September 8, 2004

C-Span School Bus To Visit Boise State Sept. 13
Network Representatives to Lecture About 2004 Election to Political Science Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The C-SPAN School Bus continues its trek around the country with a visit to Boise on Monday, Sept. 13.  During this visit, the C-SPAN School Bus will be available for tours and presentations, and will offer students an inside look at the 2004 Presidential campaign. From 8:30-11 a.m., the C-SPAN School Bus will be parked in Bronco Circle on the campus of Boise State University.  During this visit, the C-SPAN staff will provide tours and demonstrations of the bus and encourage those visiting the “bright yellow bus” to consider the resources the network provides on the political process, particularly during this crucial election year. C-SPAN representatives will also lecture on the current campaign and the media’s impact on the political process to Boise State political science professor Scott Yenor’s “Contemporary Political Ideologies” class from 9:40-10:30 a.m. in Multi-Purpose Building Room 211. Photographs of the Boise State visit will be shown on the “Washington Journal” morning program on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The C-SPAN School Bus is a 45-foot traveling TV production studio and media demonstration center, specially outfitted with television equipment, video monitors and computers. Half of the bus serves as a mobile classroom while the other half functions as a working production studio and interview set. C-SPAN, the political network of record, was created as a non-profit company by America’s cable television companies as a public service. C-SPAN is available to more than 88 million households nationwide, while C-SPAN2 reaches more than 74 million households. To learn more about the C-SPAN Networks, visit the C-SPAN Web site at www.c-span.org. Cable One is proud to sponsor this visit as part of its ongoing commitment to education and public service. -30- Contacts: Scott Peterson, C-Span, (202) 309-3360 Becky Trask, Cable One, (208) 472-8314   Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, communications and marketing, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu