MCSG calls for Exec Board candidates

Macalester College Student Government (MCSG) will hold elections for its 2004-2005 Executive Board on April 15. The last day to file to run for an office is April 5.

Executive Board positions are president, vice president, Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) chair, Student Services Committee (SSC) chair, Financial Affairs Committee (FAC) chair and Program Board chair.

According to MCSG President Simone King ’04, the president serves as the spokesperson of the Macalester student body and is responsible for maintaining relationships with Macalester constituents and those outside the Macalester community.

The vice president acts as the coordinating officer for the Legislative Body and assumes the responsibilities of the President in his or her absence.

The AAC chair represents students in all areas of academic nature and serves on the Educational Policy and Governance Committee.

The SSC chair has jurisdiction over organizations that receive funding from student activity fees and represents the interests of students in college provided services.

The FAC chair is responsible for the budget and fund requests.

The Program Board chair represents the interests of the Program Board in MCSG and serves as treasurer of the board.

Students can pick up applications outside the MCSG office on the second floor of the campus center.
 

Carleton students split with Coca-Cola

Following weeks of debate, the Carleton College Student Association (CSA) voted 12-8 in favor of not renewing the campus’s contract with Coca-Cola on March 8.

According to the “Campaign to Stop Killer Coke” newsletter, this will result in the removal of 42 Coke vending machines from the campus.

Coca-Cola sent Corporate Media Relations Issues Director Lori Billingsly, Director of Communications in Latin America Rafael Fernandez Quiros and three representatives from Coca-Cola Enterprises, the company’s largest bottler, to Carleton’s campus in order to present Coke’s view on the issue of human rights violations in Latin America.

Campaign to Stop Killer Coke’s director Ray Rogers represented Latin American labor union SINALTRAINAL’s position.

According to the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke newsletter, the CSA decided in January to renew Carleton’s multi-year contract with Coke, but had not yet signed a contract because the student government was still finalizing the details.

Carleton senior Mike Schorsch heard about the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke and began a petition, which hundreds of students signed, to end the school’s contract with Coke. CSA senators then brought the issue up for discussion and ultimately voted not to renew the contract.

According to the CSA’s web site the campus will replace the Coke machines with machines from Pepsi and the American Bottling Company, which produces 7-Up, A&W and Welch’s juices.
 

State Fair announces concert headliners

ZZ Top, Smashmouth and the Allman Brothers Band are among the performers scheduled for this year’s Minnesota State Fair, held Aug. 26 through Sept. 6.

These groups will perform at the Grandstand on Aug. 27, 29 and 31, respectively. The Minnesota State Fair entertainment department has yet to announce remaining performers, ticket prices, times and opening acts for the Grandstand.