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Landon Romano, a 1999 graduate of the Department of Geography, established a textbook scholarship fund as a thank you to the department that made a positive difference to his career. The Landon Romano Geography Textbook Scholarship is given out at the beginning of each quarter to selected undergraduate geography students to cover the cost of their introductory Geography textbooks, and four awards were made this quarter, all to...

In the wake of Japan’s recent nuclear plant disasters, Germany’s coalition government has announced a reversal of policy that will see all the country’s nuclear power plants phased out by 2022, while Britain’s Chief Nuclear Inspector has just announced that UK nuclear plants are safe and that the UK government strategy for building new plants is adequate. Needless to say, this controversial topic is being hotly...

Goleta Beach County Park is a day-use park (8:00 am to sunset) that features 27 picnic tables, four horseshoe pits, three restrooms, a volleyball court, a children’s playground, a restaurant, a tackle and bait shop, and a major pier, all within a 29 acre area that includes 4,200 feet of beachfront. The park receives about 1.5 million visitors per year, making it the most heavily-used one in the Santa Barbara County Park system...