In an attempt to enlighten students about the upcoming presidential election, Students for Social Justice planned to host a debate Oct. 11 between Democrat Paula Trietsch Chaney, a representative of Hillary Clinton, and Republican John Truitt, a representative of Donald Trump.

Because so many students were in attendance in the Lecture Hall, seats were full and many were left standing. Social studies students came as an extra credit assignment. Unfortunately, Truitt didn’t show up because of a misunderstanding on the date, so students had the chance to ask Chaney any questions they had about her views about Clinton.

“Hillary has devoted her work to children and families,” Chaney said. “Her concrete plans for president speak to the complications of my life, and most likely yours, too.”

After about 15 minutes of speaking, students began asking questions.

Q: Who do you think won the past two Presidential debates?

A: Well, I like candidates who actually answer the questions in complete sentences.

Q: What will Hillary do about how much college tuition costs?

A: Since cities are given a certain amount of money from the state, Clinton is going to increase Federal funding, making the wealthy 1% pay their fair share.

Q: What is Clinton going to do about the Syrian refugees if the USA is already short on room and jobs?

A: America is good at creating new jobs. Hillary is going to lower taxes and use government funding to create more jobs.

“While she made some good points, I still believe she could’ve answered the questions better,” senior Wyatt Stinebaugh said.

A follow-up debate took place Oct. 27 with representatives from both camps in attendance.