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Volume 7 3 I s s u e 8 Alfred. New York Aplil 21,1982
Feature:
Kinfolk
by Nancy Cushing
You've probably gone by it on your way s o m e w h e r e else.
M a y b e you've looked in the windows or gone in, or per- h a p s y o u ' r e a r e g u l a r cus- t o m e r . W h a t e v e r the case, I'll b e t you d i d n ' t know you could buy oyster s a u c e , im- ported spaghetti, " n e r b e e r "
or f r e s h g r a p e f r u i t a t Kinfolk.
" W e a r e not a health food s t o r e , " s a y s Elliott Case, one of the s t o r e ' s two proprie- tors (the other being J e s s e n Case). The store, on the corner of Mill St. and West University, in its p a s t history a tobacco shop and later a re- cord store before becoming a n a t u r a l foods store, has been owned by J e s s e n and Elliott since May 1, 1981. " W e walked in to buy some tofu one day and Chris said, 'do you w a n t to buy the s t o r e ? ' We had been m a n a g i n g a health food store in P e r r y , N.Y. for a woman who had gone out of s t a t e , " s a y s J e s s e n , " a n d had been think- ing of buying our own p l a c e . "
Under the new ownership, the store has increased its stock to include " a u t h e n t i c oriental f o o d s " such a s fish sauce, s e s a m e oil, and rice cakes. " T h e r e ' s a r e a l de- m a n d for it, so we'll be getting m o r e , and w e ' r e try- ing to get m o r e g o u r m e t foods. Some f a n c i e r things, you know, t h a t you c a n ' t get but they could be sold here.
Semolina flour and imported s p a g h e t t i a r e the two biggest things we've done," continues J e s s e n .
The Kinfolk owners feel they r e s p o n d to a clientele t h a t is not strictly health food,
"...people have been in other places; t h e y ' v e been in Ire- land, or t h e y ' v e been in Spain, t h e y ' v e been in Italy, or t h e y ' v e been to cities t h a t sell the things and they c o m e h e r e and w a n t to cook t h e m , so t h e r e ' s m o r e of a m a r k e t for international cooking."
( t h a n in P e r r y , N.Y.) " W e
w a n t to sell good food, b u t we don't w a n t to limit ourselves.
We still c a r r y things like soy flour, b r e w e r ' s y e a s t , vita- mins and s o m e of the m o r e obscure things like soy milk p o w d e r . "
Upon entering Kinfolk, the f i r s t thing anyone is bound to notice is a l a r g e selection of fresh produce: eggplant, zuc- chini, tomatoes, f r e s h p a r s l e y and ginger, apples, o r a n g e s , g r a p e f r u i t s - t h e list goes on.
The obvious question t h a t comes to mind is " W h e r e does this produce c o m e f r o m ? " ( Z u c c h i n i in M a r c h ? ! ) " I t c o m e s from a broker in R o c h e s t e r . I t ' s all Californian, Mexican and Florida produce, and then in t h e s u m m e r i t ' s m o s t l y local."
" T h i s y e a r ' s the f i r s t y e a r anyone in this c o u n t r y ' s seen a lot of Mexican v e g a t a b l e s being sold h e r e , " a d d s Elliott.
" T h e r e ' s m o r e d e m a n d for food, the s t a n d a r d of living is getting a little higher—peo- ple e a t m o r e . Most people don't ask w h e r e their food's coming f r o m , and don't c a r e . We had these g r e a t Mexican t o m a t o e s in t h a t were not dyed, so they w e r e n ' t quite a s red, so nobody bought ' e m . They were the b e s t t o m a t o e s we had all winter...So we got the tennis balls back and everybody w a s h a p p y .1
As for the c u s t o m e r s , t h e r e s e e m s to be a good b a l a n c e between the students and the townspeople. " W h e n the stu- dents a r e gone we get m o r e people t h a t we d o n ' t see nor- m a l l y , " s a y s J e s s e n , Elliott adding t h a t over half the townspeople t h a t c o m e in a r e over 60. " T h e y ' r e v e r y a w a r e of food, and r e m e m b e r hav- ing stores like this a r o u n d in childhood. They know w h a t e v e r y t h i n g is and w h a t it can do for y o u . " Although the a m o u n t of Tech and univer- sity students t h a t c o m e in is about 50/ 50, " T e c h students a r e m o r e a w a r e of u s , " s a y s
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by Carol Neudorfer
A 12^i»increase in tuition and room and board c h a r g e s for the 1982-83 school y e a r m a y p r e v e n t s t u d e n t s from return- ing to Alfred, especially those seeking financial aid.
