Article: COLUMN: Pizza Hut is not the problem

Eric Strand
University Wire
03-06-2007
(The Daily Vidette) (U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- Remember Book It?

It was that Pizza Hut-sponsored program that encouraged you to read books in grade school in exchange for a free personal pan pizza.

Remember the personal pan pizza?

It was about the size of a CD, impossibly gooey and was the only thing at the time which adequately rivaled a Happy Meal.

But in case you were unaware, or happen to be lucky enough not to have liberal friends, Book It encourages childhood obesity and epitomizes everything that's wrong with corporate-sponsored programs in schools.

This comes to us thanks to the brilliant analysis of psychologist Susan Linn from the always impressive ...

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