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TechnographCoalition Against Coke Contracts lecture sparks controversy
By Tatyana Safronova
Posted: 11/4/05 Section: News
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Sravistava also said Rutgers University also pulled its exclusive contract with Coca-Cola just four months ago. Fifteen college campuses in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom also cancelled their contracts with the company.
Joshua Rohrscheib, co-president of the Illinois Student Senate, expressed his concern about the negotiations going on between the University Representatives Commission and the Coca-Cola Company.
The commission is a multi-university group designated to investigate Coca-Cola's bottling plants in Colombia and to develop a method to address other concerns of communities affected by Coca-Cola and its affiliates in the world, according to a letter signed by various representatives from other universities on behalf of the whole commission.
"We ask the administration to take a public stand saying (to Coca-Cola), 'If you don't let independent third party investigations take place and you don't stop dragging your feet, when the contract comes up for renewal, we will seriously consider exploring other options, not renewing it, or going with Pepsi,'" Rohrscheib said.
Jen Walling, graduate student and ISS senator, also expressed her own concern over the exclusivity of Coke's contract.
"The influence of Coke on this campus is huge just in diminishing the options available to students," Walling said. "What about outside smaller beverage companies that could be providing more choices to students and lowering prices?"
Joshua Rohrscheib, co-president of the Illinois Student Senate, expressed his concern about the negotiations going on between the University Representatives Commission and the Coca-Cola Company.
The commission is a multi-university group designated to investigate Coca-Cola's bottling plants in Colombia and to develop a method to address other concerns of communities affected by Coca-Cola and its affiliates in the world, according to a letter signed by various representatives from other universities on behalf of the whole commission.
"We ask the administration to take a public stand saying (to Coca-Cola), 'If you don't let independent third party investigations take place and you don't stop dragging your feet, when the contract comes up for renewal, we will seriously consider exploring other options, not renewing it, or going with Pepsi,'" Rohrscheib said.
Jen Walling, graduate student and ISS senator, also expressed her own concern over the exclusivity of Coke's contract.
"The influence of Coke on this campus is huge just in diminishing the options available to students," Walling said. "What about outside smaller beverage companies that could be providing more choices to students and lowering prices?"
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