Word: california
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...care about the migrant grape workers and the dangers of their plight. We affirm our long-standing point of boycotting the California grape industry. Nevertheless, Alexandra McNitt, project manager at HDS, is right on target: "All I do is talk about grapes." We feel the same way. Last week the momentum was high: vigils, debates, posters, buttons--everyone had an opinion. And now that energy has been lost. For this reason we are disappointed with Harvard Dining Service's (HDS) handling of the "Great Grape referendum." We push HDS to keep the best option on the ballot: buying grapes only...
Only one percent of the California grape industry currently belongs to the UFW and adheres to their standards because growers have routinely intimidated their workers with the threat of being fired in so-called "free elections." The facts, however, remain: Grape pickers in California work long days stooping close to the ground and are paid for the number of boxes they pick. UFW workers cannot find jobs in the grape-picking industry because they have requested humane treatment and refused to accept the lack of clean drinking water, health or accident insurance or basic sanitation...
Students clutching small candles gathered in the biting cold last night on the steps of Memorial Church for a vigil to recognize the alleged plight of workers in the grape fields of California...
Rosalinda Rosalez '01 worked in orchards in Northern California during the summers as a 15- and 16-year-old. She said workers experience terrible conditions...
Gyuhama's sushi is delicious and has won several Best of Boston awards. The favorites of the Japanese and American trendy twenty-somethings who frequent the restaurant are the California Roll ($5.50), Unaki ($4.70), Vegetable Tempura and Chicken or Beef Teriyaki. Entrees are between $10 and $29. The miso soup and salad are traditional and excellent as well. The comprehensive menu is complemented by a large selection of mixed drinks, not to mention the excellent tangy-sweet Scorpion Bowls and potent hot sake...