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Paula Dyan
Form A Food Co-op
At West Georgia College there
is an attempt to organize a food
cooperative. A second meeting
will be Friday in lab E of the
education center at 6 p.m.
A food co-op, itself, is
organized buying of products at
wholesale prices. One saves as
much as 50 percent or more
compared to retail buying. Of
course, food is bought in cases,
necessitating the use of
recycled bags and egg cartons
which can be gotten from what
items one does buy from
retailers. A food co-op does,
also, serve the person on food
stamps. A food stamp recipient
can buy dry good* with their
stamps and fresh egetables
and fruits with surj money.
Work in a food co-op i.- equally
distributed with each member
rotating assignments.
One distributer at a New
Orleans French market told
me. “Vegetables come in
grades. What you might buy
cheaply at a warehouse
distributor (or retailer) you can
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buy at a Better quality for the
same price at a farmer’s
market at your own discretion.”
A person is also able to pur
chase items one might not or
dinarily buy at a more
economical rate. For example,
avocadoes bought wholesale
average about 30 cents each as
compared to retail price of 59 to
69 cents.
At that price one can include
such items as mushrooms,
avocacbes, and artichokes in
their menu on a regular basis.
Western pointed out, ‘‘What
cost $79.75 would have to cost
$37.15 at a local A&P and
$l7O at Chevy Chase super
market, a large independent
foodstore.”
The range of savings, then, is
from about 60 to 90 dollars. Of
course one must account for the
cost of transportation and time,
but even that is not much. The
best thing about food co-ops is
that the gatherings take on
social connotations.
It’s a social event, a
meaningful cause, and fun.
Letters
Forum
The Editors:
In an attempt to improve the
flow of information on campus
and to provide an opportunity
for student leaders to express
themselves in a meaningful
dialog with college officials, I
am proposing the creation of a
“Forum of Campus
Organizations.”
The purpose of this forum will
be to meet during the year (say,
once or twice per quarter) for
an open discussion of student
concerns. A responsible dialog
of this nature will contribute
substantially to identifying and
solving problems and creating
an overall atmosphere of
community cooperation.
An open discussion of the
circumstances relating to
campus problems will help all
concerned to have a more ac
curate perspe tive from which
to make decisions.
Since most students on
campus belong to one
organization or another, it
seems possible to create a flow
of information through these
organizations and their
leadership. The ‘‘Forum of
Campus Organizations” will
provide an invaluable function
by serving as an organized,
representative, student ad
visory body to the college. No
such structure currently exists
on our campus and this could be
one of our problems.
The initial meeting will be
held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at
7:30 p.m. in meeting rooms 2
and 3 in the Student Center.
The following personnel have
been invited and have agreed to
attend: President Pafford, Vice
President Martin, Dr. Adams,
Dean of Student Services, Dr.
Ford, Acting Director of College
Relations and Mr. Kenneth
Batchelor, director of fiscal
affairs
Charles E. Smith
Assistant Dean of Student
Services
Test Scores
The Editors:
In Sunday’s “Atlanta Journal-
Constitution” an article by
Nancy Lewis presented the
problem concerning the
inability of college students to
perform the basic skills of
reading and writing. This
statement was based on the fact
that only 65.90 percent of the
20,130 students who took the
Regents Test during the 1973-74
academic year passed. Among
the twelve senior colleges in
Georgia, West Georgia ranked
ninth.
It has been suggested that
reinstatement of the second
freshman composition course
might raise the reading and
writing level of students at West
Georgia. However, if this
composition course is to be
reinstated, it should be made
relevant to each student’s area
of study. This might create the
interest and enthusiasm which
has been lacking in composition
courses.
Eddie Miller
Sports
Coverage
The Editors:
Before reading this, one
should glance at last week’s
sports page to refresh yourself
as to what was included in their
coverage.
The only intercollegiate
sports in season now are cross
country and women’s
volleyball; soccer, a club sport,
is also in season.
All three sports had their
most important home com
petitions of the year last
weekend. The cross country
team hosted the South Atlantic
Conference Meet while the
volleyball team had their big
invitational meet, and the
soccer team had an important
home match against an arch
rival.
