The Globe Wednesday 11 March 2008, issue 1

Diego Arrioja Landa

Welcome Munusalers!!!!Another year, another crisis, an-other model; this time it’s MU-NUSAL’s turn to be the center of attention, a unique model that captivates us with its remarkable history and with the greatness of its international atmosphere. Last year, not only did we have unforgettable moments, but we also participated in Salamanca’s fi rst model, a model that fulfi lled all of our expectations and goals.

It was an ambitious project that opened the doors to a new uni-verse in this city. It was a project that motivated students from all around the globe to think, refl ect and put themselves in someone else’s shoes to realize that we still have a lot of work to do to make a change.This year we have more wok to do, there is an economic crisis that threatens us, but we can not let it affect us. I’m sure you are

tired of hearing this word over and over again, so we shouldn’t forget all the other issues in the world, for example the problem of blood diamonds in West Af-rica, the problem of piracy and maritime security, the problem of human traffi cking and the possi-ble creation of a Latin American passport. There are a lot of issues that we need to discuss, we need your help delegates, and lets put our ideas together to be part of

This Time Around Risk and Opportunity Meet At SalamancaSalamanca Welcomes Everyone To The Second Annual Model United Nations

this MUN experience.2009 is our moment; it is our time to show that we are prepared, that we have solutions, that we are innovative students who are already changing things. Maybe we are young, but we can still make a difference. Our society demands change and that’s what we are going to do in this model. We are a melting pot full of cre-ative ideas so let’s use these ideas for something.

Authorities from University and Town Hall present at the Opening Ceremony

Best pictures of the opening and cocktail

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Meet theChairpersons

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Opening Ceremony

Students from Around the World Arrive In Salamanca to Participate in the MUNUSAL

Autor Apellido Apellido

Yesterday the second Model United Nations at the University of Salamanca, in Spain, opened its doors. This Thursday, Fonseca College held MUNUSAL 2009’s opening ceremony. It was a sun-ny day, attended by the Dean of the University, a member of the city council and different ambas-sadors from Belgium, Bulgaria, etc. There are many nationalities among the students participating this year, from the United States to China. In fact someone came from Malaysia and has three layovers before arriving in Sala-

than ever because of all the coun-tries represented. More than that, the presence of the ambassadors of different countries is proof of the excite-ment that instils in people. The presence of the Dean Alonso and different ambassadors gives an important tone to the event.This is a reality when where youth have to make decisions. Where you have to make deci-sions to make a difference.

more present in every moment of our daily lives. To buy a simple pen or new shoes in a shop has direct consequences in China or Africa. It is a problem we must takes steps to solve. And the task is diffi cult because it has to take a lot into account.This is even more true in the face of the current crisis because each country feels the need to protect itself from others. But we mustn’t forget that to live in peace in our multicultural world, it’s important to listen to others and say what you think. This year has more expectation

manca. This multiculturalism is amaz-ing that’s why people expect a lot from MUNUSAL 2009But a mere presence is not enough for success. All the par-ticipants have to understand that their ideas, their opinion and the right to speak is vital.An event where young people from everywhere re-enact the U.N, a role play in which various committees are represented, from the Security Council to the Press Committee. The reality of the globalisation is something that is more and

The delegates fi lled the Auditory to listen to the speeches

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Opening Ceremony

Model United Nations Spanish Style

Get The Party Started

Diego Arrioja Landa

Vega Santero Gonzalo

When you put a Model United Nations in beautiful Spain, what do you get?...Mañana mañana mañana… Yes-terday not only did you try our unique food like jamón ibérico, salchichón, lomo and chorizo but you also experienced Spanish tardiness fi rst hand, and our abil-ity to get everything done in the end. Following in last year’s foot-steps, things didn’t quite run on schedule. But as they say ¨When in Spain, do as the Spanish do”… be late if you want but more im-portantly HAVE FUN! Because that’s what we would do.

This MUN is different from the rest, because of the cheerfulness of the host country, its unique style, and its unmatched location. When you come to Salamanca you feel like you are in another world, maybe even another planet. This along with Spanish enthusiasm are what make this Model so special. The true “joie de vivre” that seems to infect us all when we fi rst arrive here, is a feeling that’s hard to fi nd else-where. “In Spain the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.”-Federico Garcia Lorca

After the inauguration ceremony fi lled with words cheering on our youth, the participants of MUN09 headed next door to the Welcome Cocktail Party in the Hospedería Fonseca.The long wait that followed gave us time to get to know each other on the balcony of Fonseca while many smoked some cigarettes. As people began to ask questions about the long wait, we noticed that the MUN organizers were devouring the food inside, while we waited outside.And fi nally the welcome cocktail party began. The event started

calmly with a glass of wine and a variety of appetizers. Not long alter, the curtains of MUNUSAL were lifted. People met, shook hands, conversed about various topics, and moved around the room fl irting and winking at each other. Nothing but non-political interactions amoung the partici-pants. You could hear loud mur-murs going around the room, that let us all know that the bottles of wine were beginning to hit us. The Chairs walked around the room with big smiles and ever so sociable, letting the wine speak for itself. A good speech is always rewarded

