Virginia International Committee Simulation (VICS)
Charlottesville, VA - March 29 - April 1, 2007

From March 29 - April 1, Furman University Foreign Affairs took a team of six delegates to the University of Virginia for the 12th Virginia International Committee Simulation (VICS). Unlike traditional Model UN, VICS is a very unique experience in that the simulations deal with specific scenarios that have either happened in the past, or have the potential to take place in the future. Therefore, delegates are not just simulating the workings of the UN, but are dealing with complex issues and constantly changing situations where a body must come to a workable solution.

Isaac Arnold served on Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential Campaign, acting as Press Director. Nathan Guinn represented Timothy D. Cook, COO of the Apple Board of Directors. Ann Duan acted as Su Yu, Senior General of the Army in the Chinese Politburo of the 1950s. I, Amy Norton, represented John McCone, Director of Central Intelligence during EXCOMM's meetings to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. In a joint simulation wherein the Pakistani and Indian Cabinets confronted a modern Kashmir Crisis, Vijnata Trivedi portrayed Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri, while Sonia Patel portayed India's Minister of Atomic Energy, Jijo Raju.

Furman brought home four awards from VICS. Isaac Arnold, Nathan Guinn, and myself each received Honorable Mentions from our respective committees (3rd place) and Vijnata Trivedi was named Outstanding Delegate (2nd place) in the Pakistani Cabinet. Our successes at VICS served to round out a very successful conference season for FUFA - the most successful in the organization's history.

--written by

Amy C. Norton
President, Furman University Foreign Affairs

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