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...state agriculture officials to protest the treatment of the mild-mannered dairyman. In Feburary, the Amish farmer who supplies Hebron's co-op with raw milk received a warning letter from the FDA about potential interstate commerce violations. Hebron met with federal officials in Detroit on March 6th to defend the legality of herd-sharing arrangments, and is adamant about continuing his milk runs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Got Raw Milk? Be Very Quiet | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

...deny him it.”But the epee squad did not go home empty-handed.Junior Teddy Sherrill was able to make it, rounding out the list of Crimson qualifiers with at least one from each weapon and nine total.Two weeks from now, the team will try to defend its national title against tough odds. The favorites will be Columbia—which took the women’s Ivy League title and shared the men’s crown—Notre Dame, St. John’s, and Penn State.—Staff writer Madeleine I. Shapiro...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nine Fencers Advance to Compete For Title | 3/11/2007 | See Source »

...fight for oddly modern Western values, in contrast to those of their actual society. At a climactic point in the film, Leonidas encourages his men: “A new age has come, an age of freedom. And all will know that 300 Spartans gave their last breath to defend...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Freedom, Spartan Style | 3/9/2007 | See Source »

...said J. Daniel O’Flaherty, vice president of the National Foreign Trade Council.O’Flaherty also criticized a bill pending in the Massachusetts legislature that would divest state pension funds from select companies doing business with Sudan. “Our point is to defend the prerogative of executive and federal government to wage a unitary foreign policy,” O’Flaherty said. Last month, a federal judge declared unconstitutional a similar law, from Illinois, that would have barred state-backed investments in overseas companies dealing with Sudan. But other panelists...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Darfur Divestment Debate Rages On | 3/9/2007 | See Source »

...conference mark will hurt Harvard’s seeding. The Crimson, however, has ripped off 12 straight wins by an average margin of 17.3 points a game. Harvard’s guard trio of Emily Tay, Lindsay Hallion, and Niki Finelli is athletic enough to create offense and defend against a Top 25 team. But rebounding and defense take center stage in NCAA tournament games.And the Crimson’s low-post game, anchored by sophomore standout Katie Rollins and captain Christiana Lackner, morphed into a rebounding machine in the second half of the season. Harvard outrebounded its opponent...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ¡Qué Emocionante! Homesick for Harvard Hoops | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

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