Last week’s West Georgian
carried only 1 very small article
on the volleyball tournament.
No article or single bit of ink
could be found in the entire
newspaper concerning the cross
country or soccer activities. No
pictures were included for
either sport.
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After making my usual
Wednesday night trip to the
West Georgian office, I was
personally told by Bob Foley
(Sports Editor) that there
wasn’t room for an article, but
that mention would be given
under “sports spots.” There
was no sports spot.
The whole issue of equitable
sports coverage is not anew
one. As an example, I would like
to quote Archie White (Baseball
Coach) from a letter he wrote
on the same subject last year.
“Everyone should get equal
publicity right down the line. If
you pay and play you’re en
titled to it even more . . . the
cheapest, and I repeat the
cheapest, gift you can give an
athlete is publicity; he or she
will appreciate it and won’t feel
like they’ve been had when they
leave here.” I also wish to quote
myself from a letter to last
year’s editor. . .“. . sports
writers, PR men, have a
tremendous effect on turning
the public’s eye toward
whatever sport they want. In
fact, they even have the tools to
make one sport seem very in
teresting and another seem dull
or unimportant. How is this
possible? Simple, just by doing
numerous color articles on
particular athletes and ignoring
others.”
This letter was written to the
West Georgian; however, the
real problem is, no doubt, much
deeper. You see it just so
happens that no pre-meet or
pre-match publicity for either
cross country or soccer ap
peared in the town paper either.
There are answers to this
problem. If you are mildly
interested, I can be easily found
around campus.
Bill Webb,
Track Coach
Parking
The Editors:
The campus parking situation
seems to lie standing still with
no improvements being made.
Although this is an old gripe, it
is a current problem for many
students.
TMi WIST OtOHOIAH WOVMMW U. 1t74
With this quarter’s
enrollment figures up, there are
more cars to be parked on the
campus. This fact is made
evident by the increased
number of off-campus students.
It sadly seems that new parking
lots should have been built
instead of new buildings.
One of the areas that could be
made into a larger and better
parking area is the area above
the Baptist Student Center.
Many students are forced to
park in this haphazard area
because of a lack of prepared
lots for parking.
I realize that the ad
ministration budget is pulled in
many directions, but I feel more
of it needs to be directed toward
parking.
Steve Cash
‘Tahiti’ Wait
The Editors:
I’m sure that I am just one of
the many angered students who
decided to see the play “Trouble
In Tahiti” last Thursday night.
The play was scheduled for 8
p.m. but students had to wait
outside until Dr. Ward Pafford
and the teachers attending the
Georgia Music Teachers
Association convention had
arrived. This resulted in a 15
minute wait.
Then, the students were told
that these teachers had
‘reserved’ seats and that
students could not sit in them.
Mrs. Lundeen’s remarks about
‘numbered’ tickets and seats
were met with an outcry from
some students. They wanted to
know what their activity fee
was for if they couldn’t even sit
to watch the play They also
were disgruntled about the
tickets, saying that they had
heard nothing about this.
The students who did stay had
to stand by the exits until in
termission when they could
move to the area used by the
chorus.
I was told that they held the
play in the studio theater
because they didn’t expect a
very big turnout and it was
more convenient. That sounds
like they are oown downgrading
their abilities before they have
been tested.
I just hope that in the future
they plan for the best and be
satisfied with the results.
Programs for the students
should place the student’s in
terest first and other groups
second. After all, it is our
money sponsoring these events.
Mike Pendleton
Reply
The Editors:
I would like to extend my
extreme thanks and ap
preciation to the students of
West Georgia for being so
patient and understanding as to
accept the mixup in per
formance time of “Trouble in
Tahiti.” I know this resulted in
a lengthly wait for you. I felt not
only personal gratitude at your
waiting to see our performance
but also your kind un
derstanding of the situation of a
small organization which tried
to make order out of chaos,
Again, thank you, West Georgia
students and I hope you enjoyed
the performance and found it
worth the wait.
Inge Lundeen,
Director of Opera Workshop
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