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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3458" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come to today\'s panel discussion/brown bag: &quot;The Science of Food&quot; from 12:00 to 1:00 in Kunkle Auditorium!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The panel will explore will explore the scientific perspectives of food?s growth and consumption. Th..." target="_self">Friday, September 12</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:07:21 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3457" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come to today\'s panel discussion/brown bag: &quot;The Science of Food&quot; from 12:00 to 1:00 in Kunkle Auditorium!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The panel will explore will explore the scientific perspectives of food?s growth and consumption. Th..." target="_self">Friday, September 12</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:07:20 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3447" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Corn Harvest Festival is set for Wednesday, September 10. Come sample the corn and enjoy a great line-up of entertainment and activities. Festival time is 4:15-6:45 pm, on the quad, of course. We\'ll likely be picking corn in the 3:0..." target="_self">Tuesday, September 9</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:55:53 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3446" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A first-year student had a good question the other day: Why grow this corn on the campus when Michael Pollan himself suggests that the growing of so much corn is such a problem? Why embrace and further enable a monoculture of King Corn? ..." target="_self">Monday, September 8</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:47:37 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3445" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plant Ops kindly watered the quad corn Thursday?it was screaming for moisture after a 3 week stretch with very little rain. Stalks along quad drive were turning yellow a third of the way up from the ground. We asked for some help here, t..." target="_self">Sunday, September 7</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:45:09 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3444" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Tuesday students picked and donated 3 dozen ears of corn to the Safe Harbor shelter down at the bottom of the hill along Bushkill Drive. Safe Harbor, started by Lafayette students, was delighted to have the fresh corn and the students..." target="_self">Saturday, September 6</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:42:37 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3443" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of the most eye opening and educational aspects of the corn on the quad project are the things that arise as the project attempts to move out into the larger community. This week we learned that the corn we have grown on the quad wi..." target="_self">Friday, September 5</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:40:42 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3435" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We are working on a Corn Harvest Festival for Wednesday, September 10 in the late afternoon and early evening. The idea here is to have an open celebration of the crop coming in--to share in the bounty, to learn about issues connected to..." target="_self">Monday, September 1</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:32:25 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3427" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We found five ears of corn laying besides the Farinon plot yesterday. Someone had gone into and picked the corn, then stacked it beside the plot on the grass. Or maybe somebody picked it and others arranged it--who knows. This was disapp..." target="_self">Thursday, August 28</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:55:22 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3426" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several media types have done or are working on stories about Lafayette\'s &quot;Live Green&quot; initiative. The Philadelphia Inquirer came to campus to take photos and included Lafayette in a story about campus green projects that appe..." target="_self">Wednesday, August 27</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:09:00 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3425" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The corn loves hot days and the ears in the two sweet corn plots are really popping. This is especially true of the Farinon yellow corn plot. Several of these corn plants have 3 or 4 or 5 ears! This plot seems to have lapped the quad dri..." target="_self">Tuesday, September 26</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:11:08 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3424" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first day of school! The corn looks great and there are A LOT of students on the quad! Activity is everywhere and the plots look like they fit right in. The plants are starting to look dry at the base, turning yellow and brown--which..." target="_self">Monday, August 25</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:45 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3423" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Convocation Day for the Class of 2012! First years students have moved in, the parents are gone, and the quad has more buss than it has had since May. It\'s great to see students doing student things outside, but with the added juxtaposi..." target="_self">Friday, August 22</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:47:44 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3421" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The corn on the quad website gets a slide show of images from early June through now?from untouched ground to ears developing. We also added a nighttime message to the Corncam. The reason for this is that as daylight falls, the interior ..." target="_self">Thursday, August 14</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:34:37 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3420" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another good weeding session this morning from 7:30 to 9:00. Weeds were very manageable today?keeping after them once a week has worked well, and this may be the last Wednesday morning of organized weeding. The corn is high enough to kee..." target="_self">Wednesday, August 13</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:33:24 