VOLUME TEN NUMBER 3 Forget the Fries, Focus on the Fruit

by Dale Frost Stillman

When Chef Emeril Lagasse referred to the “mayonnaise police” early in his television career, he couldn’t have imagined the recent national trend of banning junk food in schools. According to Time, healthcare spending that is attributable to obesity was estimated at $75 billion in 2003. In 2004 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 18.8 percent of children ages 6 to 11 were overweight, more than double

SPRING2006 Playing Ball or PlayingPlaying withwith YYourour LifeLife the percentage in 1980. The number by Dale Frost Stillman Legislation proposed for adolescents was more than triple Even before the allegations contained in Game of the percentage in 1980 with 17.1 Spring is here and with it comes the familiar sound Shadows legislators were proposing bills to eliminate percent identified as overweight. of the crack of the bat. The bat, however, is not the steroid use in professional sports. Congressional The American Diabetes Association only thing cracking this season. Major League Baseball hearings were held before the U.S. House of (ADA) reports that at least 15 (MLB), at the urging of the U.S. Congress, is cracking Representatives Committee on Government Reform in percent of children ages 6–19 are down on the use of steroids and performance March 2005. Former and current Major League Baseball obese. Eighty percent of cases of enhancing drugs. players offered their testimony at those hearings. While type II diabetes in children are directly In March 2006, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig some players admitted to taking the illegal drugs, related to their being overweight. appointed former U.S. Senator George Mitchell to others claimed they never had. Four months after Spokesman for the ADA, Cory head up MLB’s investigation into steroid use in baseball. testifying before the congressional committee that he Williams, told The Daily Oakland Mitchell is currently director of the Boston Red Sox had never used steroids, Rafael Palmiero, first baseman Press that obesity is the “leading and chairman of the Disney, Co., which owns ESPN, a for the Baltimore Orioles, was suspended modifiable risk factor for type II station that televises Major League Baseball. Selig’s for 10 days after testing positive for diabetes, the most common form appointment came on the heals of Game of Shadows, a steroid use. of the disease” (formerly known as book written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters, In response to the hearings, adult-onset diabetes). Although that details the alleged steroid use of San Francisco Congressman Tom Davis, some medical experts argue it is too Giant Barry Bonds, as well as other baseball, football of Virginia, chairman bleak, The New England Journal of and track and field athletes, including Olympic medal of the House’s Medicine reported last year that the winner Marion Jones. Committee on generation of Americans being born According to a Sports Illustrated article, “the seven Government today will be the first to have a best home run frequency rates of Bonds’ career Reform, shorter expected life span than their (starting when he was 35 years old) came in the seven proposed the parents or grandparents. seasons since the authors of Game of Shadows allege Clean Sports Act he began his steroid use.” In other words, Bonds, who of 2005. Under this Around the country enters this season with 708 career home runs and is proposed legislation, In response to this looming poised to break Hank Aaron’s record of 755, is playing like the Olympic youth health crisis, lawmakers have better at his advanced age than at any other time of standards, athletes turned Lagasse’s imaginary his career. in professional “mayonnaise police” into reality. In The authors allege that, over the last seven seasons, baseball, football, state legislatures across the country, Bonds has been taking as many as 10 performance- basketball and Time reported that nearly 400 enhancing drugs, including human growth hormones hockey would be obesity-related bills were introduced to bulk up, allowing him to hit the ball farther. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 last year. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger led the trend, signing a law that bans the sale of junk food in California Uncle Sam Wants You, schools. Fifteen years ago when he was head of the President’s Council and Your Personal Information Too on Physical Fitness, The Los Angeles and Your Personal Information Too Daily News reported, Schwarzenegger by Cheryl Baisden on students and soliciting them on high school, found that almost every school he college and law school campuses. While the visited had vending machines full of In 1917, while the United States was Pentagon says the government is entitled to soda and candy or unhealthy food fighting World War I, the U.S. military created gather personal information on students and such as donuts. With the new law, the slogan “Uncle Sam wants you” to approach them on campus, others say the which goes into effect with