and find solutions,” said Dongyeong Kim, the delegate of Argentina. Just before the debate began, the Chair announced to the delegates that appropriate attire must be worn. “To remind delegates, all boys must wear a tie with

their suits. Also, converse is not considered as proper attire,” said Vivian Lee, the President of the Chair. After that short interruption, they kicked off with the debate. The first issue they debated on was enhancing environmental supervision in regards to the trade liberalization and market integration in the Americas. To propose a resolution, the delegate of Iceland walked up to the podium. “Though the agenda states ‘market integration,’ the delegate of Iceland believes that sudden liberalization could bring more problems,” said Chris Kim, the delegate of Iceland. “Thus, safeguard measures along with political and environmental solutions will be proposed.” Shortly after the speech, Point of Information (POIs) followed. “Does the delegate of Iceland realize that the govern-

ment will be involved in this act of enhancing environmental supervision?” said Borim Yoon, the delegate of United Kingdom. In response to the delegate of United Kingdom’s POI, the delegate of Iceland replied and put his mouth to the microphone. “Yes, he does recognize that fact and will like to mention the fact that it is also mentioned in the resolution as well,” replied Chris. As ordered by the Chair in the be- By sean Kim “As to end the conference ginning, the debate lasted for 60 minutes, with for today, I wanted to give all delegates expressing more time for the delegate of their opinions and voices. Iceland because the debate was In the end, the resolution very heated and intense. Good failed to pass, but the Chair job everyone!” said Vivian complimented the delegate Lee, the ECOSOC president. of Iceland for his hard work.

COMMITTEE

al opposition

HR resolution faces gradU

By sangwon Kim There were oppositions within discussions about various issues in the Human Rights Council (HR). The committee was divided into three groups, discussing resolutions on three issues. The three main issues were about natural disasters,

BY STEPHANIE SONG

sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and poor education.

Many delegates were interested about natural disasters, yet had different viewpoints on how to approach the problem. Kevin Chun, delegate of the Bahamas, was occupied into preparing susceptible countries by improving necessary facilities. “We need to educate the young and improve the schools, so when disasters do strike, people will not panic and be conscious of the situation,” said Kevin. On the other hand, another delegate believed that communication between developed countries and developing countries was essential into lessening the damage of these storms. “So basically developed nations can easily receive information from satellites and such, and they can cheaply, quickly send information to the countries in danger,” said Eugene Nam, del-

egate of the United Kingdom. Concerning the issue of STDs, half of the delegates looked positively at organizing a new organization comprised of UN members that would help patients with STDs. “This program is like an organization that helps people who can’t afford such medication to treat their STDs. It’s sort of like a donation process,” said Jenny Kwon, delegate of Namibia. Yea Young Koh, delegate of Liechtenstein, believed that rather than forming another organization, the patients should depend on NGOs that are already existent, and cooperate. “The process would be funding NGOs and hospitals to distribute aid to the most urgent areas first,” said Yea. The last issue centered on how education was not prevalent in many developing countries, and delegates

had unique ideas on how to approach the problem. “With the formation of a UN organization called ‘UNISTUDY’ to further help the education in these countries by funding and development,” said Jessie Headrick, delegate of the Republic of Korea. On the other hand, Tobie Kim, the delegate of Brazil, focused on enforcing nonviolence within schools to make them safer, and make it a better learning environment. “First of all, Afghanistan amended a law in which any kids over the age 18 cannot touch weapons, and so prohibition within schools with no weapons within schools will be crucial to nonviolence” said Tobie. Although delegates had different methods of approaching the subject, they had the common goal of searching for the best solution available.

Special Conference zeroes in on first issue By MILTON YOON The Special Conference commenced its debate on the issue of instilling a long-term financial aid plan for disasterstricken nations with a resolution submitted by Kevin Han, the delegate of Peru. Co-submitted by 22 other delegates, the resolution attracted much support; many of the points of information directed towards Peru spoke for the resolution. “I believe this will work the best for it supports education, which informs them of what to do after being stricken by natural disasters in Operative Clause 6,” said Ayaka Nomura, delegate of Senegal, “Also, this resolution mentions that NGOs give financial services, which is what countries that experience natural disasters need, such as by planting trees.” Delegates from disasterstricken countries especially

By LINDA PARK

encouraged the committee to approve the resolution. “Because Djibouti has been stricken by serious draughts,” said Miho Tanaka, delegate of Djibouti, “this delegate believes that this resolution will help this country by Operative Clause 7, aid of long-term aid groups such as World Water Relief.” Nevertheless, some delegates presented concerns

about the resolution’s lack of conciseness and focus. For instance, Bowen Chin, the delegate of France, found Operative Clause 6 to be problematic, which stated “setting up long-term educational systems from children to adults.” “This clause relies too much on NGOs and education shouldn’t be a priority in aids for disasters,” said Bo-

wen. “This delegate believes that aids should be focused on shelters, food, and structures, and on the peoples’ needs.” The resolution of the delegate of Peru passed with an overflowing majority, 58 delegates voting for. “[I supported his] resolution because it covered all aspects of providing financial aid,” said Esther Yoon, delegate of Estonia. “Such as short term funding from MEDCS and longterm plans, such as education.” The fact that his resolution passed with an immense majority vote gave Kevin more reasons to celebrate his success. “I feel honored and proud that the overwhelming majority supported my resolution,” said Kevin. “This is my first main-submitted resolution and it passed; therefore I gained much confidence from this phenomenon.”

