Newsboys' Strike of 1899

Crisis: Newsboys' Strike of 1899

Extra, Extra! The Newsies are on strike!
After the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine and the beginnings of the Spanish American War, Yellow Journalism is at an all time high thanks to newspaper tycoons William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. The real reason for their success: the Newsies of New York City who spend their afternoons and nights distributing all newspapers across all five boroughs of NYC. However, to earn more from Newsies sales, Hearst and Pulitzer have raised the price of papers for Newsies to buy without a raise in wages in return. This injustice has led you the working class to ban together, advocate against unfair working conditions, and make your opinions heard. The turn of the century is upon you, and so is the fate of the Newsies, American unionization, and child labor laws for generations to come. Will you seize the day and make your mark, or be overcome by Pulitzer and Hearst’s bottom line?

Staff

Chair

Ruby Eilers

Ruby Eilers is a second year political science major from San Francisco and she is incredibly excited to be serving as Chair for this GauchoMUN! She has competed all across the country on the collegiate circuit and is so excited to continue travelling and making more memories with the team. Outside of MUN, you can find her locking in at the lib, drinking too much caffeine, and going on long walks on the beach.

Chair

Ryan Ramirez

Ryan Ramirez is a second-year Political Science major, seeking to obtain an education minor. He began MUN in 7th grade and has loved it ever since! He loves the people that he has met throughout his time in MUN and has truly loved his time on the UCSB team. In his free time he works as a community intern at a real-estate office, an event specialist at the hotel on campus, and enjoys going out or staying in with his friends.

Crisis Director

Sophia Brockmiller

Sophia Brockmiller is a second-year political science student at UCSB, and could not be more overjoyed to be the CD for the Newsboy strike of 1899! She began competing in MUN in college, and has been a die-hard crisis del ever since. The story of the Newsies is close to her heart (both due to her love of musical theater and history), but also because as a strike it is the basis for many labor unions seen today. Sophia cannot wait to see what you bring to your backrooms and the creativity you bring to committee. History has it's eyes on you!