the motivate people to enlist. The patriotic- recruiting process is a violation of students’ 2006–2007 school year, California looking old gentleman used in advertising privacy. schools will have the healthiest foods campaigns around the country inspired “Legally, the government is not served in the nation. thousands to contact recruiters and join allowed to create databases for Other states are also on board to the military. consumer profiling, and that is ban or limit junk food. According to Today, with war raging in Iraq, exactly what they are doing here,” the National Conference of State according to government reports, says Grayson Barber, a Princeton Legislators, Colorado, Louisiana and military enlistments are down and the attorney whose practice focuses Washington approved bills in 2004 federal government has developed a on privacy issues. “The No Child that limit junk food sales. In the fall new plan to attract young recruits — Left Behind Act, which was created of 2006, Tennessee’s elementary and gathering detailed personal information CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Playing Ball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

subject to two-year suspensions professional athletes influences In July 2005, former Governor for a first-time positive test for similar use by the youth who of New Jersey Richard Codey steroids and a lifetime ban for a admire them. created a task force to study second positive drug test. Random “Our children are using the steroid use among New Jersey testing would be required by the same performance enhancing teenagers. According to This publication was made possible through funding legislation at least five times supplements and drugs as The Trenton Times, the committee from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey. per year. professional athletes,” testified will also “hold public hearings Congressman Cliff Stearns, Denise Garibaldi, Rob’s mother, and a statewide summit among Angela C. Scheck of Florida, chairman of the who is also a licensed psychologist. education officials and develop a EXECUTIVE EDITOR House Commerce and Energy “Research is showing that at policy for high school athletes.” Jodi L. Miller Subcommittee, offered his own an early age intake of these Monsignor Michael E. Kelly, EDITOR legislation, the Drug Free Act of supplements creates a mind headmaster at Seton Hall 2005. Stearns’ bill proposes two set that prompts steroid use later... Preparatory School, chairs the Editorial Advisory Board tests per athlete each year and youth are not afraid to take the committee. Peter King, a senior the Commerce Secretary would be risk of losing their health or lives writer at Sports Illustrated who Stuart M. Lederman, Esq. allowed to alter the list of banned to emulate their heroes and/or lives in Montclair, also serves on CHAIR drugs to each sport. Both the Davis help guarantee a place on a the committee along with bill and the Stearns bill provide team, a scholarship, physique educators, athletic trainers, Paula Eisen that if a player can prove he did or competitive edge.” coaches, lawyers and doctors. John J. Henschel, Esq. not realize he was using a banned Don Hooton, who, after his The task force submitted a 43- Louis H. Miron, Esq. substance or tells of anyone else son’s death, established the Taylor page final report to the governor Carole B. Moore using such a substance, the Hooton Foundation for Fighting in December 2005. The report’s Steven M. Richman, Esq. suspension time could be reduced. Steroid Abuse, addressed the foreword, written by King, cites Thomas A. Zeringo Both the Davis and Stearns bills baseball players who were in a University of Michigan research have the same punishment for attendance at the congressional study that reveals steroid use New Jersey State Bar Foundation use of a banned substance, and hearing. “I’m tired of hearing you among high school students has both call for testing of the athletes tell us that kids should not look been “creeping up” from 2.5 Board of Trustees by an independent agency. up to you as role models,” Hooton percent in 2000 to four percent John J. Henschel, Esq. Stearns’ bill was referred to said. “You are role models whether in 2002. King also notes that a the Subcommittee on Education you like it or not. And parents respected Pennsylvania State PRESIDENT Reform in May 2005. Davis’ across America should hold you University professor estimates that Ellen O’Connell, Esq. bill was referred to the same accountable for behavior that 500,000 high school students FIRST VICE PRESIDENT committee in June 2005. inspires our kids to do things that across the country are currently Mary Ellen Tully, Esq. In addition, Congressman using steroids. