Word: grapes
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Harvard-philes who buy grapes in the fall might even find some "Crimson seedless," "a blush-red variety" with "firm, crisp berries with a sweetly tart, almost spicy, flavor," according to the California Grape Commission...
According to a preliminary ballot released yesterday afternoon by Harvard Dining Services (HDS), students will have not two but six options in the upcoming "Great Grape Referendum"--the juicy battle of culinary wills that has all but consumed the Harvard campus...
Alexandra McNitt, a project manager at HDS, said the "Limited Yes" voting options were added after students pointed out that not all table grapes are produced in California, and that foreign grape producers would not be subject to the United Farm Workers (UFW) boycott on California grapes that has been in effect since...
...addition, according to Mark Grossman, director of the UFW's press division and Cesar Chavez's press secretary from 1975 to 1993, there are approximately 300 grape workers who are union members. Any grapes picked by these workers would be exempt from the boycott...
Although HDS has made efforts to present position papers from both the progrape and anti-grape sides, literature from one side has been deliberately stolen from several dining halls, possibly to prevent students from reading both perspectives, McNitt said...