2006-2007+Competitions+and+Lectures

2006-2007 Competitions and Lectures
code format="owner" This year we have two new additions on the World Affairs Council's Student Steering Committee -- Sophomores Haftom Khasai and Jichang Ni. The steering committee is responsible for determining many of the topics students discuss at major events throughout the year. The steering committee also runs the World Affairs Council's International Court of Justice competition and helps "moderate" the World Affairs Council's Middle School Model UN. Good luck Haftom and Jichang.

For a third year, our World Affairs Club will be competing in the Catholic League’s Model United Nations competitions. These competitions occur once a month between many Catholic schools in the Tri-State area. This year, West Catholic will be hosting the first competition in October.

1. Oct 7: West Catholic High School Practice Model UN Competition Honorable Mention: General Assembly 1 Sophomore Courtney Hunt and Freshman Danny Benny

2. Nov 18:  Northeast Catholic High School Model UN Competition Honorable Mentions: General Assembly Sophomore Courtney Hunt and Freshman Danny Benny representing China Freshmen Trevor Johnson and Stephen King representing Sweden Economic and Social Council Honorable Mentions Sophomore Kadeem Gordon representing Saudi Arabia Freshman Natalie Pollilo representing Sweden Outstanding Senior Joseph Clay and Sophomore Princess Kabakole representing China Security Council III: Outstanding Sophomore Crystal Nichols representing China

3. Dec 9: Salesianum Model UN Competition Security Council I: Outstanding Delegation for Peru Sophomores Samira McCafferty and Crystal Nichols Security Council II: Honorable Mention Delegation for Peru Freshmen Danny Benny and Weena Doyle General Assembly 1st Committee: Outstanding Delegation for Peru Sophomores Haftom Khasai and Jichang Ni    General Assembly 6th Committee: Outstanding Delegation for Peru Sophomore Kadeem Gordon

4. Jan 13: St. Hubert's Model UN Competition Commission on the Status of Women: Honorable Mention Delegation for US              Sophomores Samira McCafferty and Crystal Nichols World Health Organization: Honorable Mention Delegation for US              Freshmen Danny Benny and Weena Doyle Commission on Science & Technology: Honorable Mention Delegation for US              Sophomores Haftom Khasai and Jichang Ni

5. Jan 20: Kutztown University Model UN Competition Council on Human Rights: Verbal Recognition Sophomore Kadeem Gordon representing Peru

6. Mar 24: Methacton High School Model UN Competition African Union Council: Verbal Recognition Freshmen Christina William-Potter and Eddie Halligan representing Cote d'Ivoire Freshman Trevor Johnson representing Gabon Arab League Council: Honorable Mention Delegation for Kuwait Sophomore Crystal Nichols Security Council: Gavel Delegation for Iran Sophomore Haftom Khasai

7. Apr 14: DeSales University Model UN Competition Security Council III: Outstanding Delegation Award Russian Federation Sophomore Haftom Khasai Security Council IV: Outstanding Delegation Award Russian Federation Sophomore Kadeem Gordon and Freshman Johan Nignan

8. Apr 28: Padua Academy Model UN Competition International Narcotic Control Board: Honorable Mention for Canada Sophomore Kadeem Gordon African Union: Honorable Mention for Ghana Freshman Stephen King

9. May 17-19: UNA-USA Model UN Competition in NYC

For the past 6 years, the World Affairs Club has proudly represented West Catholic at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia's Model UN Conference held in the end of April at the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Last year, we represented a Big Five country -- the Russian Federation. I hope we can manage the same feat this year.

1. March 6: Model UN Prep Conference at LaSalle University Rapporteurs for the Model UN Conference The Crisis in Darfur: Jichang Ni         Durban Declaration: Crystal Nichols AIDs Orphans: Samira McCafferty Members of the Security Council Peru: Malik Neal Italy: Haftom Khasai Representing China in the following Councils The Crisis in Darfur: Januel Timothy Illicit Drugs and Alternative Development: Courtney Hunt Global Warming: David Smith Durban Declaration: Kadeem Gordon AIDs Orphans: Princess Kabakole Nuclear Technology and Developing Nations: Danny Benny Review of the NPT: Weena Doyle Representing Canada in the following Councils The Crisis in Darfur: Trevor Johnson Global Warming: Isaiah Freeman Review of the NPT: Stephen King Representing Peru in the following Councils Illicit Drugs: Christina Williams-Potter Durban Declaration: Johan Nignan Review of the NPT: Natalie Polillo 2. April 30: Model UN Conference at University Museum Rapporteurs for the Model UN Conference The Crisis in Darfur: Jichang Ni         Durban Declaration: Crystal Nichols AIDs Orphans: Samira McCafferty Members of the Security Council Peru: Malik Neal Italy: Haftom Khasai Representing China in the following Councils The Crisis in Darfur: Januel Timothy Illicit Drugs and Alternative Development: Courtney Hunt Global Warming: David Smith Durban Declaration: Kadeem Gordon AIDs Orphans: Princess Kabakole Nuclear Technology and Developing Nations: Danny Benny Review of the NPT: Weena Doyle Representing Canada in the following Councils The Crisis in Darfur: Trevor Johnson Global Warming: Isaiah Freeman Review of the NPT: Stephen King Representing Peru in the following Councils Illicit Drugs: Christina Williams-Potter Durban Declaration: Johan Nignan Review of the NPT: Natalie Polillo

This past year, members of the World Affairs Club were able to attend to lectures given by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the National Constitution Center, and various lectures at the University of Pennsylvania. These lectures are a major highlight for our students as they are exposed to various viewpoints concerning world topics. This year, we hope to attend many more lectures.