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT James Sensenbrenner, of “We’re one of the most Wisconsin, chairman of the House populous states in the union,” Richard J. Badolato, Esq. Judiciary Committee, introduced King wrote. “Some of those TREASURER a bill in September 2005 that kids are ours. Chances are, a lot would establish a Federal Office of them are.” Stuart M. Lederman, Esq. of Steroids Testing Enforcement The executive summary of the SECRETARY and Prevention. The bill would report indicates that the task force allow the attorney general to fine and its five subcommittees made TRUSTEES leagues $5 million for “failing to more than 25 recommendations to Mary M. Ace meet federal standards, and combat steroid use in New Jersey William G. Brigiani, Esq. would make recommendations to schools. Some of those suggestions Congress to revoke tax and other include, enacting legislation making Allen A. Etish, Esq. benefits to leagues that don’t it illegal to sell performance- Stuart A. Hoberman, Esq. comply.” In addition to applying enhancing supplements to minors, Lisa H. James-Beavers, Esq. to major professional sports developing a curriculum on steroids Peggy Sheahan Knee. Esq. leagues, the bill would give the for high school health and physical Ralph J. Lamparello, Esq. attorney general authority to put their health at risk and teaches education programs, and Edwin J. McCreedy, Esq. include college sports as well. them that the ethics we try to conducting random testing Louis H. Miron, Esq. This bill was referred to the teach them at home somehow for steroid use, which is more Carole B. Moore Subcommittee on 21st Century don’t apply to you.” expensive than testing for other Lynn Fontaine Newsome. Esq. Competition in November 2005. Of the recent allegations against drugs. John H. Ogden, Esq. Why is the government so Bonds, Don Hooton told the Wayne J. Positan, Esq. interested in regulating what Sacramento Bee, “We’re missing Back to MLB Steven M. Richman, Esq. professional athletes put in the whole point. What we’re The start of the 2006 baseball their bodies? talking about [possession of Richard H. Steen, Esq. season saw tougher penalties to “Young people look up to steroids without a prescription] players who test positive for drugs Margaret Leggett Tarver, Esq. professional athletes as role is felonious activity that has or steroids. For a first offense, a Ronald J. Uzdavinis, Esq. models,” Congressman Davis said been ongoing. The only question player testing positive for steroids Leonard R. Wizmur, Esq. while addressing Congress. “Our anybody should be asking is how would receive a 50-game young people will hopefully get many years in prison this guy is suspension and a second offense the message that using steroids going to serve, not whether there would bring a 100-game © 2006 New Jersey State Bar Foundation to improve athletic performance should be an asterisk next to his suspension. If a player tests is absolutely the wrong way to go. home run total.” positive a third time, he would We must continue to focus on the receive a lifetime ban from the Catch Us on the health and future of our children.” New Jersey takes action to sport. The lifetime ban comes with protect student athletes the right to seek reinstatement Dying to play In March 2005, police arrested after two years with arbitration. Web and Read That protection came too late Eric Makatics, 21, and Vincent In addition to steroids, for at least three student athletes. Pignatiello, 19, both Pequannock MLB’s tougher policy includes The Legal Eagle Online Taylor Hooton of Plano, Texas, High School graduates on steroid penalties for testing positive Rob Garibaldi of Petaluma, for amphetamines, though the Back issues of The Legal Eagle possession charges. Makatics was California and Efrain Marrero also charged with intent to penalties are not as severe as for since its inception in 1996, can be of Vacaville, California have two distribute, as well as possession steroids. A first offense for testing found on the New Jersey State things in common. All three took of prescription drugs, needles positive for amphetamines results Bar Foundation’s Web site at steroids to enhance their athletic and drug paraphernalia. He was in mandatory follow-up testing. performances, and all three For a second violation, a player www.njsbf.org. selling to high school students in committed suicide as a result Pequannock Township. According would receive a 25-game of that steroid use. According to to police, Makatics had ordered suspension and an 80-game While you’re there, check out the National Institute on Drug steroids through the Internet. suspension for a third violation. other interesting and fun stuff in Abuse, using steroids causes Richard Garibell, principal of A player could receive a lifetime aggressiveness and mood swings, ban from baseball at the our Students’ Corner. There is also Pequannock Township High School, among other long-term health told The Star-Ledger that his commissioner’s discretion useful information for teachers concerns, including heart and school’s drug policy includes a for a fourth violation. about other liver disease. When someone five-day suspension for a first Dr. Gary Wadler, a sports Foundation stops taking steroids, he or offense along with “an aggressive medicine doctor and member of she can suffer severe depression. the World Anti-Doping Agency, told school- counseling program.” After a Family members of all second offense, the student is The Pioneer Press that he considers based three young men testified at the kicked off the team, Garibell said. amphetamines “quintessential” programs. congressional hearings about the Pequannock High School now 2 manner in which steroid use by orders random drug tests. