Student teams to give Ethics Bowl demonstration
Nov. 8, 2001
KALAMAZOO -- Ethical issues, from the latest advances in medical
technology to dating and relationships, will be among the debate
topics at the 2001 Western Michigan University Ethics Bowl demonstration
Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The program will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Lee Honors College
on WMU's campus. Designed to introduce students to the style
of the national Ethics Bowl tournament, which is held annually
in Cincinnati, the demonstration will feature two teams of ethics
students from the Department of Philosophy. This event is sponsored
by the University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society
and is free and open to the public.
WMU will be among 34 U.S. colleges and universities sending
teams to compete in the eighth Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Feb.
28th in Cincinnati. Modeled after the College Bowl format seen
on television, the Ethics Bowl challenges participants to engage
in ethical analysis and discussion. A team of jurors, much like
a judges' panel, evaluates both teams' answers to determine who
receives points.
Information and applications for the 2002 WMU intercollegiate
Ethics Bowl team will be available at this program. For more
information, contact the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in
Society at (616) 387-4397.
Media contact: Scott K. Crary, 616 387-8400
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