EVANSTON, Ill. --- Still smoldering over the results of the 2000 Presidential election? Sick and tired of the sore losers who can't give the election of George Bush a rest? Come to the Great Debate -- Resolved: Al Gore should be President -- at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Northwestern University.

The second in the Great Debate Series sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Northwestern's nationally renowned Debate Society, the debate will take place in the auditorium of Fisk Hall, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston campus.

With the help of two undergraduates, Northwestern professors Susan Herbst and James Speta will try to resolve, once and for all, whether Al Gore should be president. Herbst, professor of political science and communication studies, and her team will defend the negative. Northwestern School of Law Assistant Professor Speta's team will defend the affirmative.

Herbst, a national debate champion in high school, is a scholar of American politics, public opinion and mass media. As a University of Michigan undergraduate, Speta qualified three years in a row for the elimination rounds of the National Debate Tournament. He teaches and studies communication law.

The debate will revolve around the impact of media coverage of the 2000 Presidential election. Even if it doesn't bury the issue forever, the arguments should be compelling. For information, call Scott Deatherage at (847) 491-7916.

2/12/01