{"id":712,"date":"2008-10-24T10:43:47","date_gmt":"2008-10-24T14:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/?p=343"},"modified":"2008-10-24T10:43:47","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T14:43:47","slug":"presidential-election-issues-covered-in-two-campus-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2008\/10\/presidential-election-issues-covered-in-two-campus-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential election issues covered in two campus events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two political events related to the United States presidential election will be held on campus Monday and Tuesday, October 27 and 28: a student debate aims to inform undecided voters and a faculty panel will cover key issues.<\/p>\n<p>The UTC Political Science Club is sponsoring a debate between UTC College Democrats and Campus Republicans on Monday, October 27 at 7 p.m. in the Benwood Auditorium.\u00a0 In a non-partisan way, participants hope to inform undecided voters on key presidential election issues.\u00a0 President of the UTC Political Science Club, Allyson Smith, and Katherine Wells will be the non-partisan moderators.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and Republicans will each have four student panelists who will respond to questions relevant to the issues college students find important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach team will have 90 seconds to respond to a question, and then 45 seconds for a rebuttal,\u201d Smith said.\u00a0 \u201cWe will discuss foreign policy, the Supreme Court, healthcare, and tax questions.\u00a0 Also, I have included campaign ethics questions and higher education issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith said the debate is \u201cstudent owned and operated.\u00a0 I am looking forward to a spirited debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The University Honors Program will sponsor a political panel to discuss issues in the upcoming presidential election on Tuesday, October 28, 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain Room of the UTC University Center. Panelists will discuss these issues:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign Policy:<\/strong> Dr. Fouad Moughrabi (Political Science Department )<br \/>\n<strong>The Economy:<\/strong> Dr. Bento Lobo (Finance Department)<br \/>\n<strong>Health Care:<\/strong> Dr. Clifton Cleaveland (University Honors Program)<br \/>\n<strong>The Supreme Court:<\/strong> Dr. Joanie Sompayrac (Accounting Department and the University Honors Program)<br \/>\n<strong>The Environment:<\/strong> Dr. David Aborn (Biological and Environmental Sciences Department)<\/p>\n<p>The campus community is invited to bring lunch and join this lively discussion.\u00a0 Dessert and drinks will be provided. Students are especially encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two political events related to the United States presidential election will be held on campus Monday and Tuesday, October 27 and 28: a student debate aims to inform undecided voters and a faculty panel will cover key issues. 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