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3419" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Added organic fish emulsion to the heirloom corn outside of Williams Center. This plot is coming along, but since it was planted last, it is behind the other plots. During this week?s weeding we noticed a lone tomato plant (probably late..." target="_self">Friday, August 8</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:31:56 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3412" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Early morning looked like rain, but then the sun came out and so did our team of weeders. We worked from 7:30 to 9:00 am, battling the weeds in the three quad plots. Things are looking great. The best plot remains the Quad Drive white sw..." target="_self">Wednesday, August 5</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:05:59 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3411" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Weeding team shrinking in size?only 4 member attended the weeding fest even though the donuts were plentiful. Weeds are not that bad. The most weeds were found in the Skillman organic treatment plot. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Quad Drive plot i..." target="_self">Wednesday, July 30</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:05:36 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3410" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rainy Wednesday morning. Weeding event is canceled due to rain. Three dedicated crew members show up anyway. Quad Drive Plot is weeded and additional fence posts are placed to sure up sagging fence. Corn is LOOKING great! Average height ..." target="_self">Wednesday, July 23</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:45 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3409" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fencing is tightened up with zip ties, but still not tight enough. Stalks around edges of fencing are noticeably smaller and mangled due to fencing waving under windy conditions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;..." target="_self">Monday, July 21</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:04:01 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3408" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very destructive storm rolls through the Valley. Winds of 60 mph and greater clocked. All stalks are fine, but fencing is observed to be loose. Plant ops is contacted regarding acquiring more posts so that the corn team can sure up the f..." target="_self">Friday, July 18</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:02:40 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3406" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our weeding team of students, faculty, administration and staff hoed and pulled weeds on three quad plots. Skillman plot has very noticeable differences in the three divisions; industrial treatment, no treatment, organic treatment. Indus..." target="_self">Wednesday, July 16</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:58:00 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3407" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discovered Japanese Beatles eating the corn plants in the Quad Drive plot. Installed Beatle traps on the three quad plots.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;..." target="_self">Friday, July 11</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:58:00 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3237" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Composting, hoeing, and fertilizing of the three quad plots. A group of 9 (students, faculty and staff) meet at the Bethlehem Compost Facility and fill two pick-up trucks with organic compost, and then on the quad to work on the plots. T..." target="_self">Wednesday, July 9</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:32:29 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3256" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Williams Center for the Arts plot is prepared for planting. Plant Ops uses a sod cutter and pulls up the poor quality (thin and dry) sod from the plot, then tills the ground a few inches down. The ground is extremely hard and tamped ..." target="_self">Wednesday, July 9</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:29:25 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3238" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chipmunks attack sprouting heirloom seeds, nearly obliterating the bloody butcher crop. They are sprayed with organic &quot;Deer Off&quot; solution, put up off the ground and onto sawhorses, and anxiously watched.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;..." target="_self">Friday, July 4</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:41:24 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3239" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several faculty and staff meet in the Dean of the College office to discuss the educational program that will go with the corn project. Several ideas are embraced and projects delegated. Construction of a &quot;Corn on the Quad&quot; web..." target="_self">Thursday, July 3</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:42:36 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3240" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Deer are seen eating in the middle of the Farinon plot in the early morning. Although the Skillman Field Corn plot has holes in the rows where corn failed to sprout, there is no more field corn seed available. Replanting in the open spac..." target="_self">Wednesday, July 2</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:43:20 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3241" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Laminated explanatory signs are produced and installed on the fencing around the quad plots. They read: &quot;This experimental corn crop is for the Fall 2008 Orientation Program. Please keep off-and out of-the corn. The corn will be rea..." target="_self">Monday, June 30</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:43:50 +0000</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://soapbox.lafayette.edu/node/3242" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More Incredible Yellow (Farinon plot) sweet corn is purchased and replanted where it failed to sprout, rotted in the ground, or was eaten by crows, deer, or squirrels.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;..." target="_self">Sunday, June 29</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:44:28 +0000</span><br />');
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