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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1978)
opinion It worked Well, last week's editorial must have worked, or anyway something did. A turnout of 353 voters for a runoff election in a student government cam paign is almost unheard of. And it just goes to prove that students here aren't apathetic and that they do care about what happens to their school. This is particularly gratifying because it shows that students here are a cut above those at many other schools when it comes to involvement. We receive student papers from all the other community colleges in Oregon and they are all filled with editorials ranting about student apathy, stories about candidates running unopposed for student government offices and lack of student interest in such things as tuition increases. The election turnout and the response to the de bates held last Thursday and Friday proves that students at the College do care and are willing to to get involved if the opportunity is presented to them. We are especially proud to be able to report these things this week because this paper will be read by those ASG and journalism students who will be visiting here this weekend for workshops. One more thing. We would like*to present this challenge to next year's ASG. Students have proven that they are not apathetic and now its up to you to maintain the level of involvement shown in these last two elections. You can no longer fall back on the old excuse that students don't care and there is nothing you can do about it. We agree with Richard Weiss that publicity about student government has maintained too low a profile. And we maintain that it is not up to the paper to provide all the publicity. Student government is not the only thing we have to cover. We suggest that you get your act together for next year and give students a government that they can be proud of. After all, they have shown that they are inter ested. Commentary The great debate By Rick Ingram For The Print "Discussion is now open for questions from the floor. "Yes you in the black hat." "Mr. Wees, you have been accused of unethical practices, and I was wondering if it's true that your grandfather's dog was a Communist?" 'That rumor is completely erroneous-he was a cocker span iel." "Next question, yes, you in the gym suit." "Uh, like, uh, Mr. McCarthy, like ya know, how do you,ya know, feel about football?" "Well, as you all know, I was an athletic supporter my entire term and I think we need a foot ball program here." "Great questions folks, okay whose next?" "Mr. Wees, can you justify killing trees for the sake of name familiarity, and if so will your posters be recycled." "Yes and Yes"... "Conspi-racy — Conspiracy". "Oh shut up!" "Hit him." "Next question, the gentle- imen sitting where the lightning just struck." "Mr. McCarthy, could you pass the salt please?" ‘ "Yes". ’"I'd like to thank all of you Page 4 for these fine questions. Okay who's next?" "This question is directed to both candidates; do either of you use Gleemo toothpaste?" "After brief discussion we both feel that that is a personal question and neither of us would like to answer it." "You in the sequins, what's your question?" "Mr. Wees, do you feel that if you're running for an office you should research and become fa miliar with all aspects of the of fice and that you should be pre pared to discuss all issues, per taining to the office, in a fair and open forum where opinions can be expressed freely?" "Yes" "Moving right along-questions please. Yes, the young man in the rear." 'To both candidates, should we be nice to our mothers." "I will arbitarily give that question, arbitrarily, to me. Mc Carthy." "Yes we should." "Well, I see our time is up and most of you have finished your meals, so let's all get out there and vote, vote, vote. (This debate was sponsored by the Committee to Re-Elect the President). Any relationship between characters depicted herein and persons either living or dead, is entirely coincidental. weatherstation By Jim McCaffrey Of The Print NESTLE'S, Nestle's Makes the Very best BABY KILLERS. This is a country where people speculate cynically about where our industrialized society is leading. People seem to have accepted that profit is the main motivation of our world. People accept the fact that this motiva tion has bought about the means to foul our air, kill our streams, waste our wildlife and infringes constantly on personal freedom. Lust for profit has economi cally raped and pillaged poor countries for centuries. Most of the time the time the slow pro cess of rape is carried on quietly in these dark streets of those countries that are ghetto's of our global neighborhood. Even when the cries of the ravaged victim are loudest very few will listen. Occasionally, though, the profit motive will by its nature, bring about a scheme so vile, that in no sense can it be tol erated accepted or excused. Listen, damnit