The Five Day Capsule

By: Aman Rehan

So essentially what do capsules do? They help you cope with something for a specific time, and eventually wear out.

Of course, every capsule has powdery ingredients inside it, and for the Nixor Debating Team, the ingredients were quite unique. A question which everyone asks: How can members of the debating Team go through exhausting training sessions, pull all nighters to research and yet have the capacity to enjoy themselves, that too under immense pressure to perform? The LUMS Model United Nations (herein referred to as LUMUN’) is truly the most prestigious and challenging Model United Nations in Pakistan, so what keeps the Nixor Debating Team going throughout the five days of the conference? Given the various distractions (yes, the usual distractions for the restless youth) which exist in Lahore and the beautiful campus of LUMS? The answer is simple; it’s the five day capsule, with its miraculous ingredients.

But wait, what’s the five day capsule?

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I will make you a dish you can't refuse

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