After 90 years, Davidson college is abolishing their laundry service for students.
Reactions are mixed.
From Davidson's president Carol Quillen:
Quillen, who washed her own clothes as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago and while pursuing her Ph.D. at Princeton, added that no one comes to Davidson for free laundry.
From an alum:
“We gave up vespers, we gave up chapel, we went coed, we even gave up the marching band, but dad-gum-it, we can’t give up the laundry. What is this world coming to?”
Then there's the LOL quote of the week:
Though nationally prominent for its academics, free laundry
distinguishes Davidson on every Internet list of special student
benefits for various colleges.
Any thoughts, Mungo? I bet you went there for the laundry, right?
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Thursday, May 08, 2014
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Wiping Out Chavismo?
There are so many things to like about this story.
We think sometimes about the face of socialism, but it turns out the problem is cleaning the other end. How can you have a toilet paper shortage? And, if you DO have a toilet paper shortage, how can you believe that nationalization of the toilet paper factory is going to make things BETTER? Excerpt:
The Venezuelan government has taken over a toilet paper factory to avoid any scarcity of the product.
The National Guard has taken control of the plant, and officers will monitor production and distribution. Earlier this year officials ordered millions of toilet rolls to be imported to counter a chronic shortage.
Last week President Nicolas Maduro created a special committee to tackle the problem, which the government blames on unscrupulous traders. The government ordered the temporary occupation of the Manpa plant in the northern state of Aragua, state-run Radio AVN reported. In a tweet on Thursday, Venezuela's Vice President, Jorge Arreaza, said authorities would "not permit hoarding of essential commodities, or any faults in the production and distribution process."
Nod to Tommy the Tenured Brit
More on the story, sent by Anonyman...
We think sometimes about the face of socialism, but it turns out the problem is cleaning the other end. How can you have a toilet paper shortage? And, if you DO have a toilet paper shortage, how can you believe that nationalization of the toilet paper factory is going to make things BETTER? Excerpt:
The Venezuelan government has taken over a toilet paper factory to avoid any scarcity of the product.
The National Guard has taken control of the plant, and officers will monitor production and distribution. Earlier this year officials ordered millions of toilet rolls to be imported to counter a chronic shortage.
Last week President Nicolas Maduro created a special committee to tackle the problem, which the government blames on unscrupulous traders. The government ordered the temporary occupation of the Manpa plant in the northern state of Aragua, state-run Radio AVN reported. In a tweet on Thursday, Venezuela's Vice President, Jorge Arreaza, said authorities would "not permit hoarding of essential commodities, or any faults in the production and distribution process."
Nod to Tommy the Tenured Brit
More on the story, sent by Anonyman...
Monday, June 24, 2013
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