8 FOCUS

Tech team to the rescue By SANGWON KIM All around Sungkyunkwan University, delegates, chairs and advisors alike cried for access to the Internet. The Tech team was in a frenzy, rushing around the campus to respond to these calls. “To solve the internet problem for Mac users, we had to get the IP addresses of every Mac,” said Jonathan Kim, CoPresident. “And even more, the Business building only had NESPOT connections, so we

needed to buy them a NESPOT ID, Since the internet around here was designed for Windows, there was a big problem as the operating systems of the computers were all different.” The tech team was the team responsible for all technologyrelated matters. Before the conference, the team had a number of tasks to accomplish for a smooth three days at both Korea International School and Sungkyunkwan University.

“Before the conference, we had many things to accomplish, such as designing banners, creating the official logo, and creating the website for SEOMUN 2010,” said Jonathan Kim, Co-President. During the conference, the Tech and Design Team was responsible for ensuring the mics were functioning in each room. Members also had to make sure that the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary Gen-

eral were not overloaded with work, and that the admin staff was doing their job properly. Although the tasks were tedious at times, the team tried to make most of their MUN experience, and felt that they had certain advantages over other delegates during the conference. “The best is that we don’t have to debate! There’s no researching involved with the tech team,” said Jonathan.

The cons By MILTON YOON Cell phones are a mustneed gadget for teenagers for communicating with their friends and family. Laptops are an extremely useful tool, especially for delegates who have to construct their resolutions. While both are helpful to delegates, the truth is that the electro-magnetic waves that such electronic products emit can be harmful to the body. The waves produced by cell phones may increase one’s chances of getting cancer. Swedish researchers have come out with an experimental result which states that there is

a 240 percent increased risk in malignant tumor on the side of the head where the phone is held. A study from the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that electromagnetic emissions can shorten the lifespan of humans. Waves from laptops, on the other hand, have a slightly different effect on human health. Because people usually rest their laptops on their laps, the electromagnetic waves might lead to infertility or birth defects. Although not common, there is also the possibility of the electromagnetic waves

of electronic products causing premature cell division. This means that the cell could be divided before the DNA is correctly established, which would lead to mutation. Despite this long list of harmful effects, some delegates still believe that the value of cell-phones and laptops outweighs them. “Technology is important to [delegates] because they need to research and edit their resolutions when merging,” said Yerin Kim, delegate of Finland for the Special Conference (SPC). “Even if there are actually negative effects,

FOCUS

to us, using laptops for our work is far more important.” Across the globe, more and more health professionals as well as regular people are starting to be concerned in this issue. Some manufacturers have even started to make products that prevent the electromagnetic waves’ negative effect on people. One example is a laptop pad, which people can place below the laptop to prevent direct contact that will reduce the amount of electromagnetic waves that reach the body.

A TYPICAL MUN CONVO By BONA KOO

**The Republic of Korea has entered the chat** **USA has entered the chat**

{

Republic of Korea: Hi delegate of USA! USA: Hi delegate of R.O.K :D USA: I never knew anyone would be online during the conferences! Shame on you! Republic of Korea: Well you are too! (: USA: Anyways, how are the G20 preparations going? Republic of Korea: Oh, they’re going well (: USA: I heard it’s going to be held at Coex. Republic of Korea: Yup, it is! Republic of Korea: SEOMUN is supposed to be held at Coex, but because of G20 conferences, it had to move to SKK University. USA: Oh. What do MUN people think about that? Republic of Korea: Some like SKK University better because it’s closer, but some like Coex because it’s closer. I guess it evens out for everyone! USA: BTW, good luck on your opening speech (: Republic of Korea: You too!!! I’m so nervous though :S USA: I’m kind of scared of the Chair XD Republic of Korea: same here! Hope I don’t get caught by the admin staff. Aren’t we supposed to be listening to others with their speeches? USA: Yeah, but I don’t understand anything they’re talking about haha. Republic of Korea: I think I g2g! Before I get caught by the admin staff. USA: kk cya (: I’ll pass a note to you. Republic of Korea: OK! TTYL! **The Republic of Korea has left the chat** **USA has left the chat**`

