Elon's School of Communications will host C-SPANs Campaign 2008 bus tomorrow as part of the Road to the White House tour.

The 45-foot bus will be on display from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the McEwen parking lot. School of Communications classes will tour the bus for live presentations on how the 2008 presidential campaign will be covered.

Don Grady, associate professor of communications, said its very exciting to have the bus come to campus.

This is a great opportunity for students, faculty and others to see how C-SPAN covers elections, Grady said.

They do actually use that bus as a remote site to broadcast, said Darrell Heinrich, director of public and government affairs for Time-Warner in Greensboro. The C-SPAN bus goes around the country every year and they doctor up the bus for special themes. This year is the 2008 election.

They sit everybody down on the inside and tell them whats what, Heinrich said of the 20-minute tour, guided by C-SPAN workers and can accommodate up to 18 people at a time.

Students who do not have a class with a scheduled tour should stop by and C-SPAN workers will try to fit them in.

[C-SPAN] is anxious to accommodate as many people as possible and so are we, Grady said.

There might be an opportunity to give additional students time inside the bus during the 10 minutes scheduled between tours. Otherwise, the best times to come, even if you dont have a class scheduled for a tour, are at 8 a.m. and noon.

If you are there at 8 a.m., the first class isnt set to arrive until 8:15, Heinrich said.

The last class is done by noon, so stop by then before the bus gets packed up at 12:15 p.m.

Faculty, staff and student media are invited for a tour at 8:45 a.m.

Im really excited, said Kevin Kline, a sophomore communications major. As a communications major and a Poly-Sci minor, visiting the C-SPAN bus will be a fun experience to see what its like covering a presidential campaign.

Were thrilled were the first stop on the C-SPAN bus tour for this political season, Grady said. This isnt just a tour bus, its a working bus.

The bus will also visit Western Alamance High School from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb. 23. If students are unable to take a tour at Elon in the morning, they can stop by the high school right at 3 p.m. for another opportunity for a tour.

Reporter: Jenna Hill - 02/22/07