Bachmann, Occupy, Wind, Hunger: Cedar Falls Morning Roundup

Michele Bachman:

Bachmann joins Iowa Public Radio’s Ben Keiffer, host of The Exchange, at an education forum at UNI today. She will speak for 30 minutes before taking education-related questions from the audience.

The forum, 1 p.m. at Bengtson Auditorium in Russell Hall, will launch UNI's Presidential Candidate Education Forums, "Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities in Education Today," in which candidates will discuss their positions on education. The forums are free and open to the public. Check back with Patch later today for coverage.

Occupy Cedar Valley:

The group will hold a mass teach-in today from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at UNI. The sessions will be in the "University Room" in Maucker Student Union and Schindler Education Center Room 246. Learn more from their Facebook event.

Blowing in the Wind:

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier has a great special section on wind energy, describing how Iowa is one of the top states for wind energy production, and on Monday the Cedar Falls City Council to regulate small wind turbines in residential areas.

Hunger Games:

UNI students participated in a hunger banquet - some participants got rice and beans, some just got rice and some feasted on pasta and dessert - to learn about worldwide poverty. Read the Northern Iowan article here.

'Tis the Season:

Cedar Falls High School did their part to fight the hunger the UNI students learned about. High School students collected over 32,000 pounds of food for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, surpassing their goal by 2,000 pounds and bringing in more than 30 pounds per student.

Anything you think people in Cedar Falls need to know today? Tell us in the comments.