10 COMMITTEE

Security Council stands

d i v i d e d by jessi koo Debate in the Security Council (SC) commenced with the delegates going over the resolution clause-by-clause, beginning with the reform of the SC with special emphasis on the admission of new permanent members. Throughout the debate, some problems arose in terms of a lack of participation, conflicting opinions, and vagueness. Regarding operative clause 1 on supernatural unions, Leon Jun, delegate of USA, went up to the podium to state his outlook on the clause. “Some may ask, ‘why can’t we simply add more non-permanent or permanent members?’ The problem is not that simple,” said Leon. “Nations in close proximity may still have great deal of diversity in their opinions. Supernatural unions such as the African union

should be represented in the SC instead of adding all these different nations because they can represent the region as a whole.” While the Deputy Assistant President, Sanhyun Park, asked for any points of information in the house, delegates did not volunteer to speak. “The chair encourages the delegates to make some inquiries on the speech and to participate in the debate. The chair will randomly pick on delegates.” The chair not only appointed delegates to speak, but also encouraged an open debate in which delegates could speak for or against a delegate’s stance on a clause. Despite the lack of participation for clause 1, operative clause 2 brought forth a heated debate in which the countries argued over the

addition of five non- BY EUNA SUN information in order for it to permanent members be passed. to the SC. On the other hand, the Angie Lee, delegate of China, went against the delegate of delegate of the United States the United States’ stance of be- strongly opposed the clause and pointed out sub-clauses ing in favor of the clause. “Although the delegate of that addressed the details and China believes and agrees with problems to the resolution althe overall idea of this clause, ready. He also threatened to the delegate believes that this use a veto against the resoluclause is very vague in terms of tion which led to the P5 nathe process of selecting mem- tions meeting separately and bers,” said Angie. “Who is go- debating on the issue. “How can a key idea pass ing to be selected and what are the standards of selecting these without details?” asked Angie new members? The delegate during the P5 moderated caubelieves that the clause needs cus. Even among the P5 nations, to be amended before it can be the problem seemed to revolve passed.” The delegates of France and around the ambiguity of the the Russian Federation were clause in the resolution. Noneon the same page as the del- theless, at the end of the debate egate of China. They agreed on operative clause 2, three that clause 2 was too vague delegates voted against the and needed more details and clause; thus, it failed to pass.

GA resolution receives high

By JOHN KIM

By AMY CHOI

The first resolution that was debated in the General Assembly (GA) argued for the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in lesser economically developed countries that need technology to relieve them from their rural state. “It’s the end of poverty,” said Dayae Jeong, the delegate of Australia and the mainsubmitter of the resolution. “ICT is a tool, not a solution.”

Many delegates fully supported the resolution. John Kim, the delegate of China, is one of the delegates that stuck with the resolution all the way, and understood that although the resolution may not be perfect, it is the best one so far. “The resolution will bring peace and prosperity to the nations. The delegate supports the whole resolution,” said John. Michelle Lee, the delegate of the Democratic People’s Republic of Laos commended the resolution. “[The delegate] would like to enthusiastically support this resolution [since] 27% of the nation is under poverty,” said Michelle. Finally, Christine Kim, the delegate of Bangladesh, sponsored the resolution with high enthusiasm and supported it

h omag e

until the end. “[The delegate] would like to applaud the delegate of Australia for their resolution,” said Christine. The supporters of the resolution still had to field many questions that other delegates raised, such as whether ICTs should be a first priority when lesser developed countries are also afflicted with the lack of clean water, unstable economies, and outdated technology. As each question rose, the resolution started to lose support. The delegate of Australia reminded the committee that “ICTs are for countries that have already dealt with those problems.” When the resolution was at its lowest point, an unexpected speaker came on the floor. The keynote speaker of the opening ceremony, Dr. Paul Jhin,

introduced himself to the floor. Dr. Jhin is the CEO of the ICT Corporation (ICTC) and a sponsor to United Nations. He was amazed by the speeches made and “felt like [he was] back at the U.N.” “I would like to commend the delegate of Australia and its co-sponsors who sponsored the resolution” said Dr. Jhin. “The very resolution you are discussing, you are exactly doing what the U.N is discussing. The hunger problems, water problems […] would be enhanced by ICTs.” After the speech, the delegates broke into applause and the resolution was back on its track again, if not more supported than before. The delegate of Australia’s resolution was the most resilient one thus far.

