Dear Editor,

I would love to open up a dialