UNODC: Anti-Doping

Dear Delegates,

My name is Anastasia Kaloshina (she/her/hers) and I am excited to be serving as your co–chair for the UNODC Anti–Doping Committee!! I am a junior majoring in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Conservation and Resource Studies. I am originally from Bethesda, Maryland right outside Washington DC and political issues have always been close to my heart both personally and geographically growing up. After graduation I hope to work in International Affairs through NGO work. Outside of MUN I am involved in Cal Figure Skating and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s student committee. In my little free time I enjoy film, crochet, travel, and exploring the beautiful nature California has to offer.

I am particularly excited about this committee having been a competitive figure skater most of my life and seeing the issues of doping within my sport alone. The issue of doping has been a major debate in the athletic world for several decades now and will continue to evolve as doping methods become more developed and less detectable. The issues of doping in sports are ones that undermine fair competition and contribute to government interference in the results of athletic events in the cases of state–sponsored doping. The issues discussed in this committee touch on two of my biggest interests – international relations and sport. I am excited to see the innovative solutions you all come up with on the issue.

Hello Delegates!

My name is Kaito Church (he/they pronouns), and I am a third–year studying chemical biology and global studies. I am extremely excited to be co–chairing this committee alongside Stas, and am extremely excited to meet everyone at this year’s BearMUN.

I am originally from Oceanside in San Diego County, where I’ve had the opportunity to do MUN in high school and be exposed to the importance of global affairs and international relations. As someone whose first conference was also one hosted by a university, I hope that I am able to make this committee as inspiring and fun as my first committee was, and hope that this can be a learning experience that inspires you to learn more about what is happening in our world. Outside of MUN, I’m also involved in Engineers without Borders. I am also a huge music nerd, being a composer and violist for the Undergraduate Composer’s club, and the president and music director of Intermission Orchestra (TIO) here at Berkeley, a student–run orchestra that plays music from films, video games and anime. If you have any song recommendations from these mediums, or want to discuss any anime and games outside of committee, I’d totally be down!

I am especially excited about UNODC due to my interests in chemistry and international relations. As someone interested in biological synthesis and global affairs, I’m invested in both the biological impacts of utilizing substances for athletics, but also the larger impacts it can have on an individual and a community. While doping practices and the testing of doping can often be a divisive topic, especially when the doping is state–sponsored or testing targets certain groups, I hope that delegates in this committee will work together in thinking of solutions that ensure equity on the playing field.