The MUNipal MUNtage VOL 2

T HE

I NT ERNA TI ON AL

P RE SS:

Director :

Nishant

Sharma

Editors:

Pratham

Aarohi

Reporters:

Roshan

Vishakha

Animesh

Sharanya

Photographer:

Nazar

“The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. To a degree, people

read the press to inform themselves, and the better the teacher, the better the

student body.”

Working as the IP head is one hell of a job. A whole lot of people have a lot of

expectations from you, eagerly awaiting the newsletter, waiting to read what the

journalists have to say, what the photographers picked to click. So, everything you give

has to be perfect.

The motive here is to capture a large number of audiences. A lot of brains and efforts

have been put up into functioning to maintain the level of decency and to bring about

the great output.

Along with The MUNIPAL SPIRIT, the second edition of IRC had it all; Debate,

Diplomacy, Accusations, Lobbying, Crises, Amendments, Resolutions, everything an

MUN should have and a full on drama.

So delegates, hope you've had an enriching and amazing experience. If

we've offended you in any way, we are not at all sorry because that’s

what the I.P does ;) ~ NISHANT SHARMA

Good things come in small packages!

Fewer councils, lesser delegates and shorter duration. Yet IRC 2012 was better than its

predecessor. Although the last IRC was decent (NOT!), this one was simply better.

Who’s ever idea it was to scrap the disastrous HRC, in which most delegates wouldn’t speak

even if threatened with death, thank you. Also unlike last time, this time we had delegates

from colleges outside Manipal. But the thing that really made a difference was the fact that

the agendas were better (read: much much better). Thank you God! :’)

In the words of the mighty Russel Petters, “This is best bro!”

Thus, unlike last time, one could actually survive sitting in a council without questioning

his/her will to live!

PS – No, the IP has not been bribed!

MUNinteresting : SC, Day 2.

Considering how interesting the first day of SC was, the IP expected a lot from the

second day. Talk about being disappointed!

A couple of delegates did not show up, thus escaping from the mental torture. The

delegates that did show up seemed bored within the first ten minutes of the debate.

The delegate of Serbia kept his tongue in check today, having been threatened twice

to be gagged by the chairperson earlier. The IP had to control its laughter when the

Delegate declared he did not know who rules his country. :P

The Delegate of China accused Kosovo of having a mafia government yet again.

Kosovo in return was seen furiously scribbling something onto a piece of paper.

Death threat?

On the brighter side, India did not mistake Serbia for Siberia today.

As the delegate of Russia discussed China’s investment in Kosovo, the delegate of

Israel sat texting. Well, at least he was talking to someone. Can’t really blame him

for being bored.

Kosovo emphasized on how important both the ethnicities were to them, which was

argued upon by Russia, animations galore. They managed to hold our attention for

two minutes exactly, after which, excuse the unparliamentarily language, *YAWN!*

Like a Boss..!

An Assembly of Antics Gone Awry

Evidently an addict for dramatics, the delegate of Israel was seen engaging

in a display of extreme volatility and rage at the allegations posed against

the nation yesterday. Following this, the dais took an executive decision to

substitute him with the Sec Gen, doubling up as the delegate of Israel. Day

2’s session opened with an acidic repartee between the newly instated

delegate of Israel and the rest of the General Assembly. Although

seemingly concerned about mandate violations, USA later encroached

upon Palestinian territory with troops in complete disregard of the nation’s

sovereignty. Contradictory statements and actions from the USA? Oh,

aren’t we surprised!

And on the brink of a full-blown nuclear war, Bangladesh indulged in further

eloquences, Russia stroked his chin (with a stunning lack of facial hair,

what exactly was he stroking), and Iran was spotted self-consciously

tugging at the hem of her shirt… –cough-… “dress”. To reiterate, welcome

to the GA, folks!

To sum up, the committee showed disreGArd for rules of procedure and a

general deficiency of workable solutions. Let’s just say, missiles and

assorted nuclear weaponry are not the only things ricocheting in

harebrained directions…

To Tweet or not to Tweet

The proceedings on day 1 were kind of slow and redundant. A lot of the

delegates especially the ones from manipal looked “tired” on the morn of

Good Friday (Thursday night consumption I’m sure) so we as IP decided to

step in and mix it up.

The twitter page projection was a hit the minute it went up on the main

screen. Kudos here to the IP team because not only did they make it funny

they made it one of the highlights of this IRC.

The chair had a tough time getting the delegates to focus on formal session

until they finally shut it down. But lo and behold! The delegates rose against

that to an extent that two of them tried to push a formal motion for the

return of LIVE Twitter Feeds!

On the whole it made for tons of fun for the IP, the delegates and everyone

present even for the chair :P

Some Feeds:-

(GA) USA rustles up a ruckus for no perceptibly valid reason. Why not

surprise us from time to time, delegate of USA?

Delegate of India (SC) please not it's Serbia. NOT SIBERIA!

What exactly does the dais mean by "cavities", Iran, GA? The IP thinks

there may be cavities in your English vocab knowledge...

(GA) Delegate of Iran joins the delegate of UK in being visibly concerned

only about her attire and hairstyle. Tch tch.

Earlier today: Cuba: people were dying, are dying and WILL DIE!! (could Mr.

Cuba be the new scarface??)

Bangladesh: "how can you compare the sharpness of a knife with the headstrong

effect of a hammer"...maybe IP could use you.

Live Twitter Feeds During Councils

‘The only difference between suicide and

martyrdom is press coverage’

Papparazzi !