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Students can win debate tickets in essay contest
Katie Broderick
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: News
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By Katie Broderick
Managing Editor
Forty-one student tickets to the Oct. 10 debate between Tennessee Senate candidates Bob Corker and Harold Ford Jr. will be awarded to the winners of an essay contest being conducted by student development.
Hugh Prevost, vice chancellor of student development, said interested students should provide a two- to four-page essay addressing the following topic:
Many times political campaigns are run by "shading the truth" of issues which is often done intentionally to confuse the issue. Pick one issue that is common to each Tennessee senatorial candidate's platform, briefly outline each candidate's position, and discuss how you determined which candidate is "telling the truth" about the issue or which elements of truth can be found in each candidate's position.
Prevost said essays must be turned in by Oct. 6 at noon to Linda Gehron in room 306 in the UC. No essays will be accepted after noon.
According to Herbert Burhenn, the dean of arts and sciences, the university received about 100 tickets to the event, which is at 7 p.m. in the UC auditorium.
"I got 45 tickets to distribute. I contacted the departments of political science and communication, as well as the Honors program," he said.
Lee Kim, a Nashville senior and member of the Honors program, said he is excited he was able to get a ticket.
"It will be cool to have a chance to see the candidates face to face," he said.
University spokesperson Chuck Cantrell said 200 additional tickets are reserved for the Chattanooga Bar Association and the Chattanooga Times Free Press, who are hosting the event.
"Since this is not a UTC event, we are happy to have [tickets]," he said. "We are glad students will be exposed."
Burhenn noted tickets to the debate are very limited, as the UC auditorium is not a big venue.
He added, "We just hope everyone who received a ticket shows up."
The debate is the second of three between Republican Bob Corker, who is the former mayor of Chattanooga, and Democrat Harold Ford Jr., a state representative.
Managing Editor
Forty-one student tickets to the Oct. 10 debate between Tennessee Senate candidates Bob Corker and Harold Ford Jr. will be awarded to the winners of an essay contest being conducted by student development.
Hugh Prevost, vice chancellor of student development, said interested students should provide a two- to four-page essay addressing the following topic:
Many times political campaigns are run by "shading the truth" of issues which is often done intentionally to confuse the issue. Pick one issue that is common to each Tennessee senatorial candidate's platform, briefly outline each candidate's position, and discuss how you determined which candidate is "telling the truth" about the issue or which elements of truth can be found in each candidate's position.
Prevost said essays must be turned in by Oct. 6 at noon to Linda Gehron in room 306 in the UC. No essays will be accepted after noon.
According to Herbert Burhenn, the dean of arts and sciences, the university received about 100 tickets to the event, which is at 7 p.m. in the UC auditorium.
"I got 45 tickets to distribute. I contacted the departments of political science and communication, as well as the Honors program," he said.
Lee Kim, a Nashville senior and member of the Honors program, said he is excited he was able to get a ticket.
"It will be cool to have a chance to see the candidates face to face," he said.
University spokesperson Chuck Cantrell said 200 additional tickets are reserved for the Chattanooga Bar Association and the Chattanooga Times Free Press, who are hosting the event.
"Since this is not a UTC event, we are happy to have [tickets]," he said. "We are glad students will be exposed."
Burhenn noted tickets to the debate are very limited, as the UC auditorium is not a big venue.
He added, "We just hope everyone who received a ticket shows up."
The debate is the second of three between Republican Bob Corker, who is the former mayor of Chattanooga, and Democrat Harold Ford Jr., a state representative.
