“A sharp jolt originating in the Mississippi Valley’s New Madrid Seismic Zone shattered windows and cracked walls early Tuesday as it shook the ground in 13 states. The magnitude 4.0 [3.9, according to the USGS] quake struck well before dawn at 3:58 a.m. local time in southeastern Missouri, near the convergence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Local residents said the shaking lasted about seven seconds, causing minor...
Read MoreWhere to start? The wieners probably need the most explanation, so we’ll begin by blaming this entire article on UCSB Sustainability and its insistence on the three Rs of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” The Ellison Hall Sustainability Committee is a coalition of all the staff, faculty, and students who use the Geography Department’s facility to reduce negative impacts of the building and the users on the environment,...
Read MoreAlumnus Sean O’Conner (BS, 2005) just wrote to pass on the following announcement from Ray Waverly, speaking on behalf of the National Geographic Society’s Education Programs: We are getting ready to launch the Speak Up For Geography Campus Challenge at the AAG meeting next week. The goal of the Campus Challenge is to engage with university students to spread the message about the importance of geography in K-12 schools....
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