• Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
      14·
      1 month ago

      What in the deep-fried fuck is a “Taco Bell Distinguished Professor”? Who on earth would take such a title seriously? How embarassing for him.

      • Zahille7@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 month ago

        Well it says underneath that “hospitality business management,” so he could be teaching future managers or something.

        Still sounds utterly ridiculous though. But then McDonald’s has their own entire college where they teach nothing but McDonald’s business management.

    • ivanafterall@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Also sponsored programs. E.g. “XYZ company provides the space/equipment and gets a pipeline of fresh recruits directly from the college.”

      I don’t know if it’s necessarily a bad thing, but it does seem a bit fraught.

  • PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee
    87·
    1 month ago

    What’s so fascist about not wanting substances around the kids?

    Even stuff as mild as alcohol can create belligerents that can put students in harm’s way.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      121·
      1 month ago

      I don’t disagree really, but you do have to always consider why some things are considered harmful (and just called drugs) and others not (and usually ignored that they’re drugs). For example, I’m sure caffeine is allowed in the school. It’s the world’s most popular stimulant. It is a drug and is often abused, and many people are addicted without even realizing it. Who gets to decide which drugs are “good” and which are “dangerous?” Are they using a scientific understanding to reach such a conclusion?

      • wrekone@lemmyf.uk
        2·
        1 month ago

        I “discovered” caffeine the summer between 7th and 8th grade. Vanilla lattes changed everything. In high school they sold us sodas and snacks between classes. By 9th grade, I couldn’t stay awake through 2nd period (geometry) without drinking a 20 oz. Mt. Dew before class. When I realized what was happening I stopped drinking Mt. Dew. It was a rough couple of weeks. It was my first experience with drug dependence. Informed my approach to drugs for the rest of my life. I got lucky, I suppose.

      • PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee
        33·
        1 month ago

        Probably not but at least with caffeine there’s a societal joke about the horror of children on a caffeine high that keeps the teachers from letting the kids try the first one for free.

        If we want to address that all the way though, moving the soda bottles into the nurse’s office to be used exclusively for severe headache treatment would be a good start.

        • superkret@feddit.org
          11·
          1 month ago

          If caffeine helps against headaches, it just means you’re addicted to caffeine. Headaches are the most common withdrawal symptom.

          • PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee
            2·
            1 month ago

            Hi there, don’t even drink coffee, rarely drink soda, it’s not just a withdrawal cure.

            Legitimately this was a home remedy a friend of mine taught me in college.