"Higher education is not a priority for George W. Bush," Jones said.
But Leef said Bush has devoted time and attention to the issue.
"He has made higher education the cornerstone of his campaign," she said.
Last night's event was organized as a prelude to today's debate between Gore and Bush at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
"This event is giving the partisans on both sides a chance to inform the law school about the issues," said Charles E. Border, treasurer of the Law Democrats--one of the groups that organized the event.
The debate has been in the works for the last two weeks since the announcement of the Boston debate, Border said.
Debaters acknowledged that students would have to wait until tonight to hear the real thing.
"We are here as surrogates of the candidates. We do not know all the answers," Ward said.
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