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
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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
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Wednesday, May 17,197