African American Student Services is sponsoring a debate today about diverse political viewpoints as part of the Black History Month celebration.
Jocelyn Gamble, African American Student Services senior program coordinator and Black History Month committee advisor, said the topic of debate — which is being held from 1-2 p.m. in the History Department Commons, room 1104, Mesa Vista Hall — was inspired by the recent presidential election.
“The debate is in reference to political thought,” she said. “With the interesting situation we had this past presidential election, we figured it would be something interesting to talk about.”
Gamble said that due to the controversy surrounding President George W. Bush’s election, committee members thought it would be important to understand why people choose the leaders they do.
“The debate is about what your political point of view is and what’s the basis of it,” she said.
Three panelists were scheduled to appear, but Gamble said one of them canceled at the last minute. She said two featured panelists with differing political perspectives will be at the debate. Gamble said she did not know who the panelists were for the event.
“They were selected by their political points of view,” she said. “We have one guy who is strongly affiliated with the Green Party. We also have someone involved with a student coalition here on campus.”
Gamble said she thinks the debate will be successful, even though the number of panelists is limited.
“Last year we had a debate in reference to hate crime and it was very successful,” she said.
Gamble also said that, due to the small number of panelists, the debate will allow the audience to participate in the discussion.
She said that in today’s world, many college students focus on brightening their future with a career path instead of broadening their horizons with new perspectives. For that reason, she said she hopes the discussion will attract many students.
Gamble said students should focus on school and their future but also need to continue to expand their understanding of new ideas and concepts.
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“The hoped outcome is that we get a lot of student participation and we engage their thought processes, which is something a lot of colleges have forgotten,” Gamble said. “The whole basis of college is to get a different perspective on the way you think, see and perceive ideas; it’s a place of intellectual thought.”
For more information, call 277-5645.
by Jenna Naranjo
Daily Lobo
African American Student Services is sponsoring a debate today about diverse political points of view as part of the Black History Month celebration.
Jocelyn Gamble, African American Student Services senior program coordinator and Black History Month committee advisor, said the topic of debate — which is being held from 1-2 p.m. in the Mesa Vista Hall History Department Commons — was inspired by the recent presidential election.
“The debate is in reference to political thought,” she said. “With the interesting situation we had this past presidential election, we figured it would be something interesting to talk about.”
Gamble said that due to the controversy surrounding President George W. Bush’s election, the committee members thought it would be important to find out why people choose the leaders they do.
“The debate is about what your political point of view is and what’s the basis of it,” she said.
Three panelists were scheduled to appear, but Gamble said one of them canceled at the last minute. She said two featured panelists with differing political perspectives will be at the debate. Gamble did not know who the panelists were.
“They were selected by their political points of view,” she said. “We have one guy who is strongly affiliated with the Green Party. We also have someone involved with a student coalition here on campus.”
Gamble said she thinks the debate will be successful even though the number of panelists is limited.
“Last year we had a debate in reference to hate crime and it was very successful,” she said.
Gamble also said that, due to the small number of panelists, the debate will allow the audience to participate in the discussion.
She said that in today’s world, many college students focus on brightening their future with a career path instead of broadening their horizons with new perspectives. For that reason, she said she hopes the discussion will attract many students.
Gamble said students should focus on school and their future, but also need to continue to expand their understanding of new ideas and concepts.
“The hoped outcome is that we get a lot of student participation and we engage their thought processes, which is something a lot of colleges have forgotten,” Gamble said. “The whole basis of college is to get a different perspective on the way you think, see and perceive ideas, it’s a place of intellectual thought.”
For more information, call 277-5645.
