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Vol.XXVffl,No.6 Atlanta, Georgia April 9,1984 Union Continues Call For Boycott Karen M. Burroughs Editor-in-Chief “The only way we can hurt this company is to stop drinking their beer/' says Homer Green, field representative for the American Federation of Labor and Con gress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) in Los Angeles, California. Since 1977, the AFL- CIO has been the sponsor of a nationwide boycott against the Adolph Coors Company which manufactures Coors beer. The boycott was prompted by the 1977 strike of the Coors Brewery workers and the resulting dissolution of the workers’ union. According to David Sickler, National AFL-CIO Coors Boycott Coordinator and a former employee of Coors, the issues that forced the workers’ strike in 1977 are still relevant today. The Coors Company continues to demand that all employees take lie detector tests (and many in the past have been asked questions about their sex lives and preferences), be sub jected to search and seizure raids, forced physical ex aminations and elimination of seniority rights. In addition to the conditions of the brewery workers, the Coors company has also come under fire for several remarks made recently by William K. Coors, chairman and chief ex ecutive officer of the Adolph Coors Company. Speaking to a group of minority business owners in Denver, Colorado, Coors said that one of the best things that slave traders did for blacks was to “drag your ancestors over here in chains.’’ Coors, who actively fought against enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, also stated that blacks “lack the intellectual capacity to succeed.” Coors remarks prompted ac tion by Bishop H.H. Brookins, the leader of the 200,000 member Fifth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. Brookins called for blacks to join in the national boycott of the beer, saying that the best way to stop Coors was to stop drinking his beer. He stated, “That will stop his profits and that will stop his mouth," according to the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. Coors beer, which is the only beer manufactured that is non- pasteurized, is also being heavily promoted on college campuses throughout the country. Referr ing to the Coors, HomecGreen of the AFL-CIO states, “His theory is that they are the future drinkers, so why not get to them now?" The company recently paid college students to promote their beer at “chug-a-lug” par ties and wet T-shirt contests. While William Coors acknowledges that drunk driving is a “major problem” for 18-21 year olds, he also questions the motives of those who work to stop drunk driving, stating that “only five percent” of the drinkers are abusers; Coors also asserts that their company does not promote beer at colleges because they think it is right, but because other brewers do it. “They will steal one’s lunch — they’ll eat our lunch, if we don't do it. I personally think it’s outrageous,” he adds. Participants in the Coors boycott include trade unions, student organizations, the Latin community and the A. Phillip Randolph Organization. The boycott has also received sup port from Jet Magazine and The Sentinel, a powerful black publication in Los Angeles, California. According to Homer Green, the boycott has been successful so far. Coors sales have decreas ed in 18 states, including a 45.7% Continued on Page 6 Is The “Wicked Wick” Weakening? by Jasmine Williams News Editor There is a building on the Spelman College Campus that is terminally ill. Riding from the front gate to the back gate, one would not see it, walking from Giles to Manley College Center, one still would not see it. It is an old building that sits in the back of campus like an old house at the top of a lonely hill. The building being referred to is nicknamed, "The Wick,” Chadwick Hall. As one of the oldest buildings on campus, Chadwick Hall is currently suf fering from an acute case of neglect. Chadwick was acquired by Spelman College in 1945 from Atlanta University and currently houses about 40 students. Although it is the smallest dor mitory on campus, it is extremely spacious. However, just as time takes a toll on everything else, old age has finally caught up with Chadwick. The only question remaining now is what is being done about the condition of the dormitory. The age of Chadwick is ap parent as one approaches the front door. Looming over the entrance is a gigantic hole overhead. Debris can be seen falling periodically. Glenda Meldrum, a freshman from Waterbury, Connecticut and a resident of Chadwick remarked, “My room leaks and caulk falls from the ceiling. The fire alarm goes off quite frequently so everyone is used to it; we simply take a key, turn off the alarm and notify maintenance that it’s only Chadwick. What is going to happen in case of a real fire?” Her roomate, Angela Ham mond from Columbus, Georgia said that she loves Chadwick but, “Pipes break and the walls sweat! I mean, I like Chadwick, it’s small, not as dormified as the others and I wouldn't want it to be torn down, but the electrical system is faculty and it gets so hot in here that my hair grease actually melts!” In an interview with Dean Carmen A. Jordan Cox, Dean of Student Life earlier this year, I asked if there were plans to either tear down Chadwick or renovate it. Her response was, "We found that it would be cheaper to build a new dorm than renovate Chadwick,” yet in the past 38 years, the following buildings have been renovated: Rockefeller Hall (1955), Laura Spelman (1956), Packard Hall (1964), Giles Hall (1966), Morehouse Hall (1969) (later renamed Morehouse-James), and Tapley Hall (1975). Is Chadwick safe for occupan cy? Elise Williams, a resident of Chadwick from Yonkers, New York said, "Outside of a few VA inch roaches, a mouse that greets our guests, no carpet in the basement and a few cracked walls with the paint and plaster gone, nothing is wrong with it.” Another student who asked not to be identified said, “We are paying 6,000 plus a year and this is ridiculous. On Founder’s Day I bet no one comes to look at Chadwick! Will it take someone to get hurtfortheadministration to act? I hear Laura Spelman will be renovated next, what about Chadwick?" It is easy to see that Chadwick is a unique part of Spelman’s history, but should it remain a part of Spelman’s history at the expense of student’s lives? Chadwick is terminally ill but a doctor’s care would make its death a lot less painful.