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pared and (the debates)
came naturally and kind
of flowed.”
All members agreed,
however, that winning
competitions is not the
only perk that comes
with being a member of
a Model UN organization.
“You get outside of
class and you get to really examine yourself,”
said Moore, the organization’s head delegate.
“You develop public
speaking and other skills
you will be able to use
later on the job and in
other parts of your future. It also teaches you
how to work with people; you learn how to
negotiate with others.
Because everyone is representing different countries, not everyone
shares your opinions. So
you learn to persuade
them and you learn to
get people to see your
view in an intelligent
manner.”
“There’s so much you
can get out of it,” added
Nesbitt. “It doesn’t matter what committee
you’re in, or whether or
not you watch the news,
you learn so much about
the world around you,
things that aren’t necessarily openly available to
you every day. You gain
so much valuable information about what’s
going on in the world
you live in, along with
the ability to be confident in what you’re saying and make yourself
heard.”

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School of Arts and Sciences Review

Nine science students present,
observe at paper session
By Julia Andretta, ’15

D

r. Ryan Rhodes, Dr. Xiaoning Zhang, Dr. Julie Hens, and Dr. David
Hilmey took nine undergraduate students to the Rochester
Academy of Science paper session at St. John Fisher College on
Nov. 10, 2012. Three of the students presented posters representing the findings of independent research projects conducted
with the faculty members while the rest attended to observe
and see how the session was conducted.
The students who presented were:
• Kyle M. Alpha, ’14, a biochemistry major from Elbridge, N.Y., who presented “C3H10T1/2 Cells Treated With PTHLP Show Altered Expression
of Micrornas that May Target CDH11.”
• Cecilia Mo, ’13, a biology major from Manhasset, N.Y., who presented
“Artificial Microrna Knockdown of HAP1 Disturbs Pollen Formation and
Sperm Development in Arabidopsis Thaliana.”
• Reed McElfresh, ’13, a biology major from Olean, N.Y., who presented
“Previously Identified GLDE is Not Involved in Flavobacterium Johnsoniae
Gliding Motility.”
The students who observed were:
• Theiju Sebastian, ’13, a biology major from Mahwah