Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Galbraith, Buckley to debate at UNLV

The informal debate between liberal economist John Kenneth Galbraith and conservative writer and television host William F. Buckley, Jr. is back on.

People still holding tickets for the Jan. 9 event should mark their calenders for April 18. The first debate was postponed when a blizzard shut down airports on the East Coast.

The debate, titled "Current Events: Perspectives on the World Around," will take place at 7 p.m. in Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets showing the January date will be used for admission to the April 8 debate and no additional tickets will be distributed.

"We realize that some people who picked up tickets for the debate back in January may not be able to attend on April 18," said Rick Romito, director of UNLV's Performing Arts Center. "We encourage those people to give their tickets to friends or co-workers so that they do not go unused."

This will be Galbraith and Buckley's second debate at UNLV. Their return this year is part of the 15th anniversary year of the Barrick Lecture Series.

The series is funded through a grant from philanthropist Marjorie Barrick and presents nationally and internationally known speakers from a variety of fields each semester at UNLV. The presentations are free and open to the public.

For additional information call 895-3801.

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