The United States out of the HRC
On February 4th, 2025 Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Human Rights council. Here at the Model United Nations conference you’re expected to represent your delegation in an…
Mental Health at Model UN
By Megan Barker Model UN is a conference that has the potential to be life-changing and awe-inspiring if you let it. It can also be a time of high stress…
Delegates stuck again?!
On Thursday night a disaster struck in a bathroom on the 10th floor. Delegates trapped for an hour and half wanting to go to bed but unfortunately they were stuck…
Who is the guy taking all these photos?
Neal Gysland is the conference photographer. Neal became the dedicated conference photographer in 2016. First it started as a side job. Well, he was a specialist. He enjoyed taking photos,…
A Look Inside the Senate
From heated debates to joke bills, legislature is one of the most interesting program areas in YIG. Today we get an inside look at the most debated bills in Senate…
First Bill Signing of the Virtual Conference
Elliot Schatz, Nova Youth Gov. Anne Guidera and Lt. Gov. Dane Germany each signed their first official bills into effect in a virtual joint ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday. The…
The Executive Branch vs Senate C
Aaden Spencer, Burnsville John Goettl, a senator within Senate C, wrote a bill with the goal of having it passed into law. With little opposition his bill passed through committee…
Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility
As the Model United Nations conference begins, it is important to keep in mind the YMCA’s Y core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. These values were put into place…
Evening Activities
If you were planning to go to bed at a reasonable hour this conference, you clearly haven’t heard of the evening activities! This Thursday evening starting at 7pm, countless evening…
Get your trading cards now!
by Anders Nelsen & Carson Sayler As you may have noticed there have been many pilots checking in and out of the hotel all throughout the day. Some of these…