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Letter to the editor: Distress over unnoticed disappearance

It has come to my attention that the Northeastern News has been ignoring, inadvertently or otherwise, an issue of grave importance on campus. While The News has no problem reporting on fluff pieces and campus nothings, the newspaper has turned a blind eye on an injustice plaguing our streets and endangering our dedicated students. As you might have guessed by now, I am speaking of the sudden and uncalled-for removal of banana cream pie from the Stetson East dining hall.

It comes as no surprise to me that your paper continues to ignore BCP’s absence from our cafeteria because for years society has treated banana cream as a second class citizen, forcing it to take a backseat to more “socially acceptable” pies like apple or pumpkin. However, I never thought it could come to this.

You can imagine my surprise as I came upon that glass case, eager for my daily slice of banana dream (yes, banana dream), only to come across what looked to be an apple tart sitting smugly where, just days before, my banana cream pie lay untouched, ready to delight even the most rambunctious of tongues. I have never felt so alone in my entire life. Frantic, I checked again. Brownies, yogurt, cake

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