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The University of Colorado at Boulder ranks 10th among all U.S. institutions that send students abroad, according to statistics released Monday by the Institute of International Education.

Jedediah Purdy, the 25-year-old author who gained international notoriety with his book "For Common Things: Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today," will visit the University of Colorado at Boulder campus Nov. 14–17 as a guest of the World Affairs Athenaeum program. Purdy will host a public forum Thursday, Nov. 16, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building room 250 to discuss some of the issues raised in his book.

The Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder will host a lecture titled, "Letters from the Wild, Wild East: A Roman PoetÂ’s Life on the Frontier" on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel on campus. The talk is free and open to the public. Peter Knox, CU professor and chair of the department of classics, will discuss the Roman poet OvidÂ’s exile in the year A.D. 8 on the shores of the Black Sea in the city of Tomi, which Greek settlers founded in the sixth century B. C.

A sample study of Denver-area drivers indicates almost all are aware of air-quality advisories and voluntary driving restrictions during high-pollution days in the fall and winter, but the advisories have no significant effect on commutersÂ’ transportation habits.