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The name, Arlington West, was coined by WWII veteran Ted Berlin  and reflects the name of the national cemetery of the U.S. Arlington National Cemetary, a burial place of honor for fallen war veterans. Arlington West—in a manner similar to “real” cemeteries—is intended by the project organizers to be a place to mourn, reflect, contemplate, grieve, and meditate, to honor and acknowledge those who have lost...

The silly season of Staff Appreciation Week is still in full swing at UCSB, and Mo Lovegreen, Executive Officer for the Department of Geography, and Kathy Scheidemen, MSO for the Earth Research Institute, are determined to make this year’s celebrations “memorable,” whether their staff like it or not. Monday’s highlight was a paper airplane contest, and Tuesday was devoted to cake and ice cream. But the Burke...

Mo Lovegreen, Executive Officer for Geography, and Kathy Scheidemen, MSO for the Earth Research Institute (affiliated with Geography), got their sisterly heads together and came up with the idea of organizing a paper airplane competition for their staff members during UCSB’s Staff Appreciation Week. Staffers from both organizations were herded into the ERI conference room, presented with an assortment of papers, pens, scissors,...