Di Keller     It's been a difficult year trying to put my life back together after the sudden loss of my mother last March. Here at Lathrop I spent a good deal of time this summer setting up our new x-ray lab which is located in the old "Range Room." The new equipment prompted the redesign of Mineralogy labs to include a couple of x-ray labs. Along with these Mineralogy labs, I have also been busy developing field-based labs for the new Environmental Geology course. These include not only some classic geology but also soil and water analysis to examine the effects of pollutants as well as tree ring analysis to address concerns about global warming.