listen. The na ture of this story is so stinking awful. I swear to you that Nestle's (yes, your favorite movie chocolate) is killing bab ies. These babies are sacrifices to Nestle on the altar of profit. Hear this story. Tell it to a friend. Get angry if you can. Most important. Act. Around the beginning of 1960’s there was a general con cern among baby formula man ufacturers that the baby market was going to be declining in the next few years as it appear ed that the baby boom had tapered off. Looking to alter natives to western markets, the baby food companies, most not ably Nestle’s and Bristol-Myers, began to heavily promote their products in underdeveloped and third world countries. These promotions took the form of heavy use of billboards and newspaper ads pitching Nestle's Lactogen and Bristol- Myers Enfamil as the modern equivilant of mothers milk. The products were promoted to be as good as, or better for the baby, as mother's milk. Mothers were being convin ced by the companies that the most modern, efficent and heal thy method of feeding their baby was through the use of their product. On top of these promotions the milk companies provided free samples of their product at hospitals that were given out along with pamphlets on the care and feeding of bab ies. Since the hospitals feed the babies the formula during hours when the mothers don't nurse and, since up to a two week free sample is given when the patient is discharged, the free samples are seen by the patient as being endorsed by the hospitals. Still not satisfied, the com panies employ a large group of representatives who may or may not have medical training, whoo dress and act like nurses and go around to houses of the moth ers to weigh the babies and offer advice on their care and feeding. Often, of course, the baby formula will be offered as the best method of feeding. The net results of these high powered ad campaigns is that the corporations have taken over one billion dollars a year in pro fits our of the third world countries and left in their stead death and disease. The first thing the mother finds our after she has used up her free two week sample of the miracle formula is that her breasts, have dried up and she can no longer give milk. The second rude surprise is that in a family that averages $3 a day take home pay, it is going to cost 75 cents to buy formula for the baby. Thus mothers are for ced to make cans of milk that are recommended to last four days last anywhere from six days to three weeks. Usually the mothers have only one bottle and one nipple and, because of the high cost of fuel, neither they nor the terrible water is adequately boil ed. The formula lacks the bed fits of proteins and disease ¡mil unity that mother's milllpd vides. There is of course lol frigeration for the milk. I ' The result of these com tions is malnutrition and afl vere form of diarrhea. The 1 eases are marked by the sffl eyes, prominant ribs anJth arms and legs that are associfl with scenes from Bangfl Just as horrid as the uncfl deaths, another affect to thd who manage to survive 11 determined amounts of nil damage to many who ha|pl tein deficient diets. average about 72 percent pm on each can of formulafl where is the point whe e eaq of us must demand corfl responsibility? It is obviouM there are morals involved wi| promoting an unnecessary!® product to a chronically pm people. How can corporfl be insensitive to the facithi are simply too poor anlta ignorant to use their .¡rod! safely? Why must corporfl instead insist on exploiting! If you are as outraged M these practices as I am olefl your voice be heard. Plea Boycott Nestle's profl These products include Tafl Choice/ Nescafe/ Nestle'sQuido Nestle's Crunch/ Nestea/LiM /Libby's & McNeill. If you feel that yoifl scream a bit louder then wrii these vile and inseifl S.O.B.'s. The addresses are. ™ tol Myers, 345 Park Ave.; Nel York, N.Y. 10022 & NestiCI Inc., 100 Bloomingdalefl White Plains N.Y. 10615. I I gprint 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Offices: Trailer B -Telephone: 656-2631, gxt. 259 or 278 editor Happie Thacker * news editor Cyndi Bacon * arts editod Lisa Chitty * sports editor Ann Breyne ■* copy editor Sea Starnes * photo editor Brian Snook * staff writers Randy Fra™ Jim McCaffrey, Mary Madeland, Shawn Parkhurst * photogram ers * Sam Baer, Ted McKenna * assistant photo editor ’ Lol aine Stratton * production manager Mary Cuddy * businfl manager * Paul j The individual cans oflml Byers * professional advisor * Randy Clara office personnel * Crystal Tompkins, Tommi Davidson The Print, a member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Assoi ciation, aims to be a fair and impartial journalistic medium cofl ering the campus community as thoroughly as possible. We efl courage participation through letters, free lance articles and stofl ideas and suggestions. Deadlines are the Friday of the week priori to the Wednesday publication date. Wednesday, May 17,197