Everybody likes a nice cocktail

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Meet the chairpersons

Security Council

Kaspar Paur

ECOSOC

AndrésIzurieta

ECOSOC

BasakBarcin

Security Council

SimonWalters

Born and raised in a little village close to Zurich, he decided in 2006 to exchange cows and farms with the “Jet d’Eau” and “Palais the Nations” and started a Bach-elor in International Relations at the University of Geneva. As par-ticipant in the Erasmus program Kaspar is currently studying in Granada, Spain however.With great enthusiasm Kaspar has participated in dozens of Model United Nations around Europe and is currently President of the EMUNNET (European

Basak is 21 years old, and she is currently a sophomore student at Galatasaray University in Is-tanbul, majoring in Economics. She caught the MUN virus dur-ing her senior year at high school in USA, where she was an ex-change student. Even though she has chosen to study economics, she remained keen on interna-tional matters, mostly focusing on European Union and interna-tional political economy. She has attended various model confer-ences, such as Galatasaray Euro-

Born and studied in Quito Ecua-dor, he currently lives and stud-ies law in Salamanca, Spain. He loves it, has been an active MUN participant for many years and in many countries including THIMUN, and CAMINU among others. Has served in many posts from President, to delegate and even in charge of security, he re-ally enjoys meeting new people in this atmosphere and is looking forward to meeting all the dele-gates and lady delegates that will be coming to the beautiful city

Although in his fi nal year of a History Degree at the University of Edinburgh, as a former Eras-mus Student at La Universidad de Salamanca, Simon is delighted to be making his return to Salaman-ca, this time to chair the Security Council of MUNUSAL 2009. It was actually with MUNUSAL where Simon’s MUN career was all started, participating in the “Latvia Rocks” Salamancan delegation to HNMUN 2008. Since that moment Simon well and truly caught the MUN virus,

Model United Nations Network) and represents the GIMUN in the network.He has participated in the GIMUN 06 as delegate, in the GIMUN 07 as Chair of the SC, presided over the GIMUN 08 and is now very much looking forward to chair once again the SC of the MUNUSAL 09. For Kaspar, the MUN-movement is…neither a drug nor a sect, but once you’re in there you get addicted and you’ll never leave!

forum MEU, GIMUN, TEIMUN and ZAGIMUN, both as a del-egate and as a Chairperson.

She is also one of the organizers of Galatasaray Euroforum- an MEU conference held in Istan-bul. Apart from MUNs, she en-joys photography and loves trav-eling and discovering different cultures. Combining her two spe-cial interests, Spain and EU, she is looking forward to chairing the ECOSOC at MUNUSAL 2009.

of Salamanca. He loves to play the piano and guitar, loves mu-sic (obviously), movies, books, traveling, partying and adores all sports specially martial arts, horses, soccer, basketball, tennis, car and motorcycle racing and swimming. Recently attended MILMUN, CMUN which rekin-dled his passion for MUNS. That is now the main reason he is now involved with MUNUSAL.“There are no traffi c jams along the extra mile.” (Roger Staubach)

participating in the fi rst edition of MUNUSAL, MILMUN, and chairing at ZagiMUN 2008.Outside of MUN Simon was the founding President of Edin-burgh’s United Nations Youth and Student Association, and is also involved in theatre, and can occasionally be heard on local radio. Simon is also highly ex-cited about making a return to the Potemkin dance fl oor. Delegates will see why!“Sin Locura No Hay Aventura” (Simon Walters)

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Meet the chairpersons

DISEC

CamilaReina

Iberoamerican summit

ÁlvaroAndrésSánchez

Iberoamerican summit

PabloHerrera

DISEC

MicaelaFalconi

Camila Reina is a 3rd year law student at the University of Sala-manca. She is originally from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. She graduated from the American School of Tegucigalpa where her interest in the Model United Nations circuit was brewed. Her performance during MUNUSAL ‘08 earned her the “Best Dele-gate Award” as a United States of America representative. Camila’s MUN activity dates back to her early teen years, and after serving as a delegate in Models around

Pablo is an Ecuadorian national who is currently studying his bachelor in Business, Language and Culture at Copenhagen Busi-ness School, Denmark. His expe-rience with MUN models started when he was 14. He attended fi f-teen UN models during the fi ve years of high school in Ecuador. At the age of 17, earning a full scholarship to an organization called United World Colleges, he left to study the last two years of high school at an international boarding school in Norway.Hav-

