U. to host 'September Project' lectures

For the second consecutive year, the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah will participate in "The September Project," a worldwide grass-roots effort to foster civic engagement throughout the month.

• On Monday, Joseph Vogel, author of the book "Free Speech 101: the Utah Valley Uproar over Michael Moore," will speak at 11:45 a.m. in the Hinckley Institute of Politics Caucus Room, 255 Orson Spencer Hall.

• On Sept. 20, an ASUU-sponsored lecture, "The U.S. Immigration Debate: Local Issues and Global Implications," will feature Rachel Swarns, Washington correspondent for The New York Times. Swarns will speak at noon in Libby Gardner Hall.

• On Sept. 21, author Thomas Mann, author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get it Back on Track," will speak at 10:45 a.m. in the Hinckley Institute of Politics Caucus Room.

For more information, visit www.lib.utah.edu/theseptemberproject or call 801-585-9521.