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...that is wiping out honey bees worldwide, Jacobsen lays out a case for why we need to care - and it has very little to do with honey. A spiritual successor to Rachel Carson's seminal eco-polemic Silent Spring, Fruitless Fall walks us through the various theories put forth as causes of CCD -genetically-modified crops, global warming, God's wrath, cellular phones, loss of habitat and a nicotine-like pesticide to name a few. Jacobsen concludes that a return to simpler times - for example, before honey bees were pumped full corn syrup and bred to pollinate monocrops from California...
...exploits and present pursuits.1. Fifteen Minutes (FM): With that accent of yours, you can’t be a Boston native. Where are you from? Ceridwen Dovey (CD): That’s a long, messy story. I grew up in Australia and South Africa. My family moved back and forth between the years of 1982 and 1987 about three times. After ’87, we stayed in South Africa, but I later attended high school in Australia at an all-girls school. 2. FM: You went to an all-girls school for high school? CD: All my life before...
...school grades show that the applicant is qualified. Surely, a more holistic admissions process is not too much to ask of universities that pride themselves on the attention they lavish on each student.In the coming years, arguments about the merits and problems of SAT reform are sure to spring forth from the can of worms Fitzsimmons’ commission has so bravely opened. In the midst of the impending controversy, it will be most important to remember that standardized tests are only a small part of the myriad problems that exist in the American school system. No matter what renovations...
...sluggish start couldn’t stop the Crimson attack. In a back and forth contest against a tough MIT squad at Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center last night, the Harvard men’s water polo team rallied for a 10-9 victory, pushing their record to 2-1. Despite trailing by a goal heading into the final quarter, the Crimson dug deep and capitalized on late scoring opportunities to hold off the Engineers (3-6). Sophomore Jeff Lee and senior captain David Tune notched critical goals in the final two minutes to give Harvard a 10-8 cushion...
...anything by bidding adieu to pride, English, and unscarred forearms. When I arrived early one August afternoon, the kitchen staff was having their family meal before the lunch rush and invited me to sit with them. I couldn’t understand a word that was flying back and forth across the table; two months away from classes had erased any knowledge of Italian. The staff at least seemed nice, and young, and not big enough to eat me. “Have you ever worked in a professional kitchen before?” the manager of the hotel asked...