Capilano
Courier,
On
page three of the March 5th Capilano Courier, there is a comment in "The
Voicebox" calling ARAMARK "Pig Dogs" for the price charged for a
"Granola Bar and a Red Wine".
I
would like to point out that ARAMARK does not sell wine on campus, and we do
not operate the concession for the Theatre where wine is offered. The comments
are inaccurate and offensive and I would like an immediate retraction.
Sincerely,
Dan
Traviss
Food
Service Director
ARAMARK,
HIgher Education
Capilano
University
The
Courier would like to apologize for any misconceptions that were caused by the
Voicebox suggesting that Aramark was responsible for selling wine on campus, as
evidently they do not. The Voicebox is written in a satirical style, and nothing
said in that space is meant to reflect true news. We are sorry that it was
misunderstood, and in the future we will be more careful to ensure no offensive
statements are made, as this instance was an editorial error on our part. The comments
in question do not reflect the views of our newspaper as a non-profit
publishing society, and were meant to be taken light-heartedly as sarcasm,
though we agree that the comments were taken too far. We understand your
concern, and appreciate that you contacted us. We cannot stress enough that no
offense was intended, and we did not mean to upset anyone or spread false information.
In
the future we will be publishing articles that include many fun facts about
ARAMARK and their food services, and any students with concerns about either
should contact us at editor@capilanocourier.com. We welcome all points of views,
and will gladly publish letters discussing both the benefits and drawbacks that
an exclusivity contract has at a university.
Regards,
The
Courier Editors
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