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Show Contract with Coca-Cola y., e,n g,t 111or, 11,,n, Co/1,g, Edue,Hon tfifl, yoar $tud,nt I.D. angers some on campus By BLLL JUSTESEN E IOR STAFF WRITER An agreement between Coca-Cola and UU's athletic department rwo years ago helped hring in scoreboards for the football and ba ketball teams, but i leaving a 13-year wake and a bad taste in the mouths of faculty members and oncampus organization . The displeasure has stemmed from the fact that many of the organizations affected on campus by the CocaCo la/ UU contract, like 'UU Food Service, are uffering from a dcci ion that wa · made withom their input, aid Dorian Page, as ·ociatc ice pre ident for finance/ treasurer. quahbl developed between administration at the time of igning, hut former Pre idem Gerald 'herratt gave the go-ahead for the agreement. thcr entities hound by the contract include the tah Shakespearean Fe tival and the alumni association. A written contract i nothing new between Coke and SU , Page aid, but the difference hetween this and p revious ones is that Coke retain full advertising and "pouring" rights on campus, thus drowning out competitor like Pepsi. And, he said, the renewal took place without any formal bid process. SUU ecured the two scoreboards, hut Coke paid only 60,000 of $250,000 of the total cost. The other $190,000 was EVERY TUESDAY Take 15% OFF all regular priced items with your valid St udent I.D. wallowed up by advertising from First ecurity Bank and tate Bank of outhem Utah, both of which display their name on the boards. "Coke got one heck of a deal, " sajd Page. But the contract i not without it consequences. "Beverages arc twice of what they an:: on a tatc contract," he said concerning how much the university pays for syrup to fonnulate the oft-drinks. "This [cxperue] puts us out ofth market for competing [with other local soft- drink vendors] ." Some students want more than just Coke with their meal . Mark Pray, a senior computer information systems major from Dodge ity, Kan ., aid, "I am unhappy about [the selection] . When I go to get a drink, I'd like a variety and something without caffeine besides Sprite. n He said that a broader selection of oft-drinks would encourage him to purchase more drinks at lhc food court. " I think we should sell Pepsi. I don 't like Coke products," complained Annie Han en , a freshman elementary education major from Tooele, · tah. Hansen is empJoycd at the T-Bird Grill. Another student, Tyler Hunt, had no beverage p reference, hut explained that at the Country Store where he work , he's heard few complaints from students about tht lack of other p roducts. Hunt is a senior ·panish major from L-ts Vegas, Nev. ind your dream job io one of Utah's National Parks! C,rdl Reu9e and Save First! Buving, selling and trading at TRAVEL/NC TOCS! OPEN LATE Monday - Friday 10-9 Saturday 10-7 WE BUY Monday Thursday from 3-8 Traveling ·TOGS Member: National Association of Re ale and Thrift Store Located next to Lin '$ Market in Downtown Cedar Citv Ready to take plunge? \ I ' Let Castro & Co. break your fall Gl:l 9 & ·e(J, f1~&~ ~ 75 1tMd ?Rais ~~ 55'6-2422 |