CSPAN Civics Bus to Stop at OSU Campus

Posted by: Michael Seufer

TIME WARNER TO BRING THE C-SPAN CIVICS BUS TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ON ITS “100 DAYS, 100 SCHOOLS” TOUR

Bus to offer tours outside of ARPS HALL as it visits 100 schools in 100 days across the country.

WASHINGTON – The C-SPAN Civics Bus is on the road on its new “100 Days, 100 Schools” tour. The 45-foot mobile production studio and demonstration center will travel to Columbus, Ohio making a stop at Ohio State University on Friday, February 6, 2009 as the bus visits 100 schools during the first 100 days of the new presidential administration. The bus will be open for tours with teachers, students and the public. Time Warner Cable is hosting the bus during its visit to the Columbus area.

EVENT: CIVICS BUS VISITS OSU CAMPUS
Friday, February 6, 2009
12:30-3pm
Outside of ARPS HALL on the 17th Street Plaza

With a new exterior design, and interior features that include the latest television production equipment, the C-SPAN Civics Bus is scheduled to travel to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon and Washington state on its 100 day tour.

Students, teachers and other visitors will have the chance to tour the bus during the visit and learn about the many resources C-SPAN offers, including the network’s education website, C-SPAN Classroom (www.c-spanclassroom.org), a free membership service for educators with downloadable video clips; the C-SPAN Video library (www.c-spanarchives.org); and C-SPAN’s television coverage of the new administration.

About C-SPAN

C-SPAN, celebrating 30 years as America’s political network of record, was created by America's cable companies as a public service in 1979. C-SPAN programs three public affairs television networks; C-SPAN Radio, a Washington, D.C. radio station distributed nationally by XM Satellite Radio; and a video-rich website. C-SPAN is currently available in over 95 million cable and satellite households. For more information, visit www.c-span.org.