Delaware State University – along with some of its students – had the opportunity to shine a little in the national spotlight when BET’s Black College Tour stopped at the campus Sept. 24 for the first time. Black Entertainment Television and Grass Roots Productions is visiting DSU and 15 other historically black colleges for the 2008 Black College Tour program that will air in December. A 60-second spot that highlights DSU’s part in the tour also will be broadcast 10 times on BET between Oct. 6 and 13. DSU spokesman Carlos Holmes said BET producers looking to film at the campus called him about six months ago. The network has been doing the tour for seven years, featuring a few of the approximately 80 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which Holmes said don’t always get much national coverage. Bringing out approximately half of the student population, a crowd of 1,500 was treated to an afternoon of live entertainment, sponsorship booths and student competitions in music, spoken word and basketball. Students received complimentary gifts and samples from sponsors, while still learning about internships and advocacy legislation that would reduce college debt, he said. At one point, Holmes said students were watching entertainers at a front stage while some fraternity brothers broke out into their step routines in another area. “It was a positive event overall,” he said. “The students behaved wonderfully ...
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Delaware State University – along with some of its students – had the opportunity to shine a little in the national spotlight when BET’s Black College Tour stopped at the campus Sept. 24 for the first time. Black Entertainment Television and Grass Roots Productions is visiting DSU and 15 other historically black colleges for the 2008 Black College Tour program that will air in December. A 60-second spot that highlights DSU’s part in the tour also will be broadcast 10 times on BET between Oct. 6 and 13. DSU spokesman Carlos Holmes said BET producers looking to film at the campus called him about six months ago. The network has been doing the tour for seven years, featuring a few of the approximately 80 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which Holmes said don’t always get much national coverage. Bringing out approximately half of the student population, a crowd of 1,500 was treated to an afternoon of live entertainment, sponsorship booths and student competitions in music, spoken word and basketball. Students received complimentary gifts and samples from sponsors, while still learning about internships and advocacy legislation that would reduce college debt, he said. At one point, Holmes said students were watching entertainers at a front stage while some fraternity brothers broke out into their step routines in another area. “It was a positive event overall,” he said. “The students behaved wonderfully ...