2/PSH NEWS CAPITAL TIMES
October 12, 1992
Campus survey shows Coke is preferred over Peps
Michael Stone
Capital Times Staff
Penn State made Pepsi the only choice,
and Penn State Harrisburg is finding it
hard to swallow.
In the wake of the university's recent
$l4 million sales agreement with Pepsi,
students and faculty have been making
their own small forms of Pepsi protest.
The campus radio station is moving to
make Coke its official drink. Some faculty
members, as well as students, have been
"smuggling" their own supplies of Coke
onto campus.
The mere mention of Coke being sold
at a club fundraiser sent a flock of Coke
craving people to their stand. And 260
students revealed in a poll that they prefer
Coke, not Pepsi.
The survey showed that Coke is
preferred over Pepsi by a ratio of 2 to 1.
Two students in the survey put it
bluntly: "Pepsi sucks." Many students
also said during the poll that Penn State
Harrisburg should have gotten more out of
Program discusses male victims of sex crimes
Mike Reteneller
Capital Times Staff
Men as well as women can find
themselves victims of rape.
A volunteer from the YWCA rape
crisis center, who only identified himself
as Ben, shared his experiences about male
sexual assault to a small audience on
Tuesday evening, Sept. 29, in the dining
hall.
He said research shows that one in
seven boys will be victimized sexually
before they reach 18--many victimized as
young boys. The offender is often a
babysitter, family member or a friend of
the family.
There is no discrimination between
sexes when a rape occurs. Each person
faces long-term effects and confusion
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Under the agreement, $500,000 will
be split among the 21 branch campuses
over the next ten years. For those who
don't want to do the math, the numbers
appear to mean that PSH gets about
$2400 a year from the deal. University
Park keeps $13.5 million.
The university's agreement means that
all beverages sold on campus must be
Pepsi products (whether it be Pepsi,
Mountain Dew or Slice). Any brand of
soda, including Coke, may be served or
given away on campus. But when soft
drinks are sold, they must be Pepsi
products.
"Penn State sold the students to
Pepsi," said WPSH Music Director Rich
Howarth. "It would have been nice if Penn
State polled us before making the Pepsi
agreement."
Angry about the deal, Howarth said he
wants to give away Coke at all WPSH
promotions.
Humanities Division Head William
Mahar, who drinks three liters of Coke a
about their own sexuality.
"Boys become confused about their
sexuality," Ben said, referring to the
supressed feeling boys exhibit in reaction
to sexual assault.
Without counseling, these young men
can become confused about their sexual
identity, unable to decide if they are
heterosexual, homosexual or asexual, he
said.
Ben said that sexual assault, in general,
remains under-reported, but male sexual
assault is hardly ever reported. He
guestimates that three out of 500 males
rapes are reported.
The YWCA rape crisis center assists
both both male and female assault
victims. Currently, the center is offering
a rape counseling training program.
Ben explained the four critical steps
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day, said, "I have had some very stressful
days without my Coca-Cola."
Mahar has taken to importing a case of
"contraband" Coke into his office a week.
"I think we ought to have a 'Coca-Cola
anonymous' here on campus," Mahar said.
He added that maybe one Coke machine
could be put on campus.
Of students who expressed their choice
between the major soft drinks in the poll,
153 said they preferred Coke. Seventy-five
students chose Pepsi, and 32 were
undecided.
A campus club recently found out how
deep the protest preference for Coke goes.
Phi Beta Lambda, a business fraternity
on campus, accidentally advertised that
they would be selling Coke with pretzels
at a fundraiser.
The club complied with Penn State
policy and stocked Pepsi. Students who
showed up said they were disappointed that
they couldn't buy Coke, a club official
said.
that should be followed if someone has
been assaulted:
1. Make sure the victim receives proper
medical attention
2. Remain sensitive to the victim's
needs.
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Coke/Pepsi Survey
Coke 59.1 %
Pepsi 28.9 %
No Preference 12.0 %
Survey was given to 260
people (Lion's Den, classes,
hallways). This was not random
or scientific.
3. Urge the victim to get counseling.
4. Be patient--they may have lost their
sense of trust.
For more information, call Jane Neely
or Lisa Wilson at 238-7273.
843-0911
742 S. George St.
York