E f f e c t i v e Sept. 1, full-time s t u d e n t s in A l f r e d ' s Colleges of L i b e r a l Arts and Sciences, Nursing, and Business and Administration will pay an a n n u a l tuition of $6,450, up
$800 from the c u r r e n t y e a r . No tuition i n c r e a s e h a s been announced in the state-sup- ported College of C e r a m i c s .
Room and Board c h a r g e s will rise from $2,270 to $2,450, an i n c r e a s e of $180.
Mr. Heywood b l a m e d " s e - v e r e " d e c r e a s e s in f e d e r a l s t u d e n t a s s i s t a n c e p r o g r a m s and P r e s i d e n t R e a g a n ' s cuts, for A l f r e d ' s mounting tuition bills.
R o b e r t E . Heywood, vice p r e s i d e n t for business and finance, explained the $980 i n c r e a s e w a s n e c e s s a r y be- c a u s e of rising o p e r a t i n g costs including financial aid for needy s t u d e n t s .
Mr. Heywood a s s u r e s stu- dents, however, t h a t " A l f r e d University will i n c r e a s e the a m o u n t of money it m a k e s a v a i l a b l e for s t u d e n t s to par- tially offset the reduction in f e d e r a l funds, but we c a n n o t offset the full a m o u n t . "
F i n a n c i a l aid cuts h a v e m e t s t u d e n t protest.
The I n d e p e n d e n t Student Co- alition (ISC), a non-profit, non-partisan, statewide or- ganization r e p r e s e n t i n g over 300,000 s t u d e n t s in indepen- dent colleges and universities has a three-fold function:
o r g a n i z a t i o n , i n f o r m a t i o n , and lobbying. The ISC report-
ed f i n a n c i a l aid is c u r r e n t l y offered by a G u a r a n t e e d Stu- dent Loan P r o g r a m , Sup- p l e m e n t a l E d u c a t i o n a l Op- portunity G r a n t s , a n d college work-study.
According to the ISC, the R e a g a n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n pro- posals will e l i m i n a t e f u n d i n g for NDSL a n d SEOG, drastic- ally r e d u c i n g students' abili- ties to seek aid. The sizable cuts p r o m p t e d s t u d e n t action.
R e p u b l i c a n Senator Alph- onse D'Am a to told p r o t e s t e r s ,
" A l t h o u g h I am in basic a g r e e m e n t with the overall economic policy and p r o g r a m of the P r e s i d e n t , I do not believe t h a t this nation can a f f o r d f u r t h e r reductions in aid to higher education, and I will actively oppose the pro- posed c u t s . "
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by Carol Neudorfer T h e E . R . A . Section 1 states:
Equality of rights under law shall not be denied or abridg- ed by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2 states:
The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appro- priate legislation, the provi- sions of this article.
Section 3 states:
This a m e n d m e n t shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
To ratify or not to ratify:
that is the question. For the past 59 years, the ERA has been in limbo, and the final ratification deadline is less than three m onths away.
According to Martha Hew- son (McCall's Feb. 1982), Public Opinion Polls show that support for the ERA is at an all-time high. Despite its popularity, the ERA will die unless three more states
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ratify.
ERA's opponents deny its necessity, claiming the a- mendment 'is too generalized.
Opponents claim that the rati- fication of the ERA would alter laws such as alimony/ - child support, privacy, abor- tion, and homosexual mar- riage, creating a sexless soci- ety.
ERA supporters struggle to stamp out discrimination on the basis of sex, particularly in employment. Without the ERA, supporters fear exploi- tation may strip women of victories like Title IX and Affirmative Action.
The ERA was first intro- duced in Congress in 1923 and was introduced almost every following year for six de- cades. The a m e n d m e n t was written by a suffragette called Alice Paul.
The ERA was ratified in Congress by a House of Representativesvotesof 354 to 23 on October 2, 1971 and by Senate vote, of 84--to-A -on- March 22, 1972. The amend- ment was then sent to the states for ratification.
