CAPTION: National media line the Quad at Wake Forest University a few hours before the start of the second presidential debate inside Wait Chapel. More than 2,000 reporters covered the debate from the university campus.

CAPTION: Wait Chapel stands illuminated at sunset two hours before the start of the second presidential debate at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000.

CAPTION: Vice President Al Gore, right, shakes hands with moderator Jim Lehrer, center, as Texas Governor George W. Bush reaches in at the start of the second presidential debate at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000.

CAPTION: Moderator Jim Lehrer, left, and George W. Bush look on as Al Gore answers a question during the presidential debate in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000.

CAPTION: Protesters hold signs outside the entrance to Wake Forest University as a busload of guests arrives on campus for the presidential debate.

CAPTION: Junior Corrine Raynor volunteers as a sit-in for one of the candidates as crews test video equipment in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest Univeristy in Winston-Salem, N.C., site of the Oct. 11 presidential debate.

CAPTION: TV crews broadcast from the Qaud on the campus of Wake Forest University, covering the presidential debate that will be held in the landmark Wait Chapel.

CAPTION: A cameraman tests equipment in Wait Chapel as final preparations are made in the debate hall.

CAPTION: Sculptures outside the Scales Fine Arts Center project political shadows on the wall in this photo taken just before dawn.

CAPTION: WFU Police Corporal Jim Worthington passes one of the debate logos projected on the wall of Wait Chapel as he patrols the area.

CAPTION: A student volunteer moves TV equipment into the foyer outside the Magnolia Room. More than 500 students signed up to help the media and other groups during debate week.

CAPTION: WFU senior Carrie Vay, left, gets off a shuttle bus. The campus community parked off-site to allow for media parking on campus.

CAPTION: Workers prepare the stage in Wait Chapel for the Oct. 11 presidential debate at Wake Forest University. The Commission on Presidential Debates shipped parts of the stage to the university to give each debate a uniform look during television broadcasts.

CAPTION: Presidential debate banners line the Wake Forest University Quad, reminding the campus community and visitors that the Oct. 11 event is nearing.

CAPTION: The spotlight on Wake Forest finds its way into Wait Chapel as rigging crews prepare equipment for Wednesday's debate. Two large signature chandeliers in the chapel were removed to accommodate lighting equipment suitable for the television broadcast.