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Lowell House Master William H. Bossert '59 said pesticides only increase grape yield by 7 to 10 percent, adding that "the underlying problem is the pesticide companies. They're the only losers in this [if the grape growers stop using pesticides...
...Undergraduate Council is now eight years old, and it's time to address a problem that has been haunting it since its creation: How can the council act as the legitimate voice of student opinion when many students question its ability to represent them responsibly...
Liquor advertising sells attitudes about drinking that exacerbate an already serious problem of alcoholism in the U.S., a media critic told approximately 100 students gathered in Boylston Hall last night...
More than half the alcohol sold in this country is consumed by less than 10 percent of the drinkers here, Kilbourne said. Such figures indicate that liquor companies rely primarily on problem drinkers to make their profits, Kilbourne said...
Other ads encourage people to deny that alcoholism is a problem by playing on feelings of alienation and loneliness, Kilbourne said. One example she cited depicted a tropical island, which she said made a virtue out of an alcoholic's sense of isolation...