Dear Connecticut College Parents: With the arrival of Thanksgiving, students are scattered across the nation visiting friends and family — and the holiday season has officially begun. Save the date for upcoming CC holiday parties by checking the Alumni Relations calendar, and enjoy the news below. View sports highlights from the fall semester. Campus news Freshmen get iPods, digital cameras, to capture "learning moments." Google VP Tim Armstrong '93 joins the Board of Trustees. International journalists turn to students, faculty for election insights. In Mali, Casey Osborn '07 helps indigent women and learns the value of persistence. Allen Carroll '73 maps his way to National Geographic and a CC environmental award. Freshman Jennifer Tejada receives the College's first Cornell West Scholarship. Sarah Carlson '94 is dancing to a new beat — Vodou — in West Africa, thanks to a Fulbright grant. For more news and information plus a calendar of campus, alumni and athletic events, go to www.conncoll.edu. Announcements CC makes the news. Recent highlights from national and local media. Your gift to Connecticut College makes a difference. Believe it. We welcome your feedback on our monthly newsletter. For information about CC’s Parents Committee, to update your contact information or unsubscribe from this e-newsletter, please e-mail brandy.kolmer@conncoll.edu.