C-SPAN Bus to Visit Centenary College

Each fall the C-SPAN Bus goes back to school on a tour of colleges and universities throughout the country. This year their tour will include a stop at Centenary College on Sept. 19.

According to a press release from C-SPAN, students at Centenary and residents of Hackettstown will have the chance to step aboard the bus and learn about C-SPAN's various programs and resources, including the student documentary contest StudentCam and the new feature series First Ladies.

The theme for this year's StudentCam documentary competition is "A Message to the U.S. Congress: What's the most important issue the Congress should consider in 2014?" A total of 150 student prizes will be given, including a total of $100,000 in prize money.

"The C-SPAN Bus is now in its 20th year on the road and has a fresh new look," the press statement reads. "It is visiting numerous cities, schools and universities across the country, promoting C-SPAN’s educational and political resources for students, teachers and community members along the way."

The Bus will also have information about C-SPAN's coverage of public affairs, their educational outreach, an interactive trivia quiz, information about C-SPAN's social media networking and mobile apps, and a demonstration of the cameras and production equipment C-SPAN uses to cover public affairs.

The bus will stop at Centenary between 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Sept. 19 and will park in front of the David and Carol Lackland Center at 715 Grand Ave. in Hackettstown.