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Uncle Sam Wants You CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to monitor student education in the public privacy protection for students’ confidential and Institutional Rights, a coalition of 31 law schools, gives the government the right to information, and recruiters should have to wait schools across the country, argued before the obtain names, addresses and telephone for explicit consent before they have access to U.S. Supreme Court that they should not be numbers from schools, but this has gone these records.” required to help recruiters set up on-campus way beyond that.” Honda’s bill, which currently has 75 interviews with students, since the military In some cases, according to the National other cosponsors, was referred to the House discriminates against openly gay citizens by PTA, the military is also obtaining Social Education and the Workforce subcommittee prohibiting them from joining the service. Security numbers, email addresses, in March 2005. No other action has been Since 1991, law schools have required that photographs, birth dates and places, academic taken on the bill. potential employers sign a nondiscrimination interests, lists of sports and other activities, policy before they can interview students on grades and ethnicity in order to identify Two New Jersey schools fight back campus. When some law schools began denying potential recruits between the ages of 16 and While Honda’s proposed law hasn’t been the military on-campus recruiting privileges 18. Making matters worse, critics say, is the passed by Congress yet, two New Jersey school because their actions went against this policy, fact that the database is being developed and districts have taken steps on their own to the government passed a law called the managed by a private company, which they say protect student privacy and make sure students Solomon Amendment, named after the late should not be handling personal information. are not being pushed into enlisting by on- Congressman Gerald B.H. Solomon of New “It’s a violation of the Privacy Act,” said campus recruiters. York, which says that schools can only deny Barber. “Under the Privacy Act, if a record According to access to military recruiters if they give up their relates to a particular individual, it can’t be Barber, in the government funding. released. And yet that’s exactly what’s Princeton “If they are too good—or too happening here.” Regional School righteous—to treat our nation’s military District, where with the respect it deserves, then they Military officials see things differently. the majority may also be too good to receive the “The database is another tool for recruiters generous level of taxpayer dollars to use to find candidates for military service. In presently enjoyed by many institutions of the past, it was all too common for a school higher education in America,” district to make student directory information Congressman Richard W. Pombo, of readily available to vendors, prospective California, a sponsor of the amendment, employers and post-secondary institutions told The Los Angeles Times. while intentionally excluding the services,” Both sides claim their case is based on wrote Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke, a discrimination. The military says it is being Pentagon spokesperson, in an email quoted denied access to students and student by the Associated Press. of students have information that is given to other potential Under the No Child Left Behind Act, any opted out of the employers. The law schools say they are being school district that receives federal education information denied the right to oppose organizations and funds is required to provide military recruiters program, the individuals who discriminate against others. with requested information and access to school board In its brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, the students for interviews, or risk losing its passed a new Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, funding. Students and their parents have the policy that permits wrote, “The Solomon Amendment forces the right to request that their personal information recruiters on campus law school to violate its own policy and actively not be provided to the military, but critics only if they schedule support military recruiters who come onto worry that some parents may not know about their student interviews campus to engage in the very discriminatory the option. through a guidance counselor, who must be hiring practices that the law school condemns.” The American Civil Liberties Union of New present at the meeting. Mexico filed a lawsuit against Albuquerque At Montclair High School, Barber said, The Court decides Public Schools in May 2005 for just that reason. students formed a group to promote the opt- In March 2006, in