Activity Key Word for Greek Week Enrollment at Madison College Is Now Over 4000 Stu- Dents
f Madison College Library Harrisonburg, Virginia APR &4 71 Genesis'Tn fhe becpnmncj,,, there was news" n Vol. I Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va., Friday, April 23, 1971 No. 9 "Hot Nuts/' Parties, Competition EDITORIAL Activity Key Word For Greek Week Enrollment at Madison College is now over 4000 stu- dents. Included in the academic community are some 300-400 staff and faculty. Numerically, we represent about one-third of the population of the city of Harrisonburg. Economically, no exact figures are available, but it would be within reason to assume that we, as a group, account for close to half of all dollars spent on items other than food, drugs and certain large appliances and furniture items. If a student were to do some comparative pricing be- tween this "city" and any densely-populated segment of the state's "urban corridor," he likely would discover very little difference in prices of a large number of items handled in both areas. Yet the^wage levels in Harrisonburg and sur- rounding counties are below those in the "urban corridor." Why then the close comparison between retail prices? It here is contended that the merchants, of this area, by and large, are guilty of economic rape of a captive market. Knowing full-well that the student purchasing power is ever increasing, prices have been hiked proportionately in an at- tempt to keep pace. In many instances, these price hikes have not been accompanied by a commensurate increase in services or products offered. Food and beverage costs have been the leaders in this inflationary spiral; a glass of Beer at one of the "night spots" frequented by college students now costs 50 cents! Meanwhile, back on the campus, students and faculty and staff, continue to trudge downtown dutifully to submit themselves as the virgins to be sacrificed.
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