The Seed

by Michelle Neyra

“How do you compromise with your worst enemy when it is the ethical thing to do? How do you fight for what is right, though you know it will benefit someone you don’t like? My one answer is that you must love your neighbor as yourself. We come here to not only learn about the pressing issues that plague our world today, but we are also here to learn how to become better leaders and fighters in the battle to protect our futures, our world, our home. So as you go through your debates today, though the decisions may not affect the community outside these walls, know that you, as both a student and your individual self, are being given the tools to change the world, all you have to do is raise your voice and be heard.” March 10th saw WAU’s campus welcoming over 100 high school students for the annual CAPITAL Model United Nations conference hosted by the Honors College. This year, the theme focused on the central idea of Human Rights, whether the topic was on the issue of cyber security, or protecting and preventing trafficked individuals, and many more invigorating subjects. This year, the council was led by a nearly all women team (save for Jonathan Beebe) and the Secretary-General was the Journal’s own Jenevieve Lettsome. Together with the visiting high school students who acted as country delegates and ambassadors in this setting, the CAPITALMUN found globally reaching solutions to some of the biggest global issues. In her welcome speech, Lettsome said this: "Protecting Human Rights. Everywhere."

As the real world’s political climate evolves everyday, it is important for everyone to know that your voice matters, an important lesson that is taught at CAPITALMUN. For more information, visit our site at www.capitalmun.org or, use our QR code!

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