I Wanna Be Famous: Camp Wawanakwa, 2007
I Wanna Be Famous: Camp Wawanakwa, 2007
Specialized Committee
About The Total Drama Island (2007) Committee
Set on a questionably safe island run by a host who clearly lost his HR certification years ago, this specialized committee transforms delegates into contestants competing in a series of chaotic, borderline unethical challenges. Alliances will form faster than you can say “point of order,” and dissolve even faster the moment someone smells victory (or betrayal). Trust is temporary, ego is permanent, and every speech is just a slightly more eloquent way of saying “please don’t vote me out.” Forget structured debate. Here, your success depends on how well you can negotiate, manipulate, and occasionally survive whatever unhinged challenge gets thrown at you next. One minute you’re forming a voting bloc, the next you’re watching it collapse because someone decided immunity was worth more than loyalty.
Eliminations will be swift, dramatic, and probably a little personal. Expect blindsides, last-minute deals, and the kind of strategic backstabbing that would make actual diplomats nervously take notes. The only thing more dangerous than losing a challenge is winning one and becoming everyone’s next target. At the end of the day, only one contestant walks away victorious. The rest? Well, let’s just say you’ll have plenty of time to reflect on your strategic decisions: preferably somewhere off the island, questioning your trust issues and wondering why you ever believed anyone who said: “I’ve got your back.”
Director
Nathan Rubin
Nathan Rubin (he/him) is a sophomore from Naples, Florida. He is double-majoring in Ecosystem Science and Policy & Geography and Sustainable Development. An avid environmentalist, Nathan is deeply involved in glass recycling and coastal restoration research, as well as the chair of the Waste Diversion committee in UM’s student government. He has been doing MUN since his sophomore year of high school and staffed and competed in every style of MUN. As a self-proclaimed staffing addict, Nathan has chaired/CDed over 10 committees and doesn’t plan to stop any time soon.
Outside of MUN and School, Nathan is a sports fan (Let’s go Heat, Yankees, Giants, and Panthers) and partakes in almost every nerdy thing imaginable (Magic the Gathering, DND, Warhammer 40K, Anime, etc). When his social battery is exhausted, Nathan can be found curled up in bed with a nice fantasy or sci-fi novel and a bottle of carbonated goodness from his SodaStream.
Nathan’s favorite Total Drama character is definitely [redacted], and he fully believes that [also redacted] won season 3. He can’t wait for a committee full of goofy antics, secret deals, and general tomfoolery. Nathan is proud to serve as both your chair and CD for this awesome committee! If you have any questions, please direct them to his email at nzr9@miami.edu.