Dole tickets on sale today

Former presidential candidate and once president of the American Red Cross Elizabeth Dole will speak 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the IU Auditorium.\nTickets are free with a valid student ID and go on sale 10 a.m. today at the Indiana Memorial Union Activities Desk and the IU Auditorium box office. One student can obtain up to four tickets with four student IDs. Remaining tickets will be distributed to the general public 10 a.m. Friday with a two-ticket limit. \n"(Students) have the chance to hear firsthand from one of the most politically active women in this country," said Union Board Lectures Director Nick Hillman, a junior. "Students should do it for their education, just to take an active role in their education. I think she can draw a pretty diverse crowd. Political science students, business students, health students, women in general. She can touch a few categories on campus, she can relate to quite a few people."\nThe lecture, sponsored by UB and the IU Foundation is titled, "An America We Can Be." The event will consist of an opening 50-minute lecture by Dole, followed by a question-and-answer session. Students can ask questions by e-mailing them in advance to lecture@indiana.edu. Hillman said a panel of professors is being formed to choose which questions will be asked.\n"I think it's a testament to the greatness of Indiana University, that we can bring these events that are so meaningful to so many people," said UB President Vaughn Allen, a senior. "Elizabeth Dole is a phenomenal dignitary with all of her experience in the Red Cross and with the presidential election, there's a lot of great stories that'll be a lot of fun to hear about," he said. \nIn 1998, Dole pursued the Republican presidential nomination, leaving her eight-year role as president of the American Red Cross. Her experience includes posts as secretary of transportation and secretary of labor. She has also served as deputy assistant for consumer affairs under former President Richard Nixon; as a member of the Federal Trade Commission; and as assistant to former President Ronald Reagan for Public Liaison. \nNow, Dole has announced her intentions to run for Sen. Jesse Helms' North Carolina senate seat. Her husband, Bob Dole, was the Republican presidential nominee in 1996 and the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate\nA 1998 Gallup Poll placed her among the world's three most admired women, and the January 1998 issue of Good Housekeeping ranked her as one of the 10 "Most Admired Women" in America -- her third appearance on the magazine's list. \nShe has been awarded 39 honorary doctorates and has received honors from the National Commission Against Drunk Driving, Women Executives in State Government, Safety and Health Hall of Fame International, the Christian Woman of the Year Association and the League of Women Voters. She has represented the nation on humanitarian missions to countries such as Kuwait and Somalia.\nDole graduated from Duke University in 1958. She holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a master's degree in education and government from Harvard University.\n"I think it's great because it's a great service to the student to be able to experience something like this," said Vice President of Membership of Union Board Tristan Dee, a senior. "She's obviously someone that's very important, and for her to share her views and what she has to say is something everyone should experience in college. For Union Board, it's wonderful to be able to provide something like that"