FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2016, 3:00 p.m. CDT
Contact Jason Hogue, Peru State College Marketing and Communications, 402.872.2429
Peru, Nebraska- Speakers from Retain a Just Nebraska and Nebraskans for the Death Penalty have been
invited to the forum hosted on the Peru State Campus on Wednesday, October 12, 2016.
The forum is from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the College Theatre.
The forum is hosted by students enrolled in the Engagement in the Election Process
course. The course is taught by Dr. Sara Crook, Peru State professor of history.
Crook writes of the forum, “Although we don’t have a firm confirmation from Nebraskans
for the Death Penalty, we hope to have each side take five to ten minutes to present
their basic premise, followed with a two minute rebuttal. Then the class has prepared
several questions for each side to address in a five minute time span, with one minute
follow-up rebuttals allowed.”
“We will entertain written questions from the audience which will be coordinated by
myself and forwarded to the moderator. After one hour, we will ask each group to
make a final statement of up to two minutes.”
The New York Times wrote in October of 2015, “More than four months after the Nebraska
Legislature voted to abolish the death penalty, a petition drive by supporters of
capital punishment in the state has succeeded in upending that vote and suspending
the new law, the secretary of state’s office announced Friday.”
“The petition drive, which collected more than 143,000 verified signatures from across
the state, will force a statewide referendum in November 2016, when Nebraska voters
will decide whether the state should have a death penalty.”
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For more information, visit www.peru.edu or call 1-800-742-4412.
About Peru State College: Nestled in the historic hills of the Missouri River, the
“Campus of a Thousand Oaks" is Nebraska’s oldest college and will celebrate its sesquicentennial
anniversary in 2017. Peru State College’s constant commitment to academic excellence
has resulted in a unique and innovative mix of online, traditional, undergraduate
and graduate programs. Similarly, the college's ongoing student engagement promotes
inquiry, discovery and innovation on-campus and across the region. Peru State College
is committed to being a good steward of education, students, the region and Nebraska
for another 150 years.