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Hamilton's participants in the 22nd annual EUROsim conference.
Hamilton's participants in the 22nd annual EUROsim conference.
Hamilton students participated in the 22nd annual EUROsim conference, an international and intercollegiate simulation of the European Union on April 2-5. Participants were Kasey Hildonen '10, Erich Romero '12, Alex Singh '11, Brett Shannon '11, Kelsey Lawler '11, Natalie De Boursac '11, Brandon Moore '12, Amanda Barnes '12, Hanna Kahrmann-Zadak '12, Stephanie Miguel '11, Reisa Asimovic '11, Maria Lozada '12, and visiting student Raphael Morali.

EUROsim is conducted by the Trans-Atlantic Consortium for European Union Studies & Simulations, consisting of 22 universities and law schools from the United States and Europe. This year 215 students and 27 faculty advisors from both the US and Europe attended a conference sponsored by Canisius College on the topic of counter-terrorism and crime fighting in the EU.

Hamilton's 13 students, accompanied by advisor Alan Cafruny, represented one of the largest delegations. They assumed the roles of the delegations from France, Slovenia, and several members of parliament, including two vice committee chairs on the Committee on Legal Affairs. Hamilton students prepared for the conference over the course of the school year through the Model European Union club and participated at a high level of standard with their fellow students, many of whom took part in the simulation as part of a university class.

Students developed a greater understanding of the structure and politics of the EU through their experiences, and they made lasting contacts from other universities. Next January these students will travel to Antwerp, Belgium, to represent Hamilton once again in the international arena. 

-- by Kasey Hildonen '10

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