Be informed before you pick your water  There is something in
the water here at Yale. It is not that intangible essence of
power that makes so many alumni leaders in politics and
business. It is not the spirit of elitism that so many people
think possesses the University and its students. Nor is it
magical love juice that will enable you to hook up at Toad’s.
(That’s grain alcohol.)  Instead, it is waste.  Before you start
boiling your tap water and taking showers in Evian, let me
clarify: The problem is not with New Haven’s public water, which
has received high quality ratings. Instead, I take issue with
all the bottled water I see students and faculty drinking. Prior
to the 20th century, clean, fresh drinking water was a luxury
available to very few people. Beer and liquor were the beverages
of choice because their alcohol content ensured that the drink
was purified. Today, however, millions of dollars have been
spent to ensure that everyone in America has access to clean,
potable water, and yet I look arou