Álvaro was born in Salamanca. Although he has studied Law, Journalism is his second vocation. At the University of Salamanca he is one of the few students who has organized the Criminal Law Congress for 5 years. He has also worked and contributed to the MUNUSAL Association since the beginning. In fact he was infected by the MUN-virus in 2006 and since participating as a delegate in CMUN 2007 and HNMUN 2008- he, along with some other people began creat-

Micaela Falconi was born and raised in Ecuador, although she has French descent. She attended The American School of Quito for 11 years, and also studied a year abroad in The Saint Agnes Academy in Miami. She is cur-rently a third year law student at The Universidad de Salamanca. Her experience with MUN’s started at an early age, she still remembers her fi rst MUN where she served as a pager, and from them she has continued her ca-reer as a delegate and as a chair.

Latin America, she is now chair-ing, along with Micaela Falconi, this year’s DISEC Committee. Camila’s last delegate experience will be at in February 2009 at the Harvard MUN. She is a strong advocate for of the 3 “R’s”: Re-duce, Reuse, Recyle!“I must admit that I person-ally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.” (Margaret Mead)

ing experienced almost all the dif-ferent responsibilities in a model, he is proud to say he learned about the different roles in a MUN, and just how important each one is. He believes in the vision and val-ues of the United Nations, and studies the impact the UN can have in this troubled world. He thinks MUN conferences give an space for improvement, and thus, we can suggest this experience to anyone who is interested about contributing to a better global understanding.

ing a Model of United Nations in the heart of the University of Salamanca. Last year, he was Editor-in-Chief of “The Globe” and worked with the EXCOM. He is currently the Vice-President for the second time and will combine this duty with his duty as Chair of the Ibe-ro American Summit.“Success consists of getting whatever you wish. Happiness consists of enjoying whatever you have got.” (Ralph W. Emer-son)

She has won several awards in MUN’s such as COMNU, CAMINU and PANAMUN, in-cluding last years honor award in our own MUNUSAL. It is a great pleasure for Micaela to be co-chairing The DISEC Committee, and expects only the best during our sessions.

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Pics of the day

Walking to the future

And now, can you do the same in Chinese? This is what we came here for

Oh, what a really nice show. Let’s get ready to rumble!!!

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Pics of the day

During the fi rst day of MUNUSAL ‘09 nice food and a beautifull city stole the show. Hard work starts today.

The Chairwomen of DISEC

Our home for these week

Honourable teacher, I did my homework but my dog ate it.

The woman in red

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Pics of the day

Come on, show me what you’ve got Nice moment to make contacts

The president of MUNUSAL speaking at the Opening Ceremony What do we want? Jamón!!! When do we want it? Now!!!

Delegates and authorities were the best possible audience for the Opening Ceremony

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Leisure Time

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UN Word Puzzle

Spanish Phrases - Food & DrinkWaiter! ................................................................................ Camarero!

Could I have the bill, please. .......................................... La cuenta, por favor.

I would like to see the menu, please. ........................... Quiero ver el menú, por favor.

What would you like to drink? ...................................... ¿Qué quieres beber?

What types of sandwiches do you have? .................... ¿Qué tipo de bocadillos tienes?

Funny Spanish PhrasesYou’ve bitten off more than you can chew ................. Te metiste en camisa de once baras

You drive me crazy. ......................................................... Me vuelves loco

I am going to miss you .................................................. Te voy a echar de menos.

Kiss me ............................................................................... Bésame

Let´s go party! .................................................................. Vamos de fi estaI have a hank over ............................................................. Tengo resaca

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About Salamanca

Marta Bescansa

“En Momentos De Crisis Y Recesión, Consuma Lomo, Chorizo Y Salchichón”

Salamanca is not the communi-cation’s centre of Spain, but there is hope that one day AVE (high speed train) will come. Even so, this remote city has the stamp of a multicultural spot in the middle of the deep-rooted Spain. Look-ing faces from all around the globe as I enter in the opening ceremony is more than a proof of the great appeal this city has comparing to the rest of the world. For sure, communication is a fact exists here. So, for all members of MUNUS-AL 09, welcome to the place where nobody belongs to and na-tives turn to be the most exotic crowd! The number of foreign students increases every year in Salaman-ca, together with thousands of tourists that come around to ad-mire the historical legacy. It has even turned to be normal to hear any language except Spanish around Plaza Mayor! Addition-ally, a growing Latin American community that takes an active role in the city’s life also enriches our language and culture. For many Spanish students, coming to Salamanca has meant a great possibility of getting a deeper knowledge of the spanish-speak-ing world from the other side of the Atlantic. If you take a walk around the city you will probably notice the lead-ing role of the past. In contrast to the ancient stones that cover the city and its pleasant elderly occu-pying every sunny bench, Sala-manca is being continually reju-venated by the stream of youth that come to inhabit one of the

