MURFREESBORO — MTSU’s
award-winning debaters will tackle one of the most contentious workplace issues
of our times in a public exploration of the difference between men’s and
women’s wages.
The Murfreesboro chapter of the American Association of
University Women will sponsor the debate on “Resolved: The United States should
craft legislation to close the wage gap” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9,
at MTSU’s Miller Education Center, 503 E. Bell St. in Murfreesboro. This event
is free and open to the public.
MTSU’s Blue Raider Debate Team “will discuss the importance
of the issue as well as the issue’s complexity in a friendly scrimmage-style
debate,” said Pat Richey, director of forensics. “Each speaker will deliver a
seven-minute address.”
Following opening words by Murfreesboro AAUW President Dia
Cirillo, student chapter president Jennifer Crow, a senior sociology major from
Lascassas, Tennessee, will moderate the debate.
Sophomore journalism major Imaan Malik from Murfreesboro;
senior English and organizational communication major Abigail Barnes from
Morristown, Tennessee; and freshman public administration major Laura Hayes
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will affirm the resolution.
Senior political science major Devin Irish from Rockwood,
Tennessee; media arts and sociology major Jordan Nickell from Jackson,
Tennessee; and senior political science and history major James Fingeroot from
Nashville, Tennessee, will oppose the resolution.
While the practice of debate dates back to the origins of
the institution, MTSU’s debate program has been on quite a roll since its
revival seven years ago. Earlier this year, the Tennessee General Assembly
honored the program with a joint resolution extolling its accomplishments.
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy,
education, philanthropy, and research. AAUW membership is open to college
students and anyone with a college degree, including a two-year degree.
For more information about the debate, contact Richey at
615-898-2273 or patrick.richey@mtsu.edu
or Cirillo at 773-677-4238 or President@AAUW-Murfreesboro.org.
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