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Dressed as a 6 foot 3 inch “butterfly” emerging from a “cocoon,” Karl Antonsson was the hit of Geography staff’s sustainable costume competition with Earth Research Institute staff in May 2012. Just over 2 years later, our Student Programs Manager “butterfly” is leaving his staff job cocoon for real, and he will be sorely missed. When Karl first joined Geography staff, he stated that, during...

“I often wonder why there’s no blue food. Every other color is well represented in the food kingdom. And don’t bother me with blueberries; they’re purple. The same is true with blue corn and blue potatoes. They’re purple. Blue cheese? Nice try. It’s actually white cheese with blue mold. Occasionally, you might run across some blue Jell-o in a cafeteria. Don’t eat it. It wasn’t supposed...

Geography held its graduation reception for the Class of 2013-2014 on Saturday June 14 from 11:30 – 1:30 in the Ellsion-Buchanan Courtyard, after the 9 a.m. UCSB Commencement ceremony. Guests, including faculty, students, and friends and family of our distinguished graduates, were served light refreshments. Our Chair Elect, Dan Montello, introduced the faculty in attendance, made a short speech, and presented the various...