Comments on: Debate Points to End of Coke Ban

By: Emily Horowitz

Emily Horowitz — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:03:18 +0000

American Big Business -1
Abused third-world citizens – 0

guess some people just can’t win

btw…Mark, you’re not apathetic, you’re just a capitalistic, westernized, selfish brat
welcome to NYU

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Enjoy (?) Coca-Cola at NYU | NYU Local — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:34:45 +0000

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By: Chuck Burkhart

Chuck Burkhart — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:06:41 +0000

Has anyone looked into Pepsi’s roll in this Coke Ban?
Pepsi has hundreds of lawsuits all over the world, but no one started a ban on campus.
I just find it interesting that there is such a huge following when Killer Coke comes on campus, and when you ask them about Pepsi, they say its not important to talk about Pepsi.
The Students of UA (University of Arkansas) kicked Pepsi out for Coke a few months ago, and its because they LIKE COKE BETTER. Wow, what a concept, the UA gives its students what they want and didnt bring a political movement like Killer Coke in to mess things up.
They had their moment 10 years ago, now its time for them to pick a new problem to focus on, how about Nike and their Sweatshops all over the world?
Oh, but if we do that, we might loose the Nike contract the athletic department has. What to do, What to do.

By: Charlie Eisenhood

Charlie Eisenhood — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:14:49 +0000

I’m with the free marketers on this one. If NYU students don’t want to buy Coke products, they can choose not to. I’m not a huge fun of the student Senate arbitrarily deciding to keep Coke off of our campus. The only time I ever hear from student Senators is when they need their god damn signatures. You can be sure they didn’t “check with their constituents” when they banned Coke.

By: Mark Tanley

Mark Tanley — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:58:29 +0000

I am apathetic to Coke’s treatment of workers. I don’t care–I want to be able to drink what I want when I want to. You may see this outlook as morally “wrong.” Go ahead and judge my “moral incorrectness,” but don’t regulate it. No one has the right to regulate my morals. The KKK is allowed to exst–as it rightfully should be. In my mind, they are “morally wrong;” I think they are one of the most repulsive groups of people on the planet. But this is no basis to regulate the KKK–no one has the authority to close them down because they exhibit “bad moral behavior.” Likewise, I don’t care in the least bit about workers in Columbia. Call my morals on this issue weak and obscene, but I am free to feel this way. Ergo, no one should have the authority to ban Coke because they are exhibiting bad moral conduct towards workers. This makes the assumption that everyone at NYU cares about these workers (it even takes it a step further and says that everyone at NYU SHOULD care about these workers). Don’t tell me who or what to care about by restricting my choice. If you don’t like Coke’s policies, don’t buy their products.

By: Roger McPhee

Roger McPhee — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:02:55 +0000

Billy, that’s exactly why NYU’s clothing is made by sweatshop-free companies.

Henry, most of the student body, after having grown up in a Coca-Cola saturated environment, probably cares more about their soft-drink choice than they do about researching the facts behind Coke’s shady practices around the world. It would be no surprise to me if many students wanted Coke back on campus–but most of those students are either ignorant of apathetic towards Coke’s treatment of unions in Columbia. Democracy doesn’t work if people are ignorant and apathetic.

By: Henry Chan

Henry Chan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:50:41 +0000

I wonder what percentage of the student body actually supports the ban.

By: dene chen

dene chen — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:12:02 +0000

I’m love Coke! It’s so much better than Pepsi… and quite frankly have nothing else to say about this.

By: Billy Smith

Billy Smith — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:13:48 +0000

I am a firm believer in have the option to choose based on my own opinion. I am also a believer in the democratic process. I have a problem with the democratic process regulating morals and ethics. If there are students that believe that there should be a coke ban, they can buy a Pepsi. Are these students that are protesting wearing Nike gear, or clothing made in sweat shops in China, or purchasing anything made in China, Russia, or North Korea? Where do we draw the line??

By: Phillip Klugman

Phillip Klugman — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:44:34 +0000

You want to know what’s funny about the NYU “ban” on coke? I am attending NYU in Prague this semester and we have two coca-cola machines on campus, one in each of the NYU building lobbies.