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The Olive Branch

Intra 2013, Issue 2

Igitur qui
desiderat
pacem,
praeparet
bellum.

Editorial- Of Simpers and Nostalgic Tears

-Kartik Maini
The variegated blur of the
suave attires, the delirious
eyes with a glint of
competitiveness, the
humongous amounts of
research, the commendable
fervor and a catharsis of
emotions plummeting
from ecstasy to sorrow and
dwindling between
anticipation and fear- it
was like a dream come true.
And now that its time to
bury the exquisite
memories into the
obscured depths of the
heart and bid adieu to all
that has passed, we find
ourselves smiling with
jubilation and shedding a

tear with profound

nostalgia.
How fortunate are we, to
have something that makes
goodbye so hard? There is,
if I may propound, a good
in goodbye. What is
goodbye but a wondrous
expression of love? It may
be time to bid adieu, but
the goodbye of the night,
after all, is nothing but the
hello of the morning. The
song might have ended, but
the splendid melody will
continue to linger, perhaps
as a reminder that our
adieu was transient, and
the place that seems like

Inside this issue:

the painful end at the

moment may be the very
beginning.
And, as I sign off with
nostalgia, with a simper and
with the anticipation of the
crossing of our paths again,
I have nothing but three
words to end with.
Venimus; Vedimus; Vicimus.
We came; we saw; we
conquered.

A Piece of Awesomeness

2: And so it began First timers; you

say?
3: Committee in a jiffy
4: DelEGGates &
We the International Press.
Cartoon by Sejal Sethi

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Cartoon by Sejal Sethi

And so it began
The suave delegates treaded in with
anxious, yet excited faces. As the
members of the Executive Board entered

the delegate of Cameroon confused

China with Chinese, the delegate of UKs
repeated requests for the air conditioner

the room, the clicking of heels subsided,

and the screeching of chairs came to a
halt. The delegates lowered their voices
and brushed their hands against their

to be turned on were denied. Points of

personal privilege were much repeated
and drove the President up the wall.
To sum it all up, heres what we would

formals in a desperate attempt to

remove their creases and impress as
they sought to convert their grit and
enthusiasm into sweet victory.

say:
Desperation, Hunger, Thirst, and add a
load of Nervousness- you have the
delegates observed in MUNQSMUN Intra
2013.

Passed the first ten minutes and we saw

logistics- tired and frustrated, who were
eager for casual chits to be put to a stop.
Alas! The delegates did not comply. While

-Amiti Singh and

Akshat Jain

Cartoon by Akshat and Amiti

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Cartoon by Sejal and Amiti

The International Press

Meghna Gulati (Editor-in-Chief)

Tanya Dutta (Reporter)

Kartik Maini (Editor-in-Chief)

Akshat Jain (Cartoonist)

Aman Srivastava (Layout Designer)

Amiti Singh (Reporter)

Sejal Sethi (Cartoonist)

Vedant Puri (Photographer)