Political clubs promote candidates
Paige Gabriel
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: News
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Ashley Nelson, president of the College Republicans and Clarksville, Tenn., sophomore, said the biggest event the clubs are participating in is the debate between College Republicans and College Democrats. The date will be announced after final arrangements are made
Erica Savin, president of the College Democrats and Oak Ridge, Tenn., junior, said both clubs are working with the Political Science Club to change the location of the debate from the Signal Mountain Room in the UC to the auditorium in the Fine Arts Center to accommodate more students.
Savin said they are also trying to change the time from 4:30 p.m. to a time in the evening when more students and faculty will be able to attend.
"We participated last year, so this is going to be our second time," Nelson said. "It is going to be a little bit more planned out this time."
Nelson said each club will have three representatives to answer questions on stage.
Savin said the College Democrats are holding auditions for their members to determine who will represent the group on stage.
The first set of questions will be predetermined and both clubs will agree to the questions and have them in advance of the debate, Nelson said. The second set will be pre-screened questions from the audience.
Savin said "[The debate] is really to inform the students about what is going on. It is [the final] part of a four-part series for the political science department."