Between 1972 and 1977, the following 35 states ratified:
Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Ha- waii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, M a r y l a n d , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , Michigan, Minnesota, Mon- tana, Nebraska, New Hamp- shire, New Jersey, New Mex- ico,New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Three more states are needed to ratify, but none have ratified since 1977, and five state legislatures have voted to withdraw approval.
In 1978, the ratification dead- line was extended by Con- gress from March 22, 1979 to June 30,1982.
A December 1980 Harris Poll found that the population supports ERA by a 52% to 46% margin. According to the 1982 Boston Herald World Aim anac, the National Or- ganization of Women is cam- paigning to convince seven
" t a r g e t " s t a t e s : F l o r i d a ,
Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Virginia to ratify.
Says Paula Kassel in the S e p t e m b e r / O c t o b e r 1981
"New Directions for Wo- m e n " , "the ERA was sup- ported by the last six presidents, the Democratic P a r t y , and the Republican P a r t y until the 1981 conven- tion."
According to a report by June Foley in the 1982 Boston Herald Edition of the World Almanac, the Republican platform had dropped its 41-year-old endorsement of the ERA, and the new presi- dent was personally opposed to the ERA. Phyllis Schafly, leader of the STOP ERA movement called the Reagan election, "A decisive defeat for the ERA and for the fem inist m ovem ent."
In 1980, the NOW reported that women earn 59 cents for every dollar that men earn working the same jobs. The ERA would be a lever to halt the sex-based discrimination in employment. Kathy Bank, author of " T h e Wage Gap", says "One would expect that men and women without ex- perience, but with the s a m e e d u c a t i o n a l b a c k g r o u n d , would receive the same entry level salaries in the same occupational fields. Not true.
P a s t surveys have revealed differences in starting salar- ies received by men and women. And, the majority1 of women still continue to re- ceive lower salaries than men."
It has been argued that the extension of a deadline is denying a failing attempt. In an August 4, 1978 issue of the
"National Review" a writer opposing the extension of the ERA deadline said,"Chief J u s t i c e C h a r l e s E v a n s Hughes once explained, 'A Constitutional Amendment, once proposed, should not be open for ratification inde- finitely. Ratification must be sufficiently contemporaneous in the required number of states to reflect the will of the people in all sections a t rela- tively the same period of time."
Congress has considered seven years a reasonable
limit for all constitutional a- mendments during the last fifty years. The writer went on to say, "Having failed in 84 months, ERA supporters are demanding 168. Historically, no a m e n d m e n t has taken more than four y e a r s . "
The National Review wri- ter, like other ERA opposers such as STOP ERA believe the ERA would not accom- plish anything that cannot be a c c o m p l i s h e d by p r e s e n t laws.
New Directions For Women reported, "Some opponents believe moral laws would change if the ERA were ratified. Some people think if the ERA is ratified, divorced women would lose the rights they now have to alimony and child support. A Washington Stat^ Supreme Court Ruling refuted a m a n ' s claim that the state's ERA was violated when a court ordered him to pay child support. Even if the court required the father to contribute greater financial support than the mother, the nurture provided by the mother is a definite p a r t of the nature of support con- templated by the policy of the statute."
The problem of whether to r a t i f y the E q u a l R i g h t s Amendment has been de- bated a t length, and as June 30 approaches, Alice Paul's amendment may see its end despite wide public approval.
Honor Society Revived
Phi Sigma Iota, the foreign language honor society a t Alfred University, has been reactivated. Established in 1969, the Sigma Tau chapter remained active until the cur- tailment of French language and literature offerings in 1976 a t which time a national honor society in Spanish, Sigma Delta Pi, replaced it.
With the renewed opportu- nities for the study of French, as well as Italian, it was decided to reactivate Sigma Phi Iota.
The society will admit, according to rules, qualified juniors and seniors who were or are pursuing studies in German, French, Italian, or Spanish languages,and liter- atures. These students do not have to be majoring in Ro- mance languages.
continued from page 1 New York Times reporter Marjorie Hunter wrote,"On March 1, students lobbied in Washington against cuts in United States loans, and they found allies in both parties."
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a Democrat, said,
" E q u a l opportunity is what education is all about and what America is all about.
