The C-SPAN Campaign 2012 bus rolled onto campus in late September. The traveling political nerve center, with TVs streaming headline news, computer kiosks filled with facts, and an array of digital devices and interactive features, visited schools across Virginia, targeting first-time voters. Stephen Farnsworth, UMW political science professor and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, gave an interview aired live on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal from inside the bus, and students climbed on board to express their views on the recent presidential election. International affairs major Samantha Litchford ’15 told The Free Lance-Star the experience was awesome. “It brings Washington a little closer,” she said.
