Camarillo, Calif., Nov. 5, 2007鈥敽＝巧缜� will host the C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 in collaboration with Time Warner Cable.
The Campaign 2008 Bus is a 45-foot mobile production studio that is traveling the nation to promote and enhance C-SPAN鈥檚 extensive coverage of the 2008 presidential race. The 鈥淩oad to the White House鈥� tour includes stops at major political events in battleground states and tours of state capitals. The Campaign 2008 Bus is continuing its educational mission by visiting schools around the country, offering presentations about the political process and C-SPAN鈥檚 unique coverage of politics to students.
Scott Frisch, professor of Political Science at 海角社区CI, will involve students from a class on Electoral Politics by visiting and interacting with staff members from the Campaign 2008 bus. All 海角社区CI students, faculty, and staff are welcomed to visit the C-SPAN bus as well as members of the public. Limited parking is available on campus and is $6 for a daily permit. Free parking is available from the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with free shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI Vista bus.
C-SPAN's signature political program 鈥淭he Road to the White House鈥� features regular coverage of the candidates, issues and events that shape presidential politics. "Road" marks 20 years on the air in 2008 and is also the name of the Campaign 2008 Bus' first tour. "Road to the White House" airs on C-SPAN Sundays at 6:30 / 9:30 p.m. ET, and it is simulcast on C-SPAN Radio and , where the weekly video also is archived.
The C-SPAN Bus program was launched in November 1993 to demonstrate cable鈥檚 commitment to education. Introducing thousands of teachers, students, and schools to C-SPAN programming as an educational resource, the C-SPAN buses have visited all 50 states, presidential libraries, and are now on their fourteenth nationwide tour. While visiting communities across the country, the buses serve as a reminder that C-SPAN was created by the cable industry and is offered as a public service.
For more information about the C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus visit contact Nancy Gill, director of communications & marketing at 海角社区CI, 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@csuci.edu
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