SNIPPETS

NOVEMBER 22,  2009

BULLETIN.  THIS JUST IN: 

CANTON, Mass., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Massachusetts-based Dunkin' Donuts said its survey suggests 58 percent of U.S. adults plan to take a nap on Thanksgiving Day.

We just thought you'd like to know.

NOVEMBER 21,  2009

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.  Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity and diabetes, especially in the African-American community.

At least they're taking action.  Now our colleges need to take action about the problem of intellectual obesity among some faculty members.  Lots of fat, little substance.