There are two opportunities to watch the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on Inauguration Day, Tuesday, Jan. 20.
K-State Libraries offers international coverage of the inauguration. Ongoing inauguration coverage will be available 9 a.m.-4 p.m.in the Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center, on the third floor of Hale Library. Coverage will rotate among the eight international networks offered by K-State’s cable television service: ART, the Arabic network; BBC America; CCTV-4 of China; TV5 of France; TV Asia; TV Japan; TVK of Korea; and Univision, the Spanish-language network. Coverage of the actual inauguration ceremony will be at 10:30 a.m. and will be from BBC America. American news coverage will broadcast in the east end of the second floor of Hale Library.
The K-State Student Union and Alpha Phi Alpha are sponsoring inauguration events in Forum Hall. The schedule includes:
* 9 a.m. Coverage
* 10 a.m. Overview by Alpha Phi Alpha
* 10:30 a.m. Inauguration ceremony begins
* 11 a.m. Oath of office
* 1:30 p.m. Parade
To watch coverage online, see National Public Radio’s Inauguration 2009 site. Interested in what new President Barack Obama and family will be eating on Inauguration Day? Check out the Inaugural Luncheon website. Ever wondered what cuisine other presidents enjoyed in the White House? Want to see the constitution that President Obama will be swearing to defend?
