Students Plan a Trip to New Orleans to Aid in Recovery Efforts - Inside Ross

Students Plan a Trip to New Orleans to Aid in Recovery Efforts - Inside Ross: "Though Hurricane Katrina may seem like a thing of the past for most Americans, as the third anniversary approaches, much of New Orleans remains in ruins. According to Dr. Pamela Jenkins, Professor of Sociology at The University of New Orleans, 'Life is now defined in pre-Katrina and post-Katrina terms.'"

Hot tin roof work makes the grade (phillyBurbs.com) | Intelligencer

Hot tin roof work makes the grade (phillyBurbs.com) | Intelligencer: "Hot tin roof work makes the grade

By ANNIE TASKER
The Intelligencer

Eighteen students from Upper Bucks took their knowledge of construction and used it to help families in the hurricane-battered homes of Ocean Springs, Miss.

The youngsters, all from the Upper Bucks County Vocational Technical School, drove to Mississippi earlier this month to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts."