ABOUT HOUSE V. NCAA
For decades, college athletics operated under the illusion of amateurism, until the rise of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights shattered the system. As lawsuits mount and public pressure intensifies, NCAA leadership, university athletic directors, media executives, athletes, and labor advocates find themselves locked in a battle over the future of college sports. Billions of dollars, athlete livelihoods, conference realignments, and institutional power structures hang in the balance. Delegates must navigate settlement negotiations, media influence, athlete organizing, and the creation of a new governing framework for college athletics. Will the NCAA adapt and survive, or will the era of amateurism collapse entirely?
MEET THE DAIS
Addison Burnside
CHAIR
ryan limekiller
VICE CHAIR
MEET THE UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
Yiannis Asikis
Yiannis Asikis is a junior in the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, pursuing a B.A. in International Relations with a functional focus on International Systems and World Order and a regional concentration in Europe, alongside minors in Art History and Spanish. Originally from Athens, Greece, Yiannis has spent much of his life just down the road in Brookline and has been involved in Model United Nations since high school.
Yiannis is excited to serve on the BarMUN Secretariat this year as the Under-Secretary-General for Specialized Bodies. He previously supported the conference as a member of the logistics team, making this his second year contributing to BarMUN on campus, and has also chaired a committee for Boston University’s Model United Nations Conference (BosMUN).
Outside of Model UN, Yiannis is an Editor for both the International Relations Review and the Pre-Law Review, and is active across several campus organizations. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, visiting museums, and going on runs along the Charles River. Yiannis is thrilled for BarMUN and looks forward to meeting everyone!