9 a.m.
"Meet the Debaters"

All are invited to meet and speak with the students who will be participating in the morning debate, including Morehouse senior Oluwbusayo "Tope" Folarin, who was named one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars in November 2003.
Chase Hall Lounge

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Topic: "U.S. Immigration Policy: Cuban Cinderellas, Haitian Stepchild"
Chase Hall Lounge

The visiting debaters come from Morehouse and Spelman colleges in Atlanta. Morehouse is known for its tradition of producing illustrious graduates, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Benjamin Mays, Bates class of 1920, was president of Morehouse for 27 years and a mentor to King. Founded in 1881, Spelman is one of the nation's most highly regarded colleges for women and is the alma mater of author Alice Walker and Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund.

The Bates debate team, of which Mays was an accomplished member, comes with a longstanding and esteemed tradition of debate. The forum includes an opportunity for audience members to speak.