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Colleges Not Fans of New Beer Promotion

Posted Friday, August 21, 2009
by Greg Hudson

A new Anheuser-Bush promotion isn't going down too smoothly with several colleges.

Dozens of universities have voiced their displeasure with AB's latest promotion that features Bud Light beer cans wrapped with local schools’ team colors, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The 'Fan Can' involves 27 color combinations, representing universities throughout the U.S.

Colleges argue that the promotion could increase underage binge drinking and make it appear that the schools are endorsing the beer. AB says the promotion targets of-age fans that support their college teams, The Journal reported.

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A 'grammatical' observation: Though it may be just be a 'typo', there appears to be an occasion of the use of the word 'to' that should be replaced with the word 'too' in the introductory text for the article. Sorry for seeming to be 'picky' but the volume of poor grammar that I see here in Miami is appalling (but I presume it reflects the 'literary-skills' factor as influenced by the heavy latin culture). You wouldn't believe some of the memos of upper level managment that I've seen in the past while working for some of the Dade County departments.
Comment By Richard Domke, Miami, Fl. At 8/23/2009 9:50 AM

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