Speaking Center News
Center Sponsors Presidential Town Hall
by Hannah Alley
February 4, 2008 marked the Agnes Scott College Speaking Center’s first Political Town Hall. The Center’s main goals were to educate the campus community on the politicians and have one student articulate a candidate’s views. The student representatives spoke on five issues: immigration policies, the war in Iraq, health care, state of the economy, and one miscellaneous topic.
The participants included: Laura van Duursen as Hillary Clinton, Rose Psalmond as Mike Huckabee, Caroline Croland as Barack Obama, Gina Luttrell as Ron Paul, and Toni Watkins as John McCain.
The candidates asked one another two questions concerning the information presented and also they answered numerous questions from the eager audience. After the general student body heard each candidate they filled out a survey and were treated to sparkling cider and cake.
At the end of the event Jasmine Terry read the results of the survey which demonstrated that the audience agreed that although the Town Hall was informative, they would still vote for Barack Obama!
presidential town hall slide show
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Hannah Alley is a junior at Agnes Scott College and has been a tutor at the Speaking Center since 2006.