Fourth aldermanic debate turns heated
Against the furious beating of African war drums — the Konjo African dance troupe was practicing downstairs — Ward 1 aldermanic candidates Katie Harrison ’11, Mike Jones ’11 and Minh Tran ’09 engaged in their last face-to-face battle for the political seat.
The fourth aldermanic debate, held in the upstairs gallery of the Afro-American Cultural House on Tuesday night, was the last public debate between the candidates before the April 17 Ward 1 endorsement vote. In front of an audience of about 40 students, the dialogue revolved around town-gown relations and the candidates’ plans...