Banning Bottled Water Sales

And, none of the "bans" on Birth Control actually banned it

I agree. So what?

So what? Is that how the decision should be made?

Should a simple majority be able to get the sale of any product banned on campus?

Look, on one hand, I would say that Loyola should have the right to ban any product. And, they should be able to apply their moral standards to the decision.

But, I doubt the liberal students who want to ban bottled water sales would look at it the same way, if the same logic was applied to other products.

And, I think it's hypocritical of the liberal students, who normally object to people trying to legislate morality.

 

I just think the president should have the courage to say how he feels about this. To whom might I express my concern?

 

Where's the outrage that I can't get a bottle of Coke on campus?

 

I think that applies only to Perrier, and only in Ohio.

 

Let's all try to recall this moment the next time anyone uses the phrase "markeplace of ideas."

 

Good for them. Institutions like higher education is where movements like this should start.

 

Well, there's Wall Street.

 

There are a couple of mom-and-pop stores near campus who are jubilant about this, I bet

 

Why would you presume that students who want to ban bottled water sales are "liberal" Were they wearing signs?

Banning the sale of bottled water isn't new. Bottled water is one of most environmentally unfriendly products around. And universities should be a little more progressive than other institutions and should be setting an example.

 

I'm just not sure this is out of step with some Bible-based environmental stewardship arguments (and those do exist). Which seem to have their place in a Catholic university (again, I think the end result of this is kinda dumb, but there are several ways to come at an argument for something like this that aren't standard neo-liberal-pagan-hippy sophomore liberal arts dreck).

My point is. Given the specific nature of this university, and Catholicism's history of all kinds of social advocacy, I'm not sure these particular students would be stridently opposed to legislating morality. This is also a broad generalization of another kind about a student community I'm not particularly familiar with, admittedly.

 

And there's already precedence at many universities, which have exclusive contracts with drink manufacturers at games.

Good luck trying to bring a Coke into a basketball arena with exclusive rights to sell Pepsi, and vice-versa.