Over 200 students across the tri-state area gathered at Gannon University for the Model United Nations Weekend.
The conference began on Friday, November 7, and ended on Saturday, November 8, with a closing ceremony.
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This event is part of a 73-year annual tradition in which high school students participate in mock sessions where they discuss global challenges and brainstorm solutions.
Gannon University’s Model United Nations organized the conference, and its secretary general tells us that her team spent over a year preparing.
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Cadence Hoover, Gannon Model U.N. Secretary General, said, “Students come onto Gannon’s campus this weekend to debate different topics and different communities, such as mitigating the effects of atomic radiation or preserving endangered languages. What they did is they debated, they found solutions, past resolutions and we just held our award ceremony where we got to recognize our excellent, outstanding and best delegates.”
Hoover, who is now a senior political science major at Gannon, said that she was also in a Model U.N. group in high school and hopes this event will inspire students to continue studying in their futures as well.
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