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2 The Lance St. Andrews Presbyterian College editorials Meat-Eaters Can Be Environmentalists Dear Editor, I must confess that I am com pletely roused to passion by Ruth Cook’s “The M>ih of the Meat- Eating Environmentalist,” which appeared in the November 2 issue of the Lance. As Environmental Chair of Albemarle, I do appreciate Ruth’s concern for the environment and her sincei‘e, heartfelt attempt at converting the masses. However, judging from my response, and the responses I overheard from oth ers about her article, this is the wrong way to go about it. I do support Ms. Cook in her emphasis on the need for action against these detrimental prob lems, both environmental and so cial (remember, our environment isn’t just about trees and lemurs— people are in there, too). How ever, in acknowledging this need for action, how can she or anyone else condone a continuing series of articles containing vague politi cal jargon, which draws conclu sions about what it means to be an “environmentalist” with no substantial references to back those conclusions up? What rel evance can a weak thesis about vegetarianism hold, especially in a community where information about vegetarianism can be eas ily obtained, and which has rela tively little control over what they eat? Ms. Cook considered herself the environmentalist she defines in her article, she would quit writing about the need to become herbivores, and start compiling a list of all the members of Con gress and Senate which represent the state’s members of our rep resentatives about the issues which concern them and our community at St. Andrews. Jt she is such a warrior against apa thy, where is she during Eco- Action club meetings, joining the task force to turn out lights across the lake and penetrate the wails of Winston-Salem, getting resi dents to bring their recycling bins to the circle every Tuesday night? If she is so moved to act on behalf of environmentalism. The Lance The Lance is the student run publication of St. Andrews Presbyte rian College. It is a forum for the ideas and opinions of St. Andrews students. The opinions published in this pmper are not necessarily the opinions of the Lance. Although the Lance is a student newspaper, we accept editorials and other information from the community at large. Any response can be left at the Lance office or sent to box 5619. Staff Editor: Becky Stacy . Assistant Editor; Sue Lewke Writers: Ruth Cook, Regina Harrington, Tashia Jones, Tammy Jackson, Aaron Selzer, Neil Davis, Kate Brady Advisors: Mark Kruea, Ann Kurtzman Special Thanks to Rooney Coffman, Lance photographer, and the Laurinburg Exchange why isn’t she organizing a cam paign to get students to turn off shower water while they “soap up,” to conserve a resource we waste so readily? Again, it is not Ms. Cook, but her willingness to argue this age- old issue in several different col umns, when more immediate and useful information could be pro vided to the student body instead. As a fellow environmentaiist--who does at times eat meat, for reasons I would be happy to discuss with her (some environmentally related, some health related, and others just hunger related)—I do wish Ms. Cook luck in her endeavors, and hope she will continue to work, individually and with others, to wards creating a cleaner planet. With Sincerity. Terra McVoy Ihe next installmen of Ruth Cook’s column, “The Myth of the Meat-Eating Environmentalist” will appear in the next issue of the Lance ] Turkey Time! BY TASHIA JONES Ah, it’s Turkey Time. What do people do for this holiday? My mother makes anything that has ever been associated with Thanksgiving. The cranberry sauce, the corn, pumpkin and minced meat pjes (there is no meat in this), stuffing, green beans, and of course the turkey. We drink cider and wine. One of my sisters makes vodka egg nog, Back to that minced meat; no one really eats it, no one knows what’s in it. Well, my stepdad has a few bites but he’s just try ing to appease mom. “Tell me about Thanksgiving at YOUR house,” I ask of several people, and they do. Yve Howe’s family has been known to order take out. Some of the ethnic foods they have cel ebrated the fertility of American land with include Chinese, Thai, and Spanish cuisine. Frozen yo gurt has been known to appear. Laura Cross has an aunt who makes zucchini and squash cas serole. Alex Amorin, who per chance has the same aunt, recalls eating tongue that her mother’s sister had prepared. Joe Bowers’ grandmother, a devout Catholic, does the prayer before they eat spaghetti. The family of Brandi Miss never prayed at dinner be fore her father became a reverend Traditionally, after dinner her and her two brothers compose and submit a Christmas list. Arm Margaret McCuaig is a Canadian, so she’ll be drinking beer over the holiday break. She realized the importance of Thanksgiving when her coun^^s celebrated it last month. “Its about family and friends,” she comments. “It meant absolutely nothing when I wasn’t home. Jeimifer Heffner says, “I really used to look forward to Thanks giving but now it sucks.” Hej grandparents aren’t meshing wd with her parents these days. 1 hate turkey,” she concludes. I haven’t been “home lOf Thanksgiving in three years. Damn that minced meat is going to taste good.
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