Monthly Archives: April 2009

What’s So Great About Organic Food ?

Posted on April 20, 2009 by anfitzgerald

In recent years, there has been a lot of focus on healthy eating, and particularly about eating organic foods. Most organic food purchasers do so for one of two reasons. They believe either that organic food is more nutritious or … Continue reading →

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Opening the Door to a New Medical Marijuana Policy

Posted on April 9, 2009 by dkkaneva

While marijuana continues to be illegal under federal law, thirteen states, including first California in 1996 and most recently Michigan in 2008, have adopted laws legalizing the medical use of marijuana. This conflict between federal and state policies was brought … Continue reading →

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Is Worrying About AIDS Sooo 90s?

Posted on April 9, 2009 by eskirkpatrick

Today The Washington Post reported on a brand new five-year AIDS and HIV awareness campaign – Act Against AIDS. The article quoted the Director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Kevin Fenton, who said that Americans have settled into … Continue reading →

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Two and a Half Steps Towards Marriage Equality

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Courtney Mills

By the narrowest margin possible, Tuesday the Vermont House overrode a veto by Republican Governor Jim Douglas, legalizing gay marriage within the state. Joining Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Iowa, Vermont became the fourth state to legalize gay marriages and the first … Continue reading →

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Suing Google: Don’t Judge an E-book by its Publisher

Posted on April 6, 2009 by ACS Admin

The W&M chapter of ACS recently co-sponsored an event with the Student Intellectual Property Society with attorney Joanne Zack, a founder of Boni & Zack LLC, who was plaintiff’s counsel in the recently settled Authors Guild v. Google (PDF). The … Continue reading →

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