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Defenders of non-organic food are quick to point out that advances in chemical fertilizers and pesticides are responsible for our country’s bounteous food supply. Yet a 33-fold increase in pesticide use since 1945 has not yielded a commensurate increase in food production. Rather, chemical advances have lowered present costs for farmers and saddled society with a burdensome environmental debt. Much of U.S. agriculture could be done organically at the same levels of output. Organic corn and soybean yields per acre in Iowa, according to Duffy, are even greater than conventional ones...

Author: By William E. Johnston | Title: More than Peace of Mind | 10/31/2006 | See Source »

...what records may lay in her future, but she can sure rack up the statistics. “She’s so good it’s scary,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “She has gotten so much better. She is so quick that she will come out of nowhere.” In an 11-0 rout of RPI on Saturday and a similar 10-0 drubbing of Union a day later, Vaillancourt had the perfect opportunity to showcase her speed, along with her other skills, in a stunning return...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Shines in Routs | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

...capitalize, getting Dawson’s second touchdown run just two plays later, capping off a 20-second scoring drive with an 18-yard scamper. Junior kicker Matt Schindel’s extra point was blocked, but the Crimson led 13-0 just 9 seconds into the second quarter.A quick three-and-out by the Big Green led to a 12-play, 47-yard drive, capped by a fourth-down touchdown plunge by Dawson, his third score of the game. It was a banner day for Dawson, who has scored three touchdowns in six of the team?...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Back in the Saddle | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

...after a year-long absence to participate in the Olympics, the question was: will Sarah Vaillancourt notch a hat trick? Yesterday, when the Crimson (2-0-0, 2-0-0 ECAC) took to the ice against conference doormat Union (2-4-0, 0-2-0) the question was: how quickly will Sarah Vaillancourt notch a hat trick? The answer, amazingly, was less than 21 minutes. Fresh off a three-goal, eight-point effort in an 11-0 drubbing of Rensselaer the day before, the sophomore winger poured in four scores in a 10-0 dissection of the Dutchwomen, tallying...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Takes Union by Ten Goal Margin | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

Students were also quick to praise the College’s efforts to accommodate the Boston Police while still attempting to make the Game as fun as possible...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho and Ying Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Tailgate's On, But Pre-Parties Off | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

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