Carleton student Mahal Burr has been working with non-profit org Children's Culture Connection to facilitate a letter writing program between Iraqi children and students in the Cannon Valley Public Schools. A book about the correspondence entitled Dear Friend: U.S./Iraqi Kids Connect is being published and Burr will be signing copies at an event tomorrow.

Announcing a winter workshop for faculty members about civic engagement at Carleton: December 10, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and December 11 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

Carleton Public Health Vista and ACE staff member Mohamed Bakri will be accompanying students to a public forum this Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 pm about the Minnesota Health Plan, a statewide plan to provide comprehensive healthcare for all Minnesotans. State Senator John Marty will be present to discuss his proposal and field questions from the public. Interested Carleton students, faculty, or staff should contact Mohamed via e-mail. Transportation will be provided. Read on for further details about location and schedule.

This past Wednesday, Adrienne, Beth, and I attended the Rice County Joint Government Meeting, where representatives from the County Commission and all of the municipalities got together to discuss issues of shared importance. Federal Census representatives were present and helped clear up some confusions about the 2010 Census. That night's discussions also gave rise to a number of ideas about how Carleton could get involved in ensuring that Northfield and Rice County achieve a complete and representative count.

Articles from students in Doug McGill's journalism class posted online.