Page 2 from Page One Briefly, here is the way the Model U.N. will function: Groups of students are assigned to serve as the delegates The selection of the high school from particular countries to the United students who participate in the event is Nations. Members of each delegation a long process, a process which began as familiarize themselves with all aspects of early as last October. High schools in the their country--political and social. Within the framework of the Model U.N. they six-county region in South Central Pa. work to represent their country's poli- receive invitations, and this year there cies and attain solutions for contempor- are 19 schools registered: Annville-Cle ary international problems. The confer- ona, Bishop McDevitt, Camp Hill, Car -ence delegates will debate international lisle, Cedar Crest, Cumberland Valley, issues through various committees of the East Pennsboro, Elizabethtown Area, General Assembly: Political and Secur- Harrisburg, Hershey, Lancaster Catho ity Committee, Social and Humanitarian lit, Lebanon, Lower Dauphin, Manheim Committee, and the General Assembly Township, Middletown Area, -Northern Plenary. Also, the Security Council . Lebanon, Steelton-Highspire, Trinity, decides implementation policy for the and Warwick. recommendations from the General In the first week of January, Clem Assembly. begins to assign the schools the coun- Tomorrow at 9 a.m., in five different tries they will represent. Since the locations, faculty members will be talk- schools are asked to indicate their ing to the delegates on international preference on the invitations, the as politics in various blocs. Dr. Robert signments are made on a first come, first Bresler will speak to the Western Bloc serve basis. Commenting on the schools' countries, Dr. Robert Simko will address preferences, Clem said, "The requests the Group of 77 (Non-Aligned Nations), tend to be greatly varied. Before, big Dr. Carol Nechemias will speak to the countries were popular, and nobody Warsaw Pact (Eastern Bloc nations), Mr. wanted the smaller nations with names Gilpin will talk to the Organization of they couldn't even pronounce. Now, American States, and Dr. Sabir Dahir however, countries such as the Arab will speak to the League of Arab States. nations are popular, because they are in At 10:30 a.m., there will be a program the news so much." Exchange students for the high school teachers on internat- are always a big part of the Model ional education which will be directed by United Nations, and these students Ms. Leslie Zuidema, international stu- naturally request to represent their dent advisor and affiliate instructor at home countries. In the past, according Capitol, and Dr. Robert Schell of the to Clem, the Capitol Campus event has State Department of Education. The seen exchange students from West Ger program will be held in the Black many, Mexico, France, India, Sweden, Cultural Arts Center and is open to the and even Iceland, among others. public. It will be especially beneficial to Although the procedure for selecting Primary and Secondary Education ma- the individual delegates is left entirely Volume 16, No. 3 Published by the students of the Capitol Campus of the Pennsylvania State University in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The C.C. 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The C.C. Reader welcomes letters from readers. Letters intended for publication should indicate the writer's college affiliation, if any. All letters MUST be signed by the writer. Unsigned letters cannot be printed. However, a writer's name may be withheld upon request. Letters should be legible (preferably typewritten, double spaced) and any material that is libelous or does not conform "to the standards of good taste will be edited and/or rejected. cc. reader Pennsylvania State University Capitol Campus Middletown, Pa. 17057 Office—W-129 Ph0ne—(717)944-4970 Editor in Chief William J. Neil Circulation 3,000 Model United Nations jors to attend, Clem points out, because there they can freely interact with teachers, from the area high schools. Music Critic--Eugene T. McGovern Darkroom Technician--Steve Myers Thursday, March 4, 1982 up to the schools, the students who attend are expected to familiarize them selves with the political and social aspects of their country. "We ask them to have an understanding of the rules procedures of our conference (based on those practiced in the United Nations), know how to write resolutions, and be familiar with the procedures for prepar ing delegations," Clem noted. "Overall, the students come prepared. In the past, we've had some extremely bright young people." Due to the popularity of the Capitol Campus Model United Nations program, some of the participating schools incor porate its curriculum into their courses while others use it as a basis for the courses they teach. "I have high school teachers calling me as early as Septem ber--before our term even starts--to find out the dates," Clem remarked. "In the past, I visited some of the high schools to help conduct practice sessions. But now, there's no reason for me to because most of the teachers know as much about it as I do!" The response of the students and faculty on the campus to this year's conference has been equally enthusias tic. "In all the years I've helped with the Capitol Campus Model U.N., there's never been a response as favorable asd this year. The RA's have done a great deal of work, and we certainly appre ciate it," acknowledged Clem. As evi dence of the positive campus response, one need only know that close to 115 of the high school delegates will be staying in campus housing facilities this year-- more than twice as many as in previous years. According to Clem, the arrange ment of housing the visiting students with Capitol students (who volunteer, of March 4, 1982 U.S. Foreig n Policy By Sal Sebastiani President of Chi-Rho and I.A.A On Monday, Februrary 22, Father Albert Reymann, a Maryknoll Priest, with 30 years experience in Central America, addressed a Capitol Campus audience on the political and social turmoil in El Salvador and Guatemala. According to Father Reymann, con flicts presently occuring in these coun tries are the result of gross inequalities and maldistribution of economic resour ces. He stated that in El Salvador, for example, much of the country's wealth is controlled by an oligarchy comprised of 14 families, while over 80 % of the population is lordless peasants. The economic situation in El Salvador is much more complicated, due to the fluctu ations in the international prices of coffee (the country's major export), and escala ting costs of energy imports (oil). Commenting on American involve ment in El Salvador, Father Reymann said that the United States is , making a "grievous mistake" in its support of the military junta. In his opinion, U.S. involvement in this conflict is an effort to Darrell: Goodbye And Good Luck Priest course) is a unique opportunity for the students to develop a positive inter action among themselves. The idea itself of Model U.N.'s, however, is by no means unique to Capitol Campus. In fact, the concept actually predates the founding of the United Nations. In the 1920'5, college students held a Model League of Nations some 20 years before the present-day United Nations was established. At Capitol Campus, the Model U.N. actually predates the inception of the lAA. According to Clem, the first Model U.N. held on campus was in 1973, and the lAA was not established until two years later. There are nine similar high school programs in Pennsylvania, as well as a few for college participants. Although the Capitol Campus pro gram is listed in a national directory of model U.N.'s, the larger ones listed in the book make it pale by comparison. For example, a conference in New York hosts over 1,750 delegates from all over the United States. Perhaps this comparison may make the Capitol convention seem insignifi cant, but to Clem, ours is much more rewarding. "A more moderate-sized gathering is better, chiefly because each delegate receives a better chance to participate, and doesn't get z'lost in the crowd,' as he would at a larger nation wide conference." Both Clem Gilpin and Sal Sebastiani, president of lAA, expressed their thanks to the many Capitol students who have so generously helped their efforts. "The lAA is very appreciative to• all students who have been willing to give their room and floor space to help make this conference the huge success it's been so far," Sebastiani said. Disputes block the spread of communism. Rather than citing an East-West conflict, Father Reymann expressed the opinion that the basic problems of that country are those of North and South (the industrial powers vs. the third world). He believes that there is no military solution and that the U.S. should withdraw immedi ately. He acknowledged that there is some minor communist involvement in the Salvadorian struggle, but there are probably more communists in Philadel phia than in El Salvador. Having witnessed the hardships and sufferings of the peasants, Father Rey mann believes that he, like other priests, must be spokesmen for the poor. Al though he has been in the state for the past year and a half, he has every intention of resuming his post in Central America, even though there is a great risk of physical harm. Father Reymann's visit to Capitol Campus was sponsored by the Catholic/ Social Club, Chi-Rho, and the Interna tional Affairs Association. C.C. Reader
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