Posts Tagged ‘ classes ’

Role Model United Nations

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From left to right: J. Dix, S. Forshner, E. Aviksis, M. Amar, K. Ziv, M. Kreymer, J. Rostovsky, Y. Aleksandrovich, C. Bloom, M. Kamenetsky, TBD, M. Miller and Professor Brian Goldberg attended the 2013 Model UN Conference in San Francisco from April 19-23. Photo courtesy of Karin Ziv.

From left to right: J. Dix, S. Forshner, E. Aviksis, M. Amar, K. Ziv, M. Kreymer, J. Rostovsky, Y. Aleksandrovich, C. Bloom, M. Kamenetsky, M. Rybnikov, M. Miller and Professor Brian Goldberg attended the 2013 Model UN Conference in San Francisco from April 19-23. Photo courtesy of Karin Ziv

By Shane Surrey

From April 19-23, AJU students participated in the Model United Nations conference in San Francisco. The conference was hosted by Model United Nations of the Far West (MUNFW), which was first founded in 1950.

The Model United Nations is an event where students step into the shoes of ambassadors from various nations and discuss global politics. Each school is assigned at least one country with a set of standardized values and issues that arise from their region. The students use this information to collaborate with allies and negotiate with enemies of their state.

These conferences can vary from just 20 students to hundreds. Real UN ambassadors even attend these conferences to learn possible new grounds of negotiation. Read more »

The Yentas on Academic Woes

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If classes at AJU are not suiting your educational needs, use your best judgment to decide whether to approach the professor or seek other routes of change. Photo: cybrarian77, via Flickr.

Young Yentas,

I sometimes find myself getting bored or frustrated in classes at AJU. Many professors just summarize reading assignments in class, making attending redundant if you actually comprehend what you’re reading.

Additionally, there are sometimes students who act disruptive, or ask questions that make it clear that they haven’t been doing assignments. This feels like a waste of time and money.

I understand that everything is a learning experience, and that perhaps putting up with difficult people or boring lectures is a skill I should hone, but for the amount of money I pay to go here, I wish the classroom experience was a bit better. What should I do to change this?

Signed, Bitter Brainiac Read more »

“Cymbals”: The Past and Future of AJU’s Literary Magazine

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By Max Brother

Cymbals, the University’s literary magazine, is student-produced and comes out each year in the spring…except last year, and here is the story of why.

The recent history of Cymbals came together from a series of interviews, conducted by the Chronicle, with both students and faculty, some of whom have been involved with the publication for a long time. Read more »