CHEM-465 Senior Seminar Fall 2000
Proposition Assignments
First eight groups are in Section 10. The remainder are in Section 11.


Date Presenting Group Proposition for Presentation
11/15 Laura Tolen, Michael Poot, 
and Brad Yuska
4. The nature of drug addiction is such that it is irreversible. 
11/8 Gina Bui, Adam Hock, 
Jacob LaPorte, and Candy Tong, 
14. Vehicles powered by a combination of batteries and gasoline actually cause more environmental damage than those powered by gasoline alone.
11/1 Brian Canna, Ivy Choe, 
Brian Gillespie, and Isaac Hubner
16. The negative effects of caffeine are sufficient enough that individuals should limit their consumption of it.
11/1 Nicole Goodwin, Eric Johnson, 
Lex Kim, and Kate O'Reilly
19. Modern combinatorial approaches to drug discovery are so effective that there is virtually no need to seek new drug leads from plants in disappearing tropical forests.
11/29 Whelton Miller, James Moore, 
Cristina Ricardo, and Acacia Strachan
26. Antibiotics used in animal food creates long-term health hazards for humans.
11/15 Heather Bunting, Shannon FitzPatrick, and Kevin Hascup 27a.   It is appropriate to exclude athletes from sanctioned competition if they have consumed performance enhancing natural products such as creatine, androstenedione, or epinephrine. 
11/29 Kenneth Ayers, John Hartnett, 
and Michael Scoblete
29. For many reasons, Americans should eat less meat.
11/8 Joanna French, Greg O'Neill, 
and Jeffrey Smith
30. Mercury emitted by coal-burning power plants represents a significant health concern. 
11/15 Suzanne Bart, Christina Crowers, Krista Myers, and Stephanie Sabatino  20. Until the efficacy of herbal supplements is demonstrated, the Federal Food and Drug Administration should ban advertizing claims about them.
11/29 Joanna French, Matthew Kuhls, 
Adam Himebauch, 
and Lindette Thornton 
23. Knowledge of the genetic determinants of human behavior and the sequenced human genome should be used to screen infants to identify and monitor people who may become criminals as adults.
11/8 Bob Hempton, Jennifer Fuerch, Rebecca Helm, and John Yeomans 24. Besides being a whole lot cheaper, Newark tap water is safer than bottled drinking water.
11/29 Brian Canna, Doug Clark, 
Donald Jones, and Andrew Palm
27b. It is appropriate to exclude athletes from sanctioned competition if they have consumed performance-enhancing natural products such as creatine, androstenedione, or epinephrine. 
11/15 Nina Baron, Cory Ocasio, 
Marianne Politowski, 
and Daniel Sauers 
32. "Natural" and "Organic" foods are chemically indistinguishable from their counterparts that are not-so-labeled.
11/8 Marc DeLuca, Julia Li, 
and Mosleuddin Sikander
35. The experience with "Mad Cow Disease" in Great Britain suggests that there is risk of MCD associated with eating beef in the United States.



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