Tuesday, July 08, 2003 :::
 
I Guess Its Wrong to Ask a College Student to Read a Book

I see that UNC is under fire again for their summer reading choice. Last year people complained and filed a lawsuit because the university had the gall to ask incoming freshman to read a book titled Understanding the Q'uran. I guess some people didn't like the fact little Jeremy or Britney could actually learn something beyond their white-bread protestant worldview.

This time its Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. Reasons for the complaints include the book has a liberal bias and presents a radical perspective of the U.S. economy. and She [the author] really bashes Wal-Mart, and Wal-Mart does so many good things for communities.

After the national controversy last year, I think anything UNC chooses will be controversial. They should require the kids to read one of the 5,000 unsold copies of the Matt Doherty book they probably have sitting in the back room of their bookstore.

Or something safe, a classic, like Huckleberry Finn.



::: posted by tom at 10:41 AM

I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through...

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