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Heeding feedback requests for grapes, HDS was about to bring the tasty little fruits back for brunch Nov. 9. But, when many students cried foul, the dining authorities decided to let us decide. With a flourish of creativity and maybe just a little too much free time on their hands, HDS officials dubbed the vote "The Great Grape Referendum" and designed enormous purple signs to rev up the student body. Students quickly and admirably responded to the challenge, splintering into pro-grape and anti-grape factions...
Most notably, seven undergrads formed The Grape Coalition to encourage the reinstatement of grapes at Harvard. The Coalition released an impassioned mission statement, turning to capital letters to make their points hit home (e.g. "GRAPES ARE TASTY"). A typically fervent debate took over the U.C. e-mail list, and unknown pranksters circulated a bogus poster threatening to toss HDS dietitian Shirley Hung into a crossfire with political pundit and baseball analyst George Will...
...With the grape situation thus veering toward the surreal, and as the debate is stained by allegations of deceit, you may be tempted to give in to a craving for the juicy, sweet, smooth-skinned fruit we know and love and end our involvement in the boycott here and now. But at least take a close look at the facts before casting your vote...
According to the UFW, grape-growing continues to cause health risks for both farmworkers and consumers. Thirty percent of farmworkers are under age 16, the UFW says; 27,000 farmworkers yearly suffer acute illnesses from pesticides, despite laws aiming to curtail their use; and farmworkers face generally unhospitable working conditions, often lacking bathrooms and drinking water. Meanwhile, the UFW claims, consumers are also at risk. According to a 1992 study by the General Accounting Office, cited by the UFW, grapes are sprayed with 75 different kinds of pesticides--one-third of which are known to be carcinogenic--and between...
Kovacevich, whose family owns a grape farm near Bakersfield, Calif., claimed first-hand knowledge about working conditions...