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The following is a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo news report of October 29, 2014, written by Susan Enright and with the title “Puna lava flow aerial imagery provided by UH Hilo researchers”: Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo successfully mapped the active flow front of the June 27, 2014 Kīlauea lava flow on Hawaiʻi Island with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on October 22. In a...

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW (source) If you have a party, know who your guests are: Check your lease. Some leases have restrictions during Halloween weekend, including no parties, no kegs, no overnight guests. No overnight guests are allowed in any of the UCSB residence halls beginning 5 p.m., Friday, 10/31 through 5 p.m., Sun., 11/2. Students want to Keep It Local and Keep it Safe! Please discourage out-of-town visitors to Halloween...

Landon Romano, a 1999 graduate of the Department of Geography, initially became interested in geography after taking Geography 5. He established the textbook scholarship fund in order to give something back to the department that made such a positive difference to his career. The funds are used to pay for textbooks used by undergrad students in Geography 3A, 3B, or 5, and calls for applications are made at the beginning of each...