University of Virginia Library

CFOE's Marathon Effort

Coiners of Coiner Serup Iron,
to Pepsi Cola Bottlings Co.,
and to all others who have
been so cooperative in our effort to
reduce University's newspaper
waste. It is through the action
of these people and CFOE
members that there are now
five box receptacles for the
collection of newspaper for
recycling.

Wasing Patience

At the same time I wish to
express our waning patience
with members of the Cavalier
Daily staff. A tremendous
amount of time, effort, and
money has gone into the
construction of these boxes,
and yet the CD staff
apparently feels this fact
merits little importance.
CFOE has been trying since
before Christmas to obtain an
article and picture on our
activities, and we have been
told repeatedly that one would
appear.

CFOE was granted $675
from Student Council for our
projects this year. Some of this
money (students' money) has
gone for these boxes, and the
crucial factor is that unless
certain conditions are met,
these boxes will be removed
completely.

A few weeks ago CFOE
held a box-building marathon,
at which time three of the box
receptacles were entirely built,
painted, and distributed
around the Grounds. We now
have five boxes up, located
conveniently for students and
for Mr. Coiner, who collects
the paper. At this Saturday
marathon some students spent
as many as ten consecutive
hours working on these boxes,
and that does not include time
spent preparation, planning,
and buying the materials.

Thanks

Realizing the Cavalier
Daily's lust for exciting scoops,
the more inventive among us
that Saturday decided we'd try
to play their game and give a
good story. Headlines such as
"Box Painting Turns to Body
Painting", and "Are Friends of
the Earth More Than Just
Friends?!?" popped up, but we
decided such stories might fall
under the CD censorship
policies. The CD was even so
gracious as to send a
photographer, yet I fear the
film has fallen by the wayside
for the staff got hungry and ate
it for lunch one day.

In all seriousness, CFOE
asks the students to please use
the box receptacles for
newspapers, and for
newspapers only. And above
all, please do not leave paper
outside the boxes if they are
full. Again, many thanks to all
who have helped us; and
switches and charcoal to the
CD.