Timberlake shows disappointment with MUN despite win at Edison

By Morgan Thaler
Staff Writer

Though Costa Model United Nations received a Best Large Delegation award at an advanced conference at Edison High School in Huntington Beach on Oct. 20 and 21, MUN advisor Robert Timberlake was disappointed with the results.

At Edison, seniors Alec Lautanen and Jack Rosenberg and junior Remi Nemeroff won best delegate awards. Although both Costa and Huntington Beach High School received Best Large Delegation awards, Huntington won by a larger margin.

“We were one of the two best schools, but our arch rival, Huntington Beach, soundly beat us,” Timberlake said. “This is probably one of the worst performances we have had in 15 years.”

This year, Edison used new technology that posted updated delegates’ scores online throughout the conference.

Some students believe that the score system and other distractions prevented Costa from performing at its prime.

“We did not do as well as we had hoped,” junior Greg Domeno said. “Costa Model U.N. was distracted by important conferences coming up.”

These conferences include a conference at Brown University, where Costa MUN students are currently debating this week.

Edison was not one of Costa MUN’s major conferences, but students believe it sets the tone for the season.

“We were strong as a team but weaker as individuals,” junior Teddy Friedman said. “We need to go back to the fundamentals.”