Model UN club’s second to last competition showed that even though the end of the year is rapidly approaching, the club shows no signs of slowing down.

  This event had an equally large scale as BC High, with many schools from across the region in attendance, giving it their all to collaborate, debate, and negotiate solutions to pressing global issues.

  The conference featured a variety of committees, each simulating different aspects of international diplomacy, from crisis committees like Fellowship of the Dean, to historical contentions like the Dutch East India Company and the Salem Witch Trials.

  “Overall, it was very fun to come to Clark University, see all these new people from different schools and discuss very pertinent issues within our societies,” said junior Landon Boutilier.

  Sophomore Oliver Deeks represented Indonesia in the Dutch East India Company committee, and saw first hand how difficult a more advanced committee full of experienced debaters was, but welcomed the challenge.

  “I think I had strong arguments. I stuck with my role for the most part, and I was very straightforward with what I wanted, and I didn’t dwindle,” Deeks said.

  Within these more competitive committees, Model UN members had to think carefully and strategically to get their desired solution. Some standout delegates even won some more awards, like junior Charlotte Guido, who won an honorable mention for representing Mauritius in the Dutch East India Company committee. 

  This wasn’t Guido’s first time at Clark, however, and she saw some improvements overall from the previous year they hosted.

  “The food was great, and my committee ran pretty well. And they didn’t have a problem with the technology like last time.” Guido said.

  Boutilier, who was the Winner of the Outstanding Delegate award, was Robin B. Wright in the Committee to Protect Journalists.

  “This conference was very fun. I was in the committee to protect journalists, and we had to come up with a solution to build up protections for journalists, especially in combat zones and places where they are specifically targeted and murdered for their journalistic practices. In the end, two main factions appeared. One of them was trying to get things done quickly by setting up guidelines that could be put into place within a month or two. That was their plan,” Boutilier said.

  “And then the other one, their goal was to overhaul the entire way that aid is given to journalists in a very bureaucratic way, not just the ones connected to corporations. In the end, they both passed. One is a way to start very quickly and the other one is a more long term solution.” 

  With another conference down at Clark MUN, and only one major conference on the horizon, that being WinMUN, we’ll have to see how the Masco Model UN team does furthering their diplomatic skills and gaining both critical thinking skills and awards.