1. 9/20/06 -- Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, WAC Michelle Randall, Haftom Khasai, Crystal Nichols, David Smith, Natalie Polillo, and Ashley Torres 2. 9/26/06 -- S. Abdallah Schleifer, FPRI Weena Doyle, Christina Williams-Potter, Stephen King, Ashley Torres, Jichang Ni, and Denise Toner 3. 9/27/06 -- Political Leadership in North Korea, Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Jichang Ni, Haftom Khasai, and Stephen King 4. 9/28/06 -- U.S.-Japan Relations, Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Jichang Ni 5. 9/28/06 -- Reflections on 9/11, WAC Kadeem Gordon, David Smith, Denise Toner, Natalie Polillo, Stephen King, and Michelle Randall 6. 10/5/06 -- Liberty Medal Presentation -- George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, NCC Samira McCafferty 7. 10/8/06 -- "Law and Order" and the Constitution on TV, NCC Courtney Hunt, David Smith, Eddie Halligan, Natalie Polillo, Danny Benny, and Trevor Johnson 8. 10/9/06 -- Capitalism in China, Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Jichang Ni, Weena Doyle, and Haftom Khasai 9. 10/9/06 -- Winning the White House in 2008, NCC Natalie Polillo, Michelle Randall, Eddie Halligan, David Smith, Courtney Hunt, and Samira McCafferty 10. 10/10/06 -- Red vs. Blue, WAC Ashley Torres, Johann Nignan, Michelle Randall, Stephen King, Danny Benny, and Christina Williams-Potter 11. 10/11/06 -- North Korean World View, Asian Studies University of     Pennsylvania Weena Doyle, Trevor Johnson, and Natalie Polillo 12. 10/15/06 -- Doro Bush Koch on George H.W. Bush, NCC Bridgette Bruce and Isaiah Freeman 13. 10/16/06 -- Bob Woodward, WAC Samira McCafferty, David Smith, Patrick Osuagwu, Courtney Hunt, and Princess Kabakole 14. 10/19/06 -- His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, WAC Danny Benny, Weena Doyle, Christina Williams-Potter, Ashley Torres, Johann Nignan, and Katharine Davis 15. 10/25/06 -- North Korean Views on South Korea, Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Michelle Randall and Stephen King 16. 10/27/06 -- Vali Nasr and Trudy Rubin, WAC Mr. Joseph Selfridge, Danny Benny, Ashley Torres, Stephen King, and Weena Doyle 17. 11/1/06 -- North Korea: Containment or Engagement?, Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Michelle Randall and Stephen King 18. 11/1/06 -- The Bush White House with Sidney Blumenthal, NCC David Smith, Courtney Hunt, and Natalie Polillo 19. 11/8/06 -- Food, Medicine, and International Relief in North Korea, Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Michelle Randall, Jichang Ni, Stephen King, and Haftom Khasai 20. 11/9/06 -- Pius XII, the Second World War, and the Jews, Jewish Studies University of Pennsylvania Christina Williams-Potter, Katharine Davis, and Weena Doyle 21. 11/14/06 -- 1812: Fighting the Second War of Independence, NCC Michelle Randall, Danny Benny, Jichang Ni, Stephen King, Weena Doyle, and Isaiah Freeman 22. 11/14/06 -- An Inside Look at the White House Response to 9/11, NCC Jichang Ni, Courtney Hunt, David Smith, Denise Toner, Bridgette Bruce, and Kevin DeBrouex 23. 11/15/06 -- Reporting on North Korea, Asian Studies University of     Pennsylvania Michelle Randall and Stephen King 24. 11/15/06 -- Han China's Double Take on the Xiongna, Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Jichang Ni, Weena Doyle, and Haftom Khasai 25. 11/15/06 -- The Mystery and Psychology of Presidential Doodling, NCC Michelle Randall, Denise Toner, Christina Williams-Potter, and Haftom Khasai 26. 11/16/06 -- The Race is On: 2008 Presidential Campaign Forecast, NCC Courtney Hunt, David Smith, and Isaiah Freeman 27. 11/20/06 -- Behind the Headlines, WAC Michelle Randall, Princess Kabakole, Denise Toner, Natalie Polillo, David Smith, and Courtney Hunt 28. 3/8/07 -- Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, WAC Johann Nignan, Trevor Johnson, Jose Gbaba, David Solomon 29. 5/2/07 -- Bernard Lewis, WAC Kadeem Gordon, Malik Neal, Natalie Polillo 30. 6/7/07 -- West Wing: Meet the Cast, WAC David Smith, Courtney Hunt, Kadeem Gordon, Trevor Johnson, Ashley Torres, and Christina Williams-Potter

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