The
Great Debate
National Security or Individual Freedom
Tompkins
County Public Library, Cornell University Office of Community Relations,
and Ithaca High School are pleased to present The Great Debate
- National Security or Individual Freedom. This intellectual
exercise which highlights the value of public debate will take place
at 7 p.m., on Thursday October 7th in the Borg-Warner Room at the library.
An
annual part of the Cornell-Community Read cosponsored by Tompkins County
Public Library and Cornell is a related public forum coordinated by
the Library and CU's Office of Community Relations. This year's theme
- loosely tied to Franz Kafka's The Trial - is a debate
featuring local lawyers and members of the Ithaca High School speech-and-debate
class. Two teams comprised of two students and a lawyer will debate
the question, "Should the government have the right to detain
someone, with minimal evidence, in the interest of national security?"
Audience participation is encouraged. The debate will culminate with
the audience taking the part of a Jury and voting on the outcome.
For
more information please contact Sally Grubb at 272-4557 ext 232 or sgrubb@tcpl.org,
or Gary Stewart at 255-4908 or gjs28@cornell.edu.
