40 - Sundas, February 28, [988 North Shore News Cap students act as UN ambassadors A DOZEN Capilano College stu- dents recently spent a weekend rul- ing the world. As the college's del- cgates to this year’s North American Model United Nations (NAMUN) they served as am- bassadors to a model session of the UN. They weren't expected to solve all the world's problems during the February {8-21 mid-term break, but NAMUN was designed to give them an understanding of the UN's practical problems and the conflicts that cause wars. EAST MEETS WEST The conference was held in Toronto and organized by students from York University and the University of Toronto. NAMUN attracted about 1,200 students from schools across North America, and Cap students had a chance to see how they stacked up against delegates from big Eastern universities like McGill and the American Ivy League schools. Students paid travelling costs out of their own pockets, but Capilano College contributed about $3,000 to subsidize the dele- gation. Four days of discussion about world disarmament, food aid, and how to cooloff international hotspots may not be everyonc’s idea of a relaxing way to spend mid-term break, but Cap’s stu- dents enjoyed the challenge. ’ Tanya Robinson, 19, is a_ second-year political science stu- dent, and this was her second time as an ambassador ‘to a model UN. She ‘plans. a career in the diplomatic service and says the conference is “‘a great way to learn about international relations’. “I. got a job at. the Com- monwealth Conference because of my experience (at NAMUN) fast year,’’ Robinson said. Jim Rouse, also 19, is another candidate for the diplomatic corps . 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