Two former front-running candidates for president from the Democratic and Republican parties will take the stage at Fort Hays State University’s Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4.It will be the inaugural event in the university’s Sebelius Lecture Series on public policy and issues.Howard Dean, former Vermont governor, and Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, will debate “The Proper Role of Government in a Free Society.”Tickets are $20 for reserved seating and $16 unreserved for the general public; $15 reserved and $13 unreserved for senior citizens, age 65 and older, and those aged 5-17; and $10 reserved and $5 unreserved for FHSU students with valid student ID.Season tickets for both the fall lecture and the spring semester event, featuring Republican political strategist and former deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove, are also available. Rove’s appearance will be Feb. 4.For the general public, reserved season tickets are $35; unreserved season tickets are $30. Season tickets for senior citizens, age 65 and older, and those aged 5-17 are $25 reserved and $20 unreserved.