William
Bennett and Howard Dean to square off on the Election of 2004
Maureen McKew
On Saturday evening, Sept. 18, the University’s Campus
Activities Team and Office of Student Development will sponsor a debate
between William Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, and former
Vermont governor and recent
presidential candidate, Howard Dean. The two will square off at 8:00 p.m.,
in The Pavilion, analyzing the candidates and issues that will matter most
in the upcoming election. The debate is part of Villanova’s annual Parents
Weekend.
According to Thomas Mogan, director of
student development, this event will mark the first time that Bennett and
Dean have appeared together.
Tickets will be priced at $10.00 for
Villanova faculty, students, staff and family members, who will be given
preference fotr admission.; and $15.00 for the public, if available. Details
are available at www.villanova.edu or call 610-519-4210 for more
information.
Bennett served as President Reagan's
chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and Secretary of
Education, and President Bush's "drug czar". Bennett has also written and
edited 16 books, two of which — The Book of Virtues and
The Children's Book of Virtues — rank among the most successful of
the past decade. Dr. Bennett's most recent book is Why We Fight: Moral
Clarity and the War on Terrorism.
Dean mounted an influential campaign for the Democratic nomination for
President. Dean’s campaign helped focus the Democratic debate on important
issues such as health care and the economy. Dean was successful in
mobilizing voters historically apathetic toward the political process with
his unprecedented use of the Internet. |
