Despite shouts that drowned out those with microphones, many officials felt Wednesday’s internationally-televised questioning of the National Security team was successful.”We were expecting some disruption because this is a very volatile issue. When you invite this many people this is a risk you take,” said CNN co-moderator Judy Woodruff. “But I think it was a success.”Woodruff’s co-moderator, Bernard Shaw, agreed there were many views expressed, but he wished protesters had not shouted as much as they did.”I just didn’t like them disrupting our 90 minutes, but the people here represent a cross-section of the United States,” Shaw said. “I would argue that the opinions almost track the national polls that show an almost even division.” OSU President-elect William Kirwan dismissed the idea that those associated with OSU be embarrassed by the disruptions of the protesters.”I think the protests made a very dynamic, exciting discussion,” Kirwan said. “They added to the authenticity. Clearly it wasn’t staged.”Kirwan said he wished, however, the protesters’ shouts had not disrupted as many questions as they did because it made it hard to hear. “I was so impressed with the quality of the questions,” he said.Like Kirwan, interim President Richard Sisson said he did not think the disruptions would give viewers a negative impression of OSU.”At any university there are always differing opinions and those were clearly registered today,” he said.David Williams, vice president for Student Affairs, said the event was successful because the questions offered were difficult for the panelists to answer.”I think the whole concept of the town meeting was very beneficial to the campus and to the [Clinton] administration because it enabled them to feel the pulse of the country on this issue,” he said.The disruptions, Williams believed, were representative of a democracy in action because members of the military in the audience serve to protect the demonstrator’s rights protest, he said.