SUNY New Paltz debates America's war on terrorism
10/12/2001
NEW PALTZ -- The State University of New York at New Paltz will host a debate on the United States' response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
The debate will be coordinated by the university's political science and international relations department and will feature department chair Lew Brownstein and political science assistant professor Brian Schmidt.
During the debate, entitled "Debating America's War on Terrorism: Alternative Perspectives on America's Military Response to the Attack of September 11, 2001," Brownstein will speak in defense of America's policy and Schmidt will speak on the current crisis in historical perspective.
The debate, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Lecture Center 102.
Located in the heart of a dynamic college town, 90 minutes from metropolitan New York City, the State University of New York at New Paltz is a highly selective college of about 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
One of the most well-regarded public colleges in the nation, New Paltz delivers an extraordinary number of majors in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Fine and Performing Arts and Education.
New Paltz embraces its culture as a community where talented and independent minded people from around the world create close personal links with real scholars and artists who love to teach.