And we a r e n ' t going to let them take it away from us just because they had such a disastrous set of economic policies last y e a r . "
What can be done? The ISC urges students to write to Congressm en. Since 1982 is an election year, students can use the power of their vote to elect Congressmen working for student rights.
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ACID
By Chris Whalley
From the smog of Los Angeles to the rain and snow in the Adirondack Mountains, the menace of acid precipita- tion is accelerating. The ca- s u a l t i e s are piling up. In the Adirondacks alone, studies show that 15 percent of 114 s t r e a m s sampled have a crit- ical pH of 5 or below, 264 lakes are lifeless-unable to support any fish, and in Canada an estimated 45,000 lakes a r e in danger...and yet the assault goes on.
Rain failling freely in an unpolluted environment has a pH of approximately 5.7.
Acid rain is simply that which has a pH below 5.7. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14 with 7.0 being neutral. Any num- ber below 7 is acidic in nature.
The problem is national. In 1980, scientists from the Uni- versity of Colorado noted
"unexpectedly low pH values' of precipitation collected in Como Creek, which is located high in the Rockey Mountains.
More recently, smog in Los Angeles registered a pH of 3.0. Wheeling, West Virginia has the distinction of having the lowest pH ever recorded in the country, approximately 1.4. Considering that corro- sive battery acid has a pH of 1.0, the continuing deteriora- tion of the rain is an alarming statistic.
Acid precipitation is creat- ed when sulfur and nitrogen oxides, emitted principally by electric power plants and automobiles, combine with moisture and oxygen in the atmosphere and a r e precipi- tated as acidic rain, snow, sleet, and fog. The northeast- ern United States and south- eastern Canada a r e the two most affected a r e a s and the regions most vocal in clamor- ing for a stop to this severe problem.
Soils neutralize more than 90 percent of the acid in pre- cipitation. If the alkalinity of the soil is high it buffers or neutralizes acids. If the soil is too thin or is low in alkalinity, it can only with- stand so much acid before its buffering capacity is expend- ed. These are the present conditions found in southeast-
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ern Canada and the Adiron- dack Mountains.
The topography of a region is the other important deter- mining factor. As the wind carries sulfur particles east- ward, it encounters very few elevated areas. When it reaches the Adirondacks, the
a i r must rise and as it does it cools and condenses. Thus, the moisturized sulfur oxides fall to the earth as acid rain.
It is interesting to note that Alfred is one of the a r e a s in this trip from midwestern industries to southeastern Canada. In very unofficial tests conducted on snow and falling rain, pH's between 4.5 and 5.6 were obtained, indi- cating that even the secluded Alfred community is receiv- ing acid rain.
It remains to be seen what will be done about this prob- lem. Canada has already passed stricter legislation, in- cluding heavy non-compli- ance fees assessed to indus- tries who don't meet federal requirements on emissions.
The non-ferrous smelting in- dustry, which is the largest contributer of sulfur dioxide in Canada, has been given five years to cut its emissions by 80 percent.
E a s t of the Mississippi River sulfur oxides are the m a j o r component of acid rain, while ¡n the west nitro- gen oxides are the culprit.
Eighty percent of the sulfur pollution generated in the east originates in the Ohio River Valley. Indiana, Illi- nois, Ohio P e n n s y l v a n i a , West Virginia and Kentucky are the states most responsi- ble and the ones strongly opposingany type of acid rain legislation.
Electric power plants in these states contribute two- thirds of the sulfur dioxide pollution in the eastern U.S.
These plants use locally mined coal, which is high in sulfur, aiid thus contributes more sulfur compounds to the air. Acid rain legislation would cripple employment in J these states by requiring lower sulfur coal obtained from western mines. This would hurt the midwestern coal industry, leaving thou
By Joseph Cooney
In the 80 s much heated dis- cussion has occurred on the subject of the U.S. economy and foreign policy. Both issues must be examined be cause of our sluggish econo my and the ever developing crises of the mideast.
For the past 50 years we have responded to foreign and domestic crises with g o v e r n m e n t i n t e r v e n t i o n . The government has tried to solve our economic needs by spending billions of dollars on research, welfare, price sup port, regulatory agencies, trade barrier and foreign aid.