most historical towns in Spain every fall.It is in fact this young fresh air that pushes the traditional city not to forget the current times, being the University a great impulse by holding uncountable courses and different activities of any kind. Take any day of the week, and you will also fi nd a concert, exhi-bition or performance to go to. In case you rather get cultured with a beer on your hand, you will be happy to know that many take place in different bars around the city.This is just a quick description of a city of non-ending nights, melt-ing summers and freezing win-ters. As changing as its tempera-tures is its population. Young and not so young academic brains, people that just arrived and oth-ers that are about to leave, beg-giners discovering freedom away from home and erasmus that ac-tually never went back home... Salamanca means for many, a time of their lives.One last tip about Spanish cul-ture, if you are vegetarian you may reconsider your point or just run away when you see all the beautiful cured hams hanging around any shop. When going for ‘tapas’ tortilla is an option, but don’t ask for vegetal sand-wiches; we also put ham between the lettuce. A good advice to all meat-eating attendants, cortesy of a famous shop in Rua Mayor in order to get over this uncertain times: “En momentos de crisis y recesión, consuma lomo,chorizo y salchichón”. Enjoy the show!

Pie de foto

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Events for today

Schedule9:30 Committee Sessions Fonseca Street - Colegio Fonseca

11:30 Committee Sessions Fonseca Street - Colegio Fonseca

13:00 Lunch break Peñuelas de San Blas Street, 23 Peñuelas Student´s Restaurant

14:30 Committee Sessions Fonseca Street - Colegio Fonseca

19:00 Offi cial welcome at the Townhall Plaza Mayor

21:00 Committee dinner Ask your Chairs

Wheather ForecastEnjoy the sun!

max. 18 °C

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MUNUSAL staff contactsAlberto Villacampa (President of MUNUSAL) - 0034 645 468 832 Álvaro Andrés Sánchez (Vice - President) - 0034 677 846 830 Sofía García García (Vice - President) - 0034 610 929 173 Gonzálo G. Prado (Treasurer) - 0034 696 015 168 Martín Pallares (Secretary General) - 0034 656 631 866Julia Wittig (Team Manager) - 0034 693 784 177Fuensanta Casanova (Secretary) - 0034 679 422 173

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Marion Riff ault

Stress Reigns During DISEC’s First Meeting of This Year’s MUNUSAL The lack of possition papers from the delegates caused the fi rst problems.

« I am very eager and I ex-pect you to have a great time at MUN » were the fi rst words of Micaela and Camila, the DISEC Chairs (Disarmament and Secu-rity Council).However, the atmosphere evolved very quickly: indeed most of the delegates didn’t send their posi-tion paper as required. “Some delegates are unprepared and it actually has consequences on the whole committee” said Camila.But in MUN, for every problem there is a solution: fi ve minutes were given (and not one second more!) for the delegates to write their position paper. At least, Ja-pan’s delegate shared his person-al belief about blood diamonds in West Africa. “We have to protect the inhabitants of the countries with confl ict diamonds. Due to the blood diamonds’ trade, they suffer a lot”. The delegate of Si-erra Leone, one of the countries more touched by this problem, followed: “The government is convinced that action should be taken with the Kimberly Pro-cess to make it more effective and credible. For the benefi t of its own nation and of its neigh-bors, Sierra Leone is committed to helping to fi nd adequate solu-tions and to respect the fi nal deci-sion of DISEC”. At the beginning, debates started between Egypt and the Nether-lands: “What do you want to be changed in the Kimberly Pro-cess?” asks the representative of the nation of pyramids. “We should control the governments: they buy blood diamonds and make them legal” answers the delegate of the country where many drugs are legal.The Chairs, who want “DISEC to be the best committee” and also

want their delegates “to take res-olutions” won’t be disappointed: “My country believes it is neces-sary to reduce blood diamonds and I will propose a new strate-gy” announced the representative of Colombia.DISEC’s other topic, calibrat-ing the balance of power in the nuclear age, shouldn’t be forgot-ten, of course. Japan, which is the fi rst and only country having been subjected to a nuclear attack, tes-

tifi ed: “If we let countries makes nuclear weapons we won’t avoid a nuclear war. In my country we already know nuclear bomb’s ef-fect and we totally refuse to suf-fer it another time”.Eventually, they argued and voted to choose what issue will be fi rst tackled. Most of them are enthralled by the problem of blood diamonds and they easily chose to fi nd resolutions about this problem.

StaffEditor in Chief: Diego Arrioja Landa Layout design: Raúl Álvarez González, Francisco García Prado Translator: Re-becca GordonJournalists: Marion Riffault, Vega Santero Gonzalo, Yeannine Casco, Marta Bescansa, Yves Laurent, Sodji Mulanza Kating

Delegates during a bussy fi rst meeting.