UA debate team addressing school’s recent book issue
Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2005
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/nwat/News/32931/
The University of Arkansas debate team has announced that it will sponsor a formal debate today on the "recent discussion of banning books" in Fayetteville Public School libraries.
The debate will be held at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Graduate Education Building, located along Maple Street near Arkansas Avenue.
According to Ryan Ouyoumjian, who sent an email announcing the event, the debate will start with Laurie Taylor and Tim DeNoble as the "guest speakers."
Taylor has been leading a campaign to restrict student access to specific books with alleged sexually explicit content. DeNoble spoke strongly against restricting book access at a town hall meeting the school district hosted last month.
Four debate students will then take turns arguing positions that "affirm" or "oppose" the ban, Ouyoumjian wrote in the email.
Affirm speakers will be Ouyoumjian and Adam Ward. Those speaking against restricting book access will be Ron Cardwell and Wolfgang Robinson.