a unanimous decision, the The lawsuit accused the school district of out policy. This past fall, close to 85 percent of U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality failure to adequately notify parents of the right Montclair’s students opted out of the program. of the Solomon Amendment. While the Third to prohibit schools from sending their child’s Parents now receive notification about the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia contact information to military recruiters. release of information to the military twice a ruled that the Solomon Amendment “imposed “It’s important to get notice to parents, year, and must sign and return the notices an unconstitutional condition” on federal money in a timely fashion, that their children’s before a student can register for classes. received by law schools that required the information is being disclosed, in order for surrender of their First Amendment right to parents to be able to respond,” Karen Meyers, Another lawsuit filed free speech, the U.S. Supreme Court saw it a volunteer attorney for the ACLU said in a The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) differently. press statement. “It wouldn’t surprise me if filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of six New York Written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., upon learning of this lawsuit many parents high school students on April 24, 2006. The the opinion of the Court states, “As a general will find out for the first time that their suit claims the Defense Department’s database matter, the Solomon Amendment regulates children’s contact information is going violates the privacy of millions of high school conduct, not speech. It affects what law straight to military recruiters, courtesy students across the country. schools must do—afford equal access to of the Albuquerque Public Schools.” One of the plaintiffs in the case, a 17-year- military recruiters—not what they may or According to the ACLU and other published old senior at Hunter College High School, told may not say.” news reports, the Albuquerque Public Schools CNN that she received repeated phone calls This means that the law schools are free to placed the notice to “opt-out” on its website from military recruiters who obtained her reject the military’s anti-gay policies and and included it in a student handbook. Under name from the database. Her efforts to have protest as loud as they would like to, however, a settlement reached by the ACLU and the her name removed from the database were they must provide military recruiters with the Albuquerque Public Schools in January 2006, unsuccessful, which is when she contacted same access to students as any other company. the school district agreed to, among other the NYCLU. Lt. Col. Krenke told The New York Times that things, include a form in materials sent home The lawsuit cites a 1982 military recruitment the military generally interviews 2,500 law with students that parents can use to request law which states that the military may not school students for its Judge Advocate that their child’s information is not shared with collect information on students younger than General’s Corps. Of these students, military recruiters. 17, it cannot store the information for more approximately 400 are hired. than three years and the information must “Compelling a law school that sends emails Opting-in remain private. The NYCLU lawsuit claims that for other recruiters to send one for a military Legislation being considered in the U.S. the current database contains information on recruiter is simply not the same as forcing a House of Representatives might make it 16-year-olds and that the military is storing student to pledge allegiance to the flag... unnecessary for parents to “opt-out” of the information for five years. In addition, or forcing a Jehovah’s Witness to display a sharing information with military recruiters. according to the lawsuit, the military is particular motto on his license plate,” the In February 2005, Congressman Michael M. sharing the database with law enforcement Court’s opinion stated. “It trivializes the Honda of California introduced the Student and other agencies. freedom protected in these cases to suggest Privacy Protection Act of 2005. The legislation “Our clients don’t wish to join the military,” that it is.” would protect students’ privacy by requiring NYCLU attorney Corey Stoughton told CNN. Pledging allegiance to the flag and the that parents or students provide written “And they don’t want their genders, ethnicities Jehovah’s Witness case are forms of compelled consent for the release of information to and social security numbers collected and speech that the Court has struck down in military recruiters. In other words, participants distributed.” the past. would need to “opt-in” instead of “opt-out” of the information program. The law school debate In an editorial published in the San Jose Law schools are also struggling with Mercury News last May, Honda wrote, “Parents questions surrounding military recruitment and their children should automatically receive