Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinion
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      does
      not
     
     
      necessarily
      reflect
      the
      opinions
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
     
     
      paper,
      or
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There’s
      an
      interesting
      continuing
      saga
      taking
      place
     
     
      on
      C.B.C.
      radio.
      Over
      the
      past
      week,
      C.B.C.
     
     
      reporter
      Pat
      Martel
      has
      interviewed
      Bobby
     
     
      Chapman,
      manager
      of
      the
      Panther
      Lounge,
      Leo
     
     
      Killorn
      of
      Addiction
      Services,
      and
      followed
      it
      up
     
     
      with
      a
      chat
      with
      President
      Eliot,
      concerning
      the
     
     
      practise
      of
      allowing
      beer
      companies
      to
      sponsor
     
     
      Student
      Union
      events
      at
      the
      Barn.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      report
      questioned
      how
      ethical
      it
      was
      for
      beer
     
     
      companies
      to
      subsidize
      pubs
      in
      exchange
      for
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      push
      their
      product
      at
      these
      events.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      accomplished
      by
      commercial
      gimmicks
      such
     
     
      as
      t-Shirts
      and
      posters,
      marking
      down
      the
      price
      of
     
     
      the
      sponsoring
      beer,
      and
      possibly
      having
      the
     
     
      privilege
      of
      being
      the
      "exclusive"
      beer
      sold
      on
      the
     
     
      second
      floor
      auxiliary
      bar.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Personally,
      I
      don’t
      see
      any
      problem
      with
     
     
      company-sponsored
      pubs.
      I
      fail
      to
      see
      the
     
     
      relationship
      betwcen
      these
      promotional
      stunts
      and
     
     
      increased
      drinking.
      Being
      a
      business
      student,
      of
     
     
      course
      I
      understand
      that
      the
      motives
      of
      these
     
     
      companies
      is
      not
      necessarily
      just
      friendly
      P.R.
      -
     
     
      these
      companies
      are
      hoping
      to
      increase
      sales.
     
     
      However,
      increased
      sales
      is
      not
      necessarily
      a
      result
     
     
      of
      increased
      drinking.
      Increased
      sales
      can
      also
      be
     
     
      stimulated
      by
      drawing
      customers
      away
      from
     
     
      competitors.
      I
      believe
      that
      is
      what
      these
     
     
      sponsoring
      companies
      are
      trying
      to
      achieve.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Staging
      a
      pub
      is
      an
      expensive
      business.
      It
      is
      very
     
     
      difficult
      to
      "break-even",
      never
      mind
      turn
      a
      profit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      think
      Bobby
      Chapman’s
      doing
      a
      great
      job.
      In
      his
     
     
      interview,
      he
      mentioned
      that
      the
      Panther
      Lounge
     
     
      made
      a
      profit
      last
      year,
      and
      I’m
      sure
      it
      was
      partly
     
     
      due
      to
      the
      contributions
      of
      these
      beer
      companics.
     
     
      I
      expect
      any
      manager
      of
      the
      Panther
      Lounge
      to
     
     
      take
      every
      opportunity
      to
      reduce
      the
      costs
      of
      the
     
     
      pubs
      and
      pass
      the
      savings
      on
      to
      the
      students.
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      believe
      one
      of
      the
      reasons
      why
      the
      manager
      of
      the
     
     
      Panther
      Lounge
      is
      a
      student,
      is
      so
      that
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘interests
      of
      the
      student,
      not
      the
      beer
      companies,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      always
      maintained.
      That’s
      just
      my
      opinion.
      I’d
     
     
      love
      to
      hear
      yours.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
     
     
      ys
      ‘
      ,
     
     
      Kristine
      Suzuki
     
     
      Interim
      Editor-In-Chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letter
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (More
      like
      "Response
      from
      the
      Editor")
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      received
      a
      letter
      this
      week
      which
      unfortunately
      |
     
     
      am
      unable
      to
      reprint,
      because
      the
      writcr
      did
      not
     
     
      sign
      the
      letter.
      Please
      take
      note
      of
      our
      submissions
     
     
      policy;
      due
      to
      legal
      reasons
      we
      must
      have
      the
     
     
      author’s
      name
      in
      order
      to
      reprint
      any
      articles.
     
     
      (The
      name
      doesn’t
      necessarily
      have
      to
      be
      printed,
     
     
      but
      we
      must
      know
      who
      wrote
      what.)
      However
      |
     
     
      will
      still
      address
      this
      letter,
      as
      this
      person
      signed
     
     
      "A
      Concerned
      Student",
      and
      rightly
      deserves
      to
      be
     
     
      responded.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thank-you
      "Concerned
      Student"
      for
      your
      input.
      It
     
     
      is
      very
      rewarding
      for
      us
      to
      know
      that
      there
      are
     
     
      students
      out
      there
      like
      you,
      who
      are
      very
      interested
     
     
      in
      our
      publication,
      and
      take
      the
      time
      out
      to
      Ict
      us
     
     
      know
      your
      opinions.
      You
      said
      the
      new
      name
      is
     
     
      "pathetic".
      Well,
      frankly,
      |
      personally
      am
      not
      too
     
     
      hot
      on
      it
      myself.
      As
      mentioned
      in
      last
      weck’s
      issue,
     
     
      we
      are
      more
      than
      happy
      to
      take
      any
      suggestions
     
     
      for
      names,
      and
      you
      are
      more
      than
      welcome
      to
     
     
      come
      up
      with
      suggestions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      for
      the
      design,
      I
      ask
      you
      to
      please
      write
      again
     
     
      and
      be
      a
      bit
      more
      specific
      about
      exactly
      what
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      on
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      September
      13th,
      1990