John Anderson Combats Map Illiteracy at Muscatine Community CollegeMuscatine Community College is combating geographical illiteracy. One student's quest to place world maps around campus by Dane Nealson (Calumet Staff Writer) Reprinted with permission.  Ever been in a situation where you've just met a girl you're interested in, and she happens to be from Zimbabwe? John Anderson hasn't, but he's got an idea to combat the circumstance should it ever occur. Anderson, who serves as vice president fro the Student Senate at Muscatine Community College, has spent the last few months working on ways to get world maps in frequently used places. 
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Dabeet said students might start looking around the room and see the maps and start examining them closer. "The whole experince will be educational," said Dabeet. 
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