This ever-popular debate between Morehouse and Bates students honors Dr. Mays, a Bates debater, longtime president of Morehouse College, pioneer of the civil rights movement and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s motion: "This house believes the state should exclusively focus on rectifying current inequalities to the exclusion of compensating for historical injustices." Free, but tickets required; please visit bit.ly/mlk-debate-17 or call 207-786-6400.