“Ich will aber BERND DAS BROT!” Was sollen die Eltern diesem Wunsch entgegensetzen? Brote, die Misch, Mehrkorn oder andere Funktionsbezeichnungen tragen, werden von early branded bread kinderleicht überflügelt. Jetzt kommt Knut auch als Zuckergebäck, mit okayem Wiedererkennungswert, niedlich, hätte fast zum eigenen Impulskauf gereicht. Wenn das Schule macht in deutschen Bäckereien, Knabber- und Süßwarenmanufakturen, wird die von Horst Seehofer geplante Kampagne gegen junge Dickleibigkeit ein knuddeliges Problem bekommen. Zumal der bärige Umweltminister Knut den Rücken freihält…

The Christian Science Monitor about a society reacting to a widespread phenomenon: That their kids document their initianition rituals on the Internet.

In separate meetings with freshmen and upperclassmen on the team, they probed to find out whether there was any implication that freshmen were expected to do this to be socially accepted. A group of freshmen chose to do this while others sat out, and several left the party to go to church, with no repercussions, Ms. Altmaier says. She adds that officials clearly conveyed to students that the behavior, including some underage drinking at the party, was unacceptable.
“We’re not happy about it, but it could become one of the best educational things for all the student athletes,” says the baseball coach, Jack Dahm. Participants felt remorse for making bad choices and attracting negative publicity, he adds. (The photo wasn’t posted by a team member.)

Link: Online photos put hazing in the spotlight again | csmonitor.com