Presidential Election Issues Debate – apply now to participate

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to apply to be members of one of three debate teams in the ELectiON2004 Debate on Presidential Issues. The deadline for applications is Sept. 24. and the debate is Oct. 21. Details...

Individuals selected to debate will be assigned to a four-person team. Each team (Democratic, Republican, and Independent) will have a captain to open and close, with each member presenting on one issue– War in Iraq/ Terrorism, Same Sex Marriage, and the Economy, from one of the political party’s perspective.

The teams will debate the issues on October 21 at 7 p.m. in McKinnon Hall.

Click here to download the application form.

Complete the form and return it with a 500 word statement of your qualifications to Professor Betty Morgan no later than Sept. 24. Your statement should explain why you would be a valuable team member presenting a particular election issue from your chosen political perspective.

You may save this form to your computer, complete it and send it as an attachment via email to longpat@elon.edu or send via campus mail to “Election2004 Issues Debate,” CB 6428.

Individual team members will each receive a $100 cash credit to their Phoenix Card and students have the option of applying to complete the Experiential Learning Requirement though this experience. More information on the debate or other activities around Election2004 may be found at http://www.elon.edu/e-net/election2004/