Word: mcdonaldization
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...social-studies class of teacher Karl Stehle at West Milford High School scored its first environmental victory last year when it persuaded the school board to switch from Styrofoam trays to old- fashioned washable dishes; since then the students have joined nationwide groups like Kids Against Pollution, have protested McDonald's recycling practices, and are raising money to buy 300 acres of rain forest in Belize. Says Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee: "Just in the past few years, people are suddenly seeing the whole picture, and they are no longer content to just stop a landfill...
Peninsula head honchos Sean P. McLaughlin '91 and Matthew J. McDonald '92 believe that "a university is actually supposed to stand...for the pursuit of truth." Whose truth? Probably theirs, but don't expect them to admit to mistakes in their search for it anytime soon. Nor do I expect them to go back and read their own publication half as closely as they read the Crimson articles about themselves...
...Peninsula editor read the article on page 13 and realize that Massachusetts doesn't have centralized economic planning? Is this some kind of hidden IQ test? Do McLaughlin and McDonald really think that the piece by Bridget L. Kerrigan '92 is on par with George Orwell? Do they really think that the anonymously published Gen Ed 105 paper is "cleverly written, funny and sardonic?" ("The semicolon is the common thread that casts a shadow over their efforts to pave the way for crossing a future bridge over non-racist waters...
...Harvard condition isn't the pursuit of truth; it's being sure you've found the truth and starting yet another student publication to tell everyone about it. In this case, McLaughlin and McDonald couldn't even wait until the next issue of Peninsula to share their views; they had to write to The Crimson...
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