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...students and mark the 20th anniversary of the Second National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights. “It’s a celebration of being visible and being proud of what you are,” said former BGLTSA co-chair Gilda D. Medina ’09. “It’s to let people know you have people backing you up whether you’re queer or straight.” By the end of the event, about 125 supporters had written their names on brightly colored index cards, which were...
...voles first survived because of the season's mild temperatures, then flourished thanks to large litters and a fleeting, 21-day gestation cycle. But in rural Spain, suggests Luque, people "prefer more elaborate theories." Says Ariano Medina, a beet farmer in the village of Fresno el Viejo, echoing a rumor common in these parts, "These aren't the moles we've had all our lives. I heard that scientists working for the government created them to feed endangered birds of prey...
...fields, distributing poison, and clearing nests. But earlier this week a German biologist hired to assist with the endeavor told El País newspaper that he had doubts about the plan. In Fresno el Viejo, where selected fields were burned in early August, the impact was minimal, says Medina: "The voles just went to other fields." Silvia Clemente, Councilwoman for the region of Castilla-León, announced on Wednesday that there had been a 58% reduction in voles in towns where active treatment with poison and burnings began three weeks...
Growers across the region are angry about what they consider an inadequate government response, and agricultural unions are threatening collective action. In the meantime, some farmers are taking matters into their own hands. One potato field just outside of Fresno is dotted with poison-filled red plastic tubes. Medina, who fears the environmental and health risks of the chemicals, instead puts out buckets of water each night. "Voles are stupid animals," he says. "Plus they're not very good swimmers. They fall...
...want to spread the use of air conditioning, but air conditioning is also part of the problem of climate change,” Medina-Ramon said. “We want to spread the use but stop the abuse. It’s not necessary to wear a jacket in the summer...