The "bureauticians" of this country have blundered by limiting the growth of our economy and restricted coop- eration with other countries.
In a world of growing economies we need coopera- tion to supply world needs.
As a m a j o r democratic power we s e t a poor example. Many believe that our policies gov- erning foreign aid are not as effective as they might be in the a r e a s of stimulating econ- omic activity and promoting world peace. The U.S. sets a double standard. Many de- veloping countries need a m a r k e t to strengthen their economics and help maintain government stability. The U.S. is the richest m a r k e t in the world establishing many trade barriers which have the capability of breaking an- other country's economy.
Then we wonder why govern- ments fail as a result of col- lapsing economy and turn to the Soviet Union for aid. It's like the blind leading the
blind when bureaucracies try to solve our economic needs. The result is world crisis and a shortage of resources.
Another alternative is to let business solve our needs on the world m a r k e t which would strengthen the U.S.
economy. To s t a r t on a program we must remove all restriction on foreign trade, thus helping to free the econo- my from government and promoting cooperation with other countries. Although people are under the impres- sion that free trade hurts the economy, the opposite is true.
F r e e trade will enable indus- try to specialize in products that are most useful to our society. Our technology will be upgraded by the stimula- tion of foreign competition.
The standard of living will rise as a result of the alter- nate products. The consumer will save and the savings will be invested resulting in more jobs. If such be true, why do we have trade barriers. We have them because some A m e r i c a n m a n u f a c t u r e r s ha ve convinced the public and congress that foreign trade will hurt our economy.
The fact of the m a t t e r is, it is more profitable for manufac- turers to lobby to congress than to keep in pace with the world market.
How can we have coopera- tion in the use of resources and maintain world peace?
The U.S. m u s t take the first step by shifting its efforts from maintaining the status quo to establishing a demo-
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Such a removal will lead to true cooperation and the de- velopment of world peace. If countries depend upon each other for survival, they a r e un likely to engage in a r m e d conflict. P e r h a p s a good m odel for the rest of the world is the European Economic Community, which has blend- ed together many countries with different economic and political philosophies.
Because of our country's leadership position we must dMMNttMfea to the rest of the
world that f r e e t r a d e can work.
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ACID RAIN
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problem is not confined to this area, there a r e two m a j o r reasons why this land is so susceptible to acid rain.
Two hundred and fifty million years ago, most of the continent was covered by glaciers. As these huge ice sheets moved over the land, they carved the surface of the earth, gouging out basins and carrying the soil with them.
When the glaciers receded, they laid the soils down randomly, as a fine mixture.
Canada is pressuring the U.S. to .help clean up the problem. Half of Canada's acid precipitation is caused by industries in the Ohio River Valley, with 3 to 4 times as much sulfur dioxide cross- ing from the U.S. to Canada, as travels from their indus- tries to the U.S.
D e s p i t e p r e s s u r e f r o m Canada, damages to build- ings and monuments, harm- ful e n v i r o n m e n t a l conse- quences and possible adverse health affects, the U.S. Gov- ernment is playing a wait- and-see game. The list of environmental consequences includes damages to forests, crops, and other agriculture, and aquatic ecosystems. The latter problem is illustrated by lifeless s t r e a m s and lakes where once a multitude of fish and other aquatic organisms made their homes.
Contrary to Canada, the Reagan Administration pre- fers to wait for more conclu- sive results from on-going
tests. The solutions to the problem are costly and would put more regulation on indus- try. Reagan, elected on a platform of economic recov- ery and regulatory relief for industry is hard-pressed to do anything about acid rain.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Anne M. Gorsuch typifies the atti- tude of the Administration.
She said, "The best option appears to be to accelerate EPA's current 10-year re- search project...as much as currently available dollars and sound science will permit and defer regulation until the sources and extent of the problem c a n be b e t t e r identified."
That means action on acid rain could be a long time in coming. The question is, can the environment wait that long?
Kinfolk
Elliott. "We want to avoid a clubby a t m o s p h e r e , " he adds, stressing the need to be open to customers' needs and to be non-judgemental in the type of foods people want to buy. 'We also have very.very loyal customers," says Jes- sen. " I know people from Andover, from Hornell and even Belmont that shop here."
Jessen and Elliott put in around 50-60 hours a week each working in the store, and take Saturdays off. Often they stay until 8 or 9 at night, especially on delivery days.
