DECEMBER 12, 1993

Full News Archive

• Headline: Workplace Violence: A Growing Concern. Impact: The rise in workplace violence led to the creation of mandatory 'conflict resolution' workshops. These workshops became so popular that they turned into corporate team-building retreats, complete with trust falls and awkward icebreakers. Nothing says 'we care' like a forced bonding experience!. Fact: Who knew that violence in the workplace would lead to more PowerPoint presentations about feelings? Because that's exactly what everyone wants during a lunch break..
• Headline: MUSIC; Just Play and Leave Town? Not This Ensemble. Impact: This performing ensemble's commitment to community engagement sparked a renaissance of local arts programs that survived—until they were inevitably replaced by viral TikTok dance challenges. Who needs culture when you have trending hashtags?. Fact: Fun fact: the last time musicians just 'played and left town,' they were called rock stars, and they didn't bother with community service. Oh, how times have changed!.
• Headline: Viewpoints; Wall St.'s Role in Military Conversion. Impact: The shift from military to civilian industries led to an unexpected boom in tech startups, which eventually spawned the app that lets you order pizza with just a thought—because clearly, that's what we needed after decades of military spending.. Fact: It's funny how the end of a cold war leads to a tech war. Who knew that the real battlefield would be in our phones?.