Word: consumptionism
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The UC party grants program—which disbursed $1,750 per week to private student parties for four years before it was disbanded by then-Dean of the College David R. Pilbeam in 2007—was condemned for facilitating underage alcohol consumption.
Mr. McAuley’s piece is grounded in his belief that rich students at Harvard are consciously reducing the level of their consumption in order to demonstrate to their less wealthy peers that they are not immune from the current “economic hardships” most Americans...
China can hardly be blamed for favoring its own. Although it has managed to pull through the global crisis of the past two years better than virtually anyone expected (including, truth be told, Beijing's own leadership), its top export markets are still weak, and that is fostering a powerful...
The ones that survived offer something no store can. "The sweet-potato vendor conveys the feeling of winter," says Seiko Yamazaki, who researches consumption trends at the Dentsu Institute, part of the Tokyo-based ad agency. "You hear his song and it makes you feel warm. You imagine eating this...
The CIAA, the European food-and-drink-industry body, also believes the voluntary back-of-package guideline-daily-amount (GDA) labels are good enough. "While there is no silver bullet to tackling obesity, we are already doing a lot," says Mella Frewen, the head of the group. "Issues such as...