United States Military Academy cadets attending the World Model United
Nations championship in Heidelberg, Germany, not only took
the gold medal, but won more awards than any team from any school has ever
attended a World Model UN conference. Competing against 850 students from 86
universities in 35 countries, twelve of thirteen West Point team members won
the World Model United Nations Award for Diplomacy in their committees. This
result is even more astonishing considering that the Cadets were role
playing as French and German UN delegates, an incredible handicap to
overcome.