I think it is high time we all gave Sodexho a hand, maybe even a standing ovation. The company works tirelessly around the clock to keep our bellies full, and how do we repay them? By bitching and moaning.

Though I am still not a fan of soggy vegetables and chicken that both resembles and tastes like a sponge, Sodexho has made me proud for the first time, well, ever.

News of the recent hunger strike held by Aaron Akaberi left me angry and in disbelief. Though Akaberi was probably hoping people would back his cause, it seems to me, after eavesdropping in Lecture Hall, that many people have had reactions similar to my own. The hunger strike has the words “publicity stunt” written all over it.

Maybe Akaberi is a Rastafarian, or maybe he just does not want an on-campus meal plan. After all, if you can’t consume anything that has touched metal, then what business do you have taking a multi-vitamin that was processed using metal machinery? That doesn’t sound too organic to me.

Sodexho went above and beyond in an attempt to accommodate Akaberi’s overwhelming list of Rastafarian demands. They were going to send someone with him three times a week to Wegmans to buy organic produce, and yet that still was not acceptable to him. Sodexho also agreed to purchase non-metal cookware to preserve the sanctity of the food. University housing even offered to relocate Akaberi to the Hillside or Susquehanna communities so that he could have a kitchen, but no way. That would be taking him away from his “home.”

Guess what. I’m anemic. Can Sodexho take me to Wegmans each week so I can gorge myself on iron-rich 14-inch subs and platters of Chinese food? If only I could be so lucky.

You know what, buddy? You got your 15 seconds of fame in Pipe Dream. I mean, it is comparable to the New York Times. Then again, the Times is “all the news that’s fit to print,” and your story, in the opinion of many, is a load of crap.

I’ll choose a hamburger on a rock hard bun from Sodexho over some multi-vitamin pills and a picture in the Press & Sun Bulletin any day.

Erica Fritz is a senior psychology and pre-med major. If you buy her dinner (Sodexho or other), she’ll be your best friend for life!