STUDENT DEBATE ON GAMBLING SET

Students for Progress, an organization which supports riverboat gambling in the city, has announced Thursday that the issue will be debated Wednesday at Southeast Missouri State University.

Two students and a faculty member representing the group will debate a like team representing Students Against Riverboat Gaming.

The debate, sponsored by the Student Activities Council, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Academic Auditorium.

Jessica Halter of Students for Progress said the university organization registered more than 500 students to vote during a recent drive.