C-SPAN Bus at Hollins

As part of its tour of Virginia colleges and universities, C-SPAN is bringing its Campaign 2012 Bus to the Moody Student Center parking lot on Tuesday, September 25 from 9 - 10 a.m.

The bus offers an inside look at C-SPAN's comprehensive educational and political resources and travels across the country to major political events such as the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention as well as candidate debates and speeches. The bus also tours state capitals and visits community events.

Visitors will learn about the following programming and resources via HD TVs, touch screen computers, laptops, and mobile devices:

- C-SPAN's Campaign 2012 website, including video of candidates and campaign events, information on key state races and the electoral college, and ways to follow the social media related to the campaign.

- C-SPAN's public affairs event coverage.

- C-SPAN's web offerings, including archived video going back to 1987 through C-SPAN's vast Video Library and Congressional Chronicle.

- The many ways to connect with C-SPAN on-the-go including Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, YouTube, XM Radio, and iPhone and Blackberry apps.

The Campaign 2012 Bus Tour stop at Hollins is open to the campus community and the general public. Admission is free.