Southwestern College Collegian

Issue date: 10/17/07 Section: Campus Life

Media Credit: April McCormick Sen. Pat Roberts listens to Dick Merriman, president, ask one of the prewritten student questions Oct. 11. Roberts was here to inaugurate the Docking Lecture series underwritten by William Docking, Arkansas City, Thomas Docking, Wichita, and Union State Bank.

It is something that interests some. Others don't care too much about it. Whether a person takes interest or not, politics will always affect us in our everyday lives.

On Oct. 11, Sen. Pat Roberts spoke on campus at the Docking Lecture. His speech "Bipartisanship: Is it Possible in Politics," was something that both residents and students found interesting.

Eva Sanders, marketing and business administration sophomore, went to listen to Roberts speak. Attendance was an extra credit assignment for one of her classes. She found it both beneficial and interesting. "I don't watch the news, so it was interesting to hear someone speak about things going on in our nation," Sanders said. "The speech also helped me get more knowledge about the White House and issues in our government."

Jean-Gabriel Jolivet, assistant professor of political science, thought it was important for his political science class to attend the Docking Lecture. The majority of the class showed up and received extra credit in his class. "I think it is important for students to be exposed to political leaders, and it is also a great way to understand the world," said Jolivet, who will talk about the speech in his class this week.

Roberts spoke about different issues. He talked about how important it is to have bipartisanship in our nation.

Josef Felver, physics senior, also went to listen to Roberts, just for the chance to see the Kansas senator. "I liked the speech," Felver said. "It had good order, and he did a good job talking about different issues and methods."

"He answered the questions well, and if it was something he could not answer he was honest about it," Felver said. "He defended that bipartisanship does work in our government, at least in the view he had."

Inger Marie Furholt is a freshman majoring in communication. You may e-mail her at inger.furholt@sckans.edu.

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