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President's Column /Upcoming Events.........1 2006 - 2007 Student Murals of Belfast............2 Peru: From the Amazon to the Andes.................3 Bosnia, Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro...........4 Preview of 2008-2009 Lectures........................5 Historic Downtown Field Trip...............................8
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President’s Message: Whose Geography in the 21st Century? By Gary Booher, 2008 President Everything old is new again…. ♫♫ As the words to this song suggest, I think that a Circle of Life affects almost everything, and that there is also a "Circle of Geography". Although change constantly occurs, there may also be recurrent trends. As I assume the role of President for2008, I would like to both introduce myself and reflect on how I have personally seen Geography evolve over the last 50 years, both as a discipline and as the mission of the Los Angeles Geographical Society. My vantage point is as a recycled or "Born Again" Geographer. Many years go, I was first "turned on" to Geography by a wonderful woman instructor at a local community college who had seen the World and about which she freely shared by "showing" us Geography through her many slides and illustrations and stories. That seed was personally sown and harvested through earning Bachelor and Master degrees in Geography, respectively at a California State University and an out-of-state private university. My experience also included doctoral studies (not completed) at UCLA, while working as a city planning professional with the Los Angeles City Planning Department (which ended with retirement this February after a 34-year career). Although I have experienced all academic environments, ranging from shy young student at a community college to all types of big public and private universities, most of my career has been in an application of Geography in government, and I have remained somewhat distant and aloof from the many paradigm shifts that have occurred in academia. Nevertheless, after traveling to many countries, I "rediscovered" Geography a few years ago and now teach as adjunct faculty at El Camino College. President's message continues on page 6
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