Coke! And Not the Illicit Kind, Unfortunately

There is a new issue facing the NYU campus - that is, besides the sub-freezing temperatures and wind tunnels created by these sixteen-storey buildings. It is an issue coming before the school senate on December 4: whether or not to lift the ban on Coca Cola that the University placed in 2005. The reason NYU, and approximately twenty-five other universities, banned all Coke products from its campus - dining hall soda fountains, vending machines, catering events, etc. - was the suspicious death of a union organizer in the Colombia bottling plant that Coke refused to investigate. NYU told Coke that if they conducted an independent investigation of the event, they would consider lifting the ban. An investigation was done, but Coke is the main sponsor of the company that held it, and the NYU Law School professors who looked at the investigation are dissatisfied, claiming that it was not properly conducted and that its results are therefore meaningless. The group heading the crusade for the return of Coke is College Republicans, and they claim that students should have the choice to drink and therefore support whichever kind of soda they like.

But I'm curious as to how others feel about the issue: Is it really that important to be able to choose between Coke and Pepsi? Is one really better than the other? Do students even care? Is the death of a union worker in South America important to us?

Personally, I believe that Coke should stay banned. Besides the investigation being illegitimate, there are - of course, you guys know me - environmental issues to be considered. Several Coke plants take all of the groundwater from surrounding areas so that water needs to be trucked into these communities, making it available only to those who can pay for it. Also, I think some - ahem - groups on campus just like causing controversy. But that's just me.

Let me know what you guys think!

Saving the earth one plastic bottle at a time,
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Alas, the poll seems to have been remarkably incorrect - perhaps Juan Carlos will win.

More to come later,
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