The Security Council Simulation at Yale (SCSY) emphasizes its fast-paced, innovative crises and it seems like delegates are loving the conference — there were plenty of good comments at the Head Delegates meeting including delegates mentioning that their committee was the best they had ever been in. You can check out Part I of our photoblog, and Part II is below. Don’t forget to follow SCSY through their own social media including their Flickr, Twitter, and Facebook.
The Philosopher Kings face the tyranny of Ravos, the new leader of the civilization:

France, Gabon, Russia, United Kingdom, and South Africa draft resolutions in the UN Security Council

Barbados (Harvard) leads the Organization of American States from his strategic position at the head of the table
A delegate motions to extend unmoderated caucus as the Department of Justice and BP are still very far apart in their attempt to negotiate a settlement over the Deepwater Horizon crisis
The chairs of the Barclays Premier League (Greg Pennington of Gettysburg College and Sibjeet Mahapatra of Yale) send the draft resolutions back for editing as three sides of the committee come closer to a compromise
Lt. Gen James Clapper advises President Obama on the next course of action in the US National Security Council
Crisis director Marj Berman reads off directives submitted by the delegates in the Fall of the Soviet Union