From cross-street rivalry to the complexities of London’s nightlife; meet our delegations.

City Hall, Westminster. 10 am. Registration for delegates.

All the delegates we spoke to shared big smiles, a mix of excitement, and nervousness towards the start of LIMUN 2022. The UCL delegation has outshined all others by how short their trip to the Hall was. Their 15-minute bus ride was described as a fun and enjoyable ice-breaking moment. Their first MUN for many although they describe extensive previous training which should mean they are already. They agreed the Hall was an outstanding architectural creation although they strongly suggested that UCL buildings were vastly superior in their beauty (I invite readers to strongly doubt this opinion). 

A group from the University of Reading described their chaotic journey to LIMUN. They lost 2 members of their team during their trip from Reading to London with it just being a combo of coach and tube. Still, the time spent tackling their transport issues was intelligently and masterfully consumed deep-diving into the complexities of the geopolitics of various countries. The result is a team brought together by the turbulence of their travel and ready for LIMUN 2022 

Sciences Po Lilles delegation had an excellent trip although London was described as slightly wet. First time in London for many in the delegation which agreed to collectively describe the city as “charming”. My qualitative colleague Madelaine has included the many pantsuits present in this delegation in her article on this object of clothing with a captivating history. 

The brilliant Catholic University of Lilles is surprisingly not in Lilles but in Paris. Colleagues suggested this was a trick similar to the London Luton Airport being anywhere but in London. Overseas critics will say that I am unfamiliar with the idea of a delocalised campus. The delegation describes themselves as “both excited and nervous”. One delegate stood out by being more nervous than excited. He says this is his first MUN and he has been assigned Russia in the Refugee Committee. On behalf of all the press team, I wish him good luck. The rest of the delegation described their past 48 hours as “pure touristy stuff” which they seemed to enjoy. 

A specific delegation that I will not name spent the past night in a unique way. In contrast with the general inclination towards getting a good night’s sleep, they described the vibrancy of London’s nightlife. Still, they are mostly experienced participants and can be expected to shine while exclusively running on caffeine.

By Yanis Fekar

Photo Credit Muyao Wang