policies. In December, the Forum for Academic 3 Focus on the Fruit CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 middle schools will be required to eliminate all Here in New Jersey Not everyone is happy, especially soft drinks, candy and other junk food from According to data from the Centers for New Jersey kids their vending machines. An Oklahoma junk food Disease Control and Prevention, since 1990 What do New Jersey students have to say bill that takes effect in July 2007 eliminates the percentage of New Jersey’s population about the new food policy? Mike May, a access to sugary drinks and snacks in classified as obese has doubled from 10 to 20 17-year-old student at Highland Park High elementary schools. percent. In response, former Governor Richard School told the Home News Tribune that even Arizona approved a bill prohibiting sales of Codey announced a new policy last June though he eats healthy meals at home he junk food during the school day at elementary requiring New Jersey school districts to ban “looks forward to being able to eat what he and middle schools. High schools were excluded soda and junk foods and teach better eating wants at school.” Malcolm Jones, an eighth- from the legislation because legislators were habits. The Model School Nutrition Policy, grader at South Orange Middle School told The concerned that students would leave school which covers pre-Kindergarten through high New York Times, “They took away French fries, during lunch to make up for the missing junk school, goes into effect with the 2007–2008 pizza, all the good stuff. A lot of students food. Texas and West Virginia both have bans school year, although schools must adopt a aren’t happy.” Chava Vietze, a student at on junk food for elementary and junior high school nutrition policy by September 1, 2006. Highland Park High School told the Home News schools. In fact, The Los Angeles Times Schools not accepting the new nutrition Tribune, “People are going to be cutting class reported that Texas’ law is so tough a “cupcake guidelines will face the loss of state and federal not to smoke, but to eat candy.” clarification” had to be added to the legislation, financing, Kathy Kuser, director of food and It’s not only the kids who are lamenting the which made exceptions for children’s birthdays. nutrition for the New Jersey Department of new policy. School officials in many states Promoting physical activity is also part of Agriculture, told The New York Times. contend that they need the income generated the legislation in many states. Time reported According to Jeff Beach, the public by junk food sales to support activities such as that Kentucky students are required to “engage information officer for the state Department of sports programs. in vigorous physical activity for 30 minutes a Agriculture, public, private and parochial Frank Belluscio, spokesman for the day.” In addition, next year Kentucky schools schools in which five percent or more of pupils New Jersey School Boards Association, will not serve deep-fried foods. participate in the federal Child Nutrition acknowledged that some teachers report Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, who Program, which provides reduced-cost students were “less likely to misbehave and lost more than 100 pounds over a two-year meals, would be subject to the policy. more likely to pay attention in class after having span, takes a tough approach to childhood Beach said he expects most, if not all, a nutritious meal,” however, he told The New obesity. Time reported that all Arkansas districts to comply. York Times, “There are some (school districts) public school children are screened for “Many [school districts] have been that really rely on that extra income.” body mass index, which is an indirect proactive in getting things in shape, even those A national survey, conducted by the measure of body fat. Confidential who do not have to comply,” Beach said Agriculture Department and Centers for Disease reports are sent home to parents. In “People think it’s a great idea.” Control and Prevention, revealed that of 17 addition, Time reported that The Model School Nutrition Policy bans all schools that started to offer healthful options Huckabee has teamed up with forms of candy and beverages listing any form to its students, 12 schools increased their former President Bill Clinton in an of sugar as a first ingredient. Snacks and drinks revenue, one school marginally lost revenue and effort to “halt the rise in with more than eight grams of total fat per the other four schools reported no change. childhood obesity by 2010 and serving and two grams of saturated fat would Not everyone, however, is concerned about reverse it by 2015.” also be banned. In addition, cafeterias will have the money. Ridgewood Schools Superintendent Meanwhile, in June 2005, to restrict the amount of food it serves with John Porter is more concerned about focusing Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell trans fats. The policy applies to all vending time and energy on the basics of learning. vetoed what would have been the