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Politician and journalist George Stephanopoulos will visit Lawrence Tuesday to answer students’ questions about his life experiences and thoughts on politics.
The event is free and open to students and the public but tickets are required.
Briana Saunders, social events coordinator, said Student Union Activities was out of tickets for the event in the Union ballroom. Students interested can still get tickets to watch the lecture from a live feed in Woodruff Auditorium.
Stephanopoulos is well-known for his role as a senior political adviser for the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign and for his appearances on a variety of news television shows.
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An Evening with George Stephanopoulos
When: April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union Ballroom and Woodruff Auditorium
Tickets: Free but must register — visit Union Programs Box Office on the 4th floor of the Union
Do you have a question you want to ask George Stephanopoulos? E-mail SUA.
“I think George Stephanopoulos is a good person to bring to KU because he is a younger journalist and has experienced a lot of things that go on in politics that affect students’ daily lives,” Saunders, Vancouver, British Columbia, senior, said. “He’s engaging and entertaining and he really understands the direction the country is going.”
Stephanopoulos will be interviewed by Jonathan Earle, associate director for programming at the Dole Institute of Politics, before the conversation opens up for audience questions in a town-hall format.
“I want to touch upon things during the interview that matter to students and things that matter to the community as well,” Earle said. “People definitely want to hear how he thinks the Obama administration is doing in its first 100 days.”
Students are encouraged to e-mail questions they would like to ask Stephanopoulos to the SUA social issue committee and several will be chosen to be asked during the event. Saunders said she had not received many questions yet.
“I’m really hoping a lot more students will submit some so we have a great number to choose from and we can get him to talk about what students really want to hear from,” Saunders said.
Before Stephanopoulos speaks at the Kansas Union, he plans to stop at the Lawrence Community Shelter to visit an old friend.
Loring Henderson, executive director of the shelter, volunteered at a soup kitchen in Washington D.C. with Stephanopoulos for about ten years. Their friendship has lasted 27 years and it was Henderson’s idea to ask Stephanopoulos to visit Lawrence and speak at the Kansas Union.
“He’s a friend and it’s nice to have him out here anyway just to see what I’m doing,” Henderson said. “We’re getting ready to at some point launch a capital campaign and move to a bigger shelter, so having him come here to raise awareness about the situation as a whole just seemed like a good idea.”
After taking a tour and spending time with people in the shelter, Stephanopoulos is expected to discuss the rising numbers of homeless people and what can be done about it, Saunders said.
— — Edited by Liz Schubauer
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