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EMMA BARBATO build there will always be the idea that I SlaffReparter recycling is for your neighbor, or maybe JUSt the Environmental Action Club. [ This year students are trying to build Recycling is such a waste of time. They awareness not just that recycling is im- don't really recycle at McDaniel College. portant, but that recycling is for every- Students have seen grcundskeepers mix body. To kick the year off Garden Apart- trash and recycling then send [hem both ments plans to have a recycling competi- 1 off ro landfills. tion among its three buildings through- Ir's not like McDaniel students out the month of October, aptly named should be concerned wirh recycling "Kick It to the Can." when it's a fad that's already so over done. The EAC is perhaps the mcsc ac- There are far more important things (0 tive group concerned with promoting think abour righr now, for example, [he Recycle mania. They plan on making economy and the college's switch from recycling bins to distribute in academ- Coca-Cola products (0 Pepsi. ic buildings, which up until now have Recycling is JUSta lot of hassle for been fairly neglected. Their main goal is very linle gain; let's nee waste our time. to make recycling more accessible and if Recycle Mania can't say anything that possible, ridiculously easy.The college it- hasn'r been heard before ad nauseam. selfhashclpedwiththisgoalbymeam- It's thoughts like those that make lining recycling, meaning paper, plasrtc. campaigns like Recycle Mania so impor- glass,cardooard,everythingexcepracUiai ranttonotonlycoHeges,bmeverycom- garbage can be PUt in one recycling bin munity. A ten-week competition, Recycle to be sorted later. Do not be deceived by Mania hegins January 17, 2010 and runs the recycling bins that are still behind rhe through March 27. During this time col- times, despite what is said on rhe bin, ir lege communities, including McDaniel, can all go rogether. will POStAyers and host activities. They "The thing is we all know recycling is promote a "gcce catch em' all" atti- important, we JUStdon't realize how im- tude in regard to anything that can be porranrorhoweasyitis.lt'steallyworth pur in a blue bin. Af;juniorColin MiUer theeff'orr," said Liz Eiler, vice president so eloquently purs it, "only three rypes of rhe EAC. of mania are acceptable, dance mania, So next time there is a McDaniel drinking mania and recycle mania. Peo- student dressed as a tree in Memorial ple JUStforget the third one roo often, 50, Square, remember, recycling is still im- we have ro remind them." portant and will always be everybody's responsibility, nor just hippies on the Quad. Coke or Pepsi? College chooses vending contract JENNAlITTlE tots behind the scenes. For example, Seidel ex- Sophomore David Habel had a stronger re- tween rhe two contracts. When you added up al! Staff Reporter plained, the contract includes such financial ben- action: "I was really upset. When I suddenly saw the mone:y; it was almoS[ dead even," Seldel said. efits as support for academic deparrmenrs. The that my good buddy Coke was no longer pres- "le was extremely dose and a lot had to do with companies also donare cups, beverage dispensers, ent at McDaniel, my line of orbit was completely talking to our sister colleges. There were rave re- On the first day of classes, many srudenrs and beverages to the athletic teams. thrown OUtof whack. Although I learned 10 ac- views of Pepsi and what ripped the balance was walked into the dining room. gOI into rhe bev- The contract also includes marketingsupporr cept it and over time have even come to enjoy the the strength of sarisfactlcn with the service of erage line and were about to fill their cups with such as promotions that could be used through- altemarive Pepsi products." Pepsi." a refreshing Coca-Cola when they were met out locations on campus like Englar Dining Hall. Administrators charted and compared Pepsi included incentives similar to Coke's wirh an array of Pepsi products instead, What The Pepsi recycling containers found throughout qualities of both products. Seide! said, "You previous contract and promised timely service happened? campus were: parr of the current contract and have to dig below rhe surface; everyone has a andqualiry products. McDaniel College's five-year ccnnacr with were donated to the college by Pepsi as pan of an preference of Coke or Pepsi but you have to "This time around, everything considered, Coke ended, and the college decided to switch to environmental program. ask what else you get with that company? We Pepsi deserved a chance at it," Seidel said. "And I a Pepsiccrnracr, according to Ethan Setdel.vlce The contract also makes available future felt the Pepsi product mix was at least as good hope they prove that." president of Administration & Finance. funding for different programs including schol- as Coke." . David Castle. president of Student Govern- The college made the switch soon after grad- arship donations made to the college. Seidel The past tWO beverage contracts have been ment Assembly. said that the contract came down uation to avoid as much disruption as possible to explained. for five years. and each has been with Coke. At to incentives for the college; and he is happy with students' daily routine. The rranskion from Coke Students have had mixed opinions about the the end of the last Coke contract, both Pepsi and the decision Ix:cause of Pepsi's product package. to Pepsi products was not a simple bcnom-ltne change. Coke offered a contract to the college, "Llike having the option of Mountain Dew, budget decision, Seide:!explained. "I'm nor a soda fanatic. really, $0 Simply McDaniel always considers both compa- Dr. Pepper, Mug Root Beer. and Swasha," Cas- Seidel Opted net to disclose the a~tual COStS changing the brand wasn't a big deal to me," nies' offers in order to ensure good competition de said. linked to rhe college's contracts with eltherbusi- said sophomore Learma Webb. "Sure, some of berween the companies, Seidel explained. Both "Pepst and Coke bid against each other con- ness noting rhat he didn't want the companies the Coke products are great, bur Pepsi's are, {OO," companies agreed to give the ,ollege a percel1l- stanrly.~ Seidel said. "And it really comes down (0 h~ve me opporruniry 10 know the specifics of she added. age of their sales, called profit sharing. McDaniel to rheir recent t£a,k record of service. It seemed the competition. "I was never able to muster much passion men considered sales potential for both products. Pepsi was going la be aggressive in providing Additionally, the COntraCt is nOt based on for either brand,~ said sophomore Masha Makh- The numbers were dose. good service and products and it was worth giv- simple monetary differences but a variety of fac- lyagina. "There was no huge money difference be- ingPepsi a try."