Many individuals have commented that it would be more beneficial for human rights to ban Coke outright on campus.
Under the referendum question “Should the MSU be able to negotiate and/or enter into an exclusive contract with Coca-Cola?”, we are not in a position to ban Coca-Cola at all.
Although we disagree with an exclusive contract with Coca-Cola because of their human rights violations and/or it imposes a monopoly, we do not intend on banning Coke on campus.
It would be problematic for individuals who don’t care about human rights or who want to be able to purchase Coca-Cola. We respect students' ability to think for themselves and make their own choice. During this referendum, we are fighting for the ability to make our choice to purchase alternatives to Coke from MSU services – whether it be from a personal, anti-monopoly, or a humanitarian perspective.