"Do you make enough money to live?"(much laughter a t my question) Jessen:"No, not really, not to live comfort- ably. Everything we make goes back into the store, unless we have to pay a
doctor bill, or for gas or some- thing. We live a very Spartan life." "We don't live a middle class life," says Elliott. "We never have. Even if we were making more money it would be to pay someone else to work here so we wouldn't have to work so much, and put some of the money back into the community, not so we could live any differently."
Now there is one person who works in the store on week- ends.
Many people seem to think that natural foods should be cheaper than the processed, prepackaged foods found in most supermarkets. When asked about the store's "edu- cational role", Jessen pointed out the great difference be- tween the community they were in before and Alfred.
( P e r r y , N.Y. is a small-indus- try, large farm area) " I n the other store it was education all the way, as soon as they walked in the store we were telling them why they had to be here. It got really exhaust- ing...People were a lot more stubborn, and would only buy it if it was cheaper. They weren't interested in knowing a lot...Here people are more willing to try new things, and more willing to pay a little more for good food."
Even in Alfred, Elliott re- marked, "giving money to a large unknown entity is much easier than giving it to an individual...most people feel that way about money. If you're working for an em- ployer, usually you don't feel that the employer's making money off you. There are people who will spend a lot of money on other things, but when it comes to food they're really cheap. The biggest sat- isfaction for us is we feel we're as clean as a small capitalist in America can be-as clean as possible."
Elliott feels they have to make some compromises, like selling bananas. " I don't think people should buy bana- nas. Because of El Salvador.
They're grown on land that should be used for food crops.
The biggest problem for Kinfolk is, like most small store owners, "not enough business." "Also, there's a lot of competition," says Elliott, from the many grocery stores in the area and especially from the food buying clubs.
" T h e y ' r e not co-ops, they're food buying clubs. They're called co-ops. The difference
is co-ops have a storefront;
they pay people to do some- thing. All the money in a club leaves the community, where a co-op pays people, and some of the money stays in the community. We really are hurt by them; it's like a crow bar in the head. The fact is that people's buying habits change. Because they al- ready have natural foods from the food-buying club, they go to the s u p e r m a r k e t for things like bread, milk, eggs, yogurt, etc. In this way, the food-buying clubs actual- ly help supermarkets, and many people don't realize this. We notice a big increase in our business when the clubs don't order."
The F i a t Lux asked a few people on campus if they shopped at Kinfolk and why or why not. Here are some of the responses:
"My father owns a health food store in New Jersey, so I stop in from time to time to see what they have. Some- times I buy the vegetables.
For a small town, they have a pretty good selection."
" I usually shop a t the Giant, because they have junk food, but I get most of my vegetables a t Kinfolk."
" I go to Kinfolk firstly because Jessen and Elliott are good friends. I buy fresh fruit, nuts, and a lot of the teas. It's a lot more human now that Jess and Elliott are there. I get a nice smile when I go in."
"There are still lots and lots of people who don't know we're here," says Elliott.
"We see new faces every week. That's the problem, there's not a good advertising media here, and it's very dif- ficult to become known, but we're doing it. I liken it
r u n n i n g the store) to r i d i n g
skateboard down a bumpy sidewalk. You have to do everything right, and if you make mistakes, you fail. I hope we make less mistakes, as time goes on. Mainly we do this because we like it. I guess you have to be a little crazy."
That Store! New
by Carol Neudorfer
Next time you're walking n e a r t h e C o l l e g i a t e Restaurant, look down! For- merly Alison Wonderland, a new store has opened, called Main Street Books.
Mrs. Josephine Crowe and her son Tim Crowe, who also runs the Music Loft, are in charge of the small but cosy book shop, which opened March 19.
Main Street Books will offer a variety of paperback books, greeting cards, posters, gift- wrap, paper supplies, and pens. Mrs. Crowe will be sell- ing college textbooks which she hopes to discount.
The bookstore was opened partly because Mrs. Crowe wanted something to do.
"Now that my children a r e grown, I want something to do during the day. I hope the b o o k s t o r e will k e e p m e busy!"
HOT DOG DAY!
SATURDAY APRIL 24 BE THERE!
A scene from the El Salvador rally in Washington.
