Pete Bandel is a junior political science major. He is also ridiculous. Freshman year, within a week of arriving here, I downloaded and viewed the video of the Patriots riots from last time we won the Super Bowl. I’ve been excited to see what would happen each following year. However, this doesn’t mean I condone the activities that took place. In actuality, almost all students are very upset about what happened the night of the Super Bowl. No one thought to themselves “someone is gonna die tonight, that’s what would make this night complete.” I did not feel that way. I don’t know anyone who did.

Yes, there are some people who run out there for the single purpose of causing destruction and flipping cars. But in general, the crowd is out there to jump around and scream in excitement until you’ve lost your voice.

“I guess nobody reads their mail; maybe they should have sent it through e-mail or written it on the outside of a Philly Blunt, and then somebody would read it and maybe take heed,” Bandel wrote.

This line is one of the most offensive things I’ve ever read in reference to my community and thus myself. Pete, are you embarrassed of where you are? Do you dislike the people around you? Are you not proud of the school that you attend? Insult yourself. The actions of few lead to you insulting the entire community.

He continued, “I rushed out of my apartment on Super Bowl night … I told people to stop.” I hope he didn’t. I hope he is not that naive. If these few lines are true, Bandel should never be allowed to write another word in The Northeastern News.

He has insulted the community to which he belongs. He is embarrassed of where he goes to school. I do not feel like he is a representative of any student at this university. He has the ability to relate to, if any, a very small percentage of this university’s population.

“I still love my school. I have been kicked around a bit, but I never cried or bitched, didn’t decide to throw in the towel and drown my sorrows with a few dozen beers and some drugs and go running around the streets looking for a fight. If you really want a fight, well you got one,” he said. You are crying. You are bitching. And because you throw in the word “bitched” or the word “ain’t” in the last two paragraphs of your article does not mean that I feel you are any more human. “Oh, I’ll let this one slip by the spell checker and everyone will love me.” It is a weak attempt to attract a more general student audience, when I’ve felt like the article until this point has been aimed at Pete’s mommy.

Well … Pete, it just so happens that I might know a few people who are willing to take you up on that fight. Quit writing in to the paper.

— Douglas Lesavoy is a sophomore

industrial engineering major.