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After West spoke, the Pipettes--representatives of the a cappella division of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers--sang an original song entitled "McHarvard," with the refrain, "You deserve a break today...
...both the Harvard Square Defense Fund and McDonald's were analyzed more thoroughly and in a more unbiased format. The sidebar is a bit more balanced, but falls short in sampling the variety of student and community opinion on the topic. Calling page five of the newspaper "The McHarvard Crimson" is obviously meant to be amusing, and I took it as such...
...must admit, however, that I interpreted the article very differently. "McHarvard," in my opinion, was one of the most amusing, insightful and thought-provoking articles I have read in The Crimson in a long time. While Harvard students are obviously not as homogeneous in their support of the Big Mac as the article suggests, I think that the tone of the article was crucial to its impact and readability...
...McHarvard article, in large part because of the creative approach taken by the writers, really got to the heart of the issues facing the future of Harvard Square. A news article analyzing the history of the Harvard Square Defense Fund and its attitude toward fast food and development in the Square, I am sure, would have been neither as interesting nor as thought-provoking, and would not have elicited letters to the editors, comments or discussions...
...other thing I found upsetting about your McHarvard article is that it exemplifies the kind of instant gratification that permeates our society today. We are such a consumer society that we can't stand to wait even 30 seconds a hamburger. Hamburgers are wolfed down in the billions by Americans who need food now, and don't bother to stop and think about what they are putting in their bodies. It's not surprising that we have such an obese population...