ROK and DPRK reach a on Cheonan incident

COMMITTEE

consensus BY HELEN SONG After the devastating sinking of the Cheonanham earlier in the year, South Korea (ROK) conducted an investigation and proclaimed North Korea (DPRK) as the criminal. However, in this year’s Six Party Talks (SPT), the delegates decided to find a way to truly discover the cause behind the Cheonan incident and attempt to ease relations between the two Koreas. This is the third issue of the SPT, the members of which are now reaching a consesus in regards to the recent Cheonan sinking. All of the countries’ opinions collided as different countries proposed their stances on the incident. “It was very intense, as it was a confrontation between ROK and DPRK,” said Josh Kim, delegate of ROK. “Also, China and Russia were supporting DPRK

while USA was supporting me, so there was some tension.” Despite the initial clashes, the countries were successfully

BY WINSTON YOO

able to come to agreement. They decided to let the most neutral and technolgically advanced country among them, Japan, conduct the investigation and make an official report by the end of the year. “Japan wants to be involved in this issue and not just sit

and do nothing,” said Yubin Huh, the delegate of Japan. “Japan’s stance is neutral on this issue and we will be unbi-

ased during the investigation.” DPRK also decided to cooperate under the conditions that ROK apologizes for falsely accusing them of sinking the Cheonanham and ruining their global reputation as a result. ROK agreed to apologize to some degree for causing confu-

sion and making assumptions. DPRK also demanded reparations, such as rice or money, from ROK as ROK’s false accusations damaged DPRK’s economy and made them suffer severely as a result. The delegates decided to create a policy where ROK provides DPRK with aid, but to a lesser extent than the former Sunshine Policy. “Because of ROK’s accusations, DPRK’s economy fell, and they should make up for the loss,” said Sarah Bock, DPRK. “We want the Sunshine Policy to begin again as we have been suffering severe food shortage during the year without it.” Despite differences in stances, the countries were able to find middle ground that they all agreed on and helped ROK and DPRK work together. ROK and USA put their intial positions aside, which was that DPRK was fully responsible for the Cheonan incident, and gave DPRK a fair opportunity to present their positions as well.

Active lobbying in AP leads to effective merging By Elizabeth Song

Although advisors and delegates at first were less willing to speak up, they became more active as they discussed the issues. The three issues the Advisory Panel (AP) debated were minimizing energy consumption in coordination with expanding energy supply, ameliorating energy poverty in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) and promoting the further development of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Michelle Lee, delegate of Australia, was the second to step up to the podium and offer her stance on the issue of combating energy poverty in LEDCs. Michelle called for microfinance, which involves inputting an electric grid system that can store energy by asking private companies to invest in nations with a lot of potential energy sources. Michelle also encouraged

donors to sponsor small amounts of money to individual families in LEDCs. The family would get the money as a whole and use it for their businesses. After it gains some profit, it would then give back the loans to the donors. “[This loaning system] is efficient as it allows families to get by amy choi subsidies and incentives.” technology to benefit them However, Janey Lee, without having [MEDCs supdelegate of USA, opporting them], which is always posed Michelle’s proposal. a good thing,” said Michelle. “[The resolution] assumes Jenny Jang, advisor that solar panels and clear enerof the European Union gy can be distributed to house(EU), voiced her support holds on a large scale through for Michelle’s resolution. the support of microfinance,” “[The resolution] adsaid Janey, “But if it was really dresses both small and largethis easy, all the houses in Seoul scale solutions to the probwould have already started uslem,” said Jenny. “It also has ing clean energy, seeing as they creative ideas and suggesare more financially stable.” tions that are regional and Another area of concern was practical, and it has proper

the exorbitant price of purchasing solar panels and wind mills. “Solar panels, as the previous advisor mentioned, as well as wind mills, are very expensive,” said Soyon Jun, advisor of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). “There is a lack of incentives for private companies to invest their money.” With 18 votes for, four against and five abstaining, the resolution passed. According to Heejae Choi, Deputy Assistant President of AP, the overall debate was productive and flowed well compared to the beginning. “The debate went well,” said Heejae. “At first, advisors hesitated to make speeches, but they participated more actively as time went.”

PHOTO COLLAGE

COLUMNS

SEARCH FOR SEAN

By LINDA PARK

By KRISTINE OAK

TODAY’S FASHION TREND: 11/05/2010 As participants of SEOMUN continue their conferences, variations on formal wear become more diverse. Yesterday was the classic formal trend but today it seems like a twist was added to the classical. The formal trend for girls: dressy all the way  Simple colored one piece dress or tight skirts  For dresses, appropriate but slightly revealing: →Solid black but short, sleeveless, or slit in the back or front *Another major touch to this dressy look is the trench coat of beige color, or wool coats

By SEAN KIM

The formal trend for guys: Comfy in formal  Black or dark grey V neck sweater →Button down with the edges in color →Simple and solid blocked sweater  White collared shirt underneath the sweater  One colored narrow neck tie or the top two buttons of the white shirt unbuttoned  Black formal shoes

As the debate progresses into the second day of SEOMUN, delegates focus more on their debate but also their styles. It seems like the dressy look for girls and comfy look for guys are in today.

Show other delegates your passion for fashion. Will you be IN? or will you be OUT?

CARTOONS

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ILLUSTRATED jeanne han

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