machines, cafeterias, a la carte lines, snack In response to a measure that would allow strongest school-based nutrition bars, school stores, fundraisers and the for pre-paid lunch accounts so that parents can law in the country. The legislation reimbursable After-School Snack Program. keep tabs on what their children are eating, would have allowed only water, In addition to the former governor’s policy, which was recently signed into law by Governor juice and milk to be sold during the Senator Shirley Turner, chair of the Senate Jon Corzine, Porter told The Record of school day. Education Committee, and Senator Ellen Hackensack, “We have salad bars at the high In her veto message, Governor Rell Karcher have a junk food bill pending in the school and middle school and we’re keeping in said, “While improving the health and New Jersey Legislature. The bill has been touch with what’s out there, and that’s where wellness of Connecticut’s children is a amended several times, and is now very the accountability is for us. We have students laudable goal, this bill, in my opinion reaches similar to the Agriculture Department’s struggling with reading and math, and that’s too far by reducing Connecticut’s long and Nutrition Rule, according to Beach. The bill where we need to put our resources and time.” proud tradition of local control of schools.” passed the Senate by a vote of 34–0 and is Critics, however, say that Governor Rell currently awaiting Assembly action. Federal legislation gave in to beverage industry lobbyists. The Former Governor Codey made his Iowa Senator Tom Harkin is pushing for Connecticut Post reported that soda companies announcement at South Orange Middle School passage of legislation at the federal level that spent $250,000 fighting the Connecticut bill. where many of the new regulations are already would give the Department of Agriculture the Connecticut’s legislation was recently in place. The cafeteria at South Orange Middle authority to regulate sale of junk food in resurrected with a few amendments and School has a salad bar that includes fresh fruit schools. The bill would also provide schools Governor Rell, according to The Connecticut and vegetables and the school has also replaced grant money to offer healthier meals. In Post, said she would approve the measure. fried side dishes with vegetables. addition, according to Time, Senator Harkin Recently, in May 2006, Clinton reached an In a press release issued by the governor’s would like to give the Federal Trade agreement with Coke, Pepsi and Cadbury office, Pat Johnson, South Orange Middle Commission more control over how the food Schweppes to eliminate sugary drinks from School’s food service director stated, “People industry advertises to children. Time reported school vending machines nationwide. The drinks told us that participation in our school lunch that the food industry spends an estimated will be replaced with water, fruit juices, low-fat program would decrease, but it actually has milk and sugar-free soda. gone up. If you offer the healthy foods, the $10 billion a year advertising its products kids will eat them.” to kids. “This is not just a personal problem,” Senator Harkin told Time, “it’s a public health problem.”

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Playing Ball GLOSSARY performance enhancers and not a drug to be may have staved off congressional interference taken lightly. for the moment. Critics of the new policies, While players may recognize the need for including Dr. Wadler, who also testified at the cracking down on steroid use, some players are congressional hearings, however, say the testing arbitration — the hearing of a dispute complaining about the penalties for does not go far enough. For instance, human between two parties with the decision being amphetamines, which are widely used in growth hormones cannot be detected with made by a neutral third party. baseball as evidenced by tell-all books written urine samples, only through blood tests. by former and current Major League Baseball According to The Christian Science Monitor, lobbyist — a person whose business is to players such as David Wells, Mike Schmidt, Jim most American sports organizations don’t use gain the passage or defeat of bills pending Bouton and Pete Rose. In a sport with few days blood samples because of privacy concerns. before a legislative body. off and a 162-game season, half of which is “Theirs is an old and stale argument,” Dr. obesity — the condition of being extremely played on the road, some players see Wadler told The Christian Science Monitor. overweight. amphetamines as a necessity to stay sharp. “Blood testing has some issues that were “Nobody’s trying to cheat,” Minnesota unfounded. But it’s routine around the world, opinion — a document explaining a court’s Twins outfielder Shannon Stewart told and it works.” decision. The Pioneer Press. “They’re just trying Until there is some movement on the to stay on the field.” pending legislation or more congressional With its tough new drug hearings, Major League Baseball is free to 4 penalties, Major League Baseball play ball.