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The many meanings of sustainability
If you have followed the controversy surrounding the University of Delaware's Residence Life Program, you may have come across the term sustainability. In its most minimalist interpretation, the term can be used to encourage curbing wasteful practices like leaving on lights and keeping water running while brushing one's teeth. However, according to Wall Street Journal deputy taste editor Naomi Schaefer Riley, sustainability has become a pervasive ideology on many of America's college campuses that promotes very specific perspectives including "Fair Trade," "Gender Equity," "Affirmative Action," "Multicultural Competence," "Worker's Rights" and "Domestic Partnerships." To find out more, read Riley's full article.
Posted by Matthew S. Mawhinney at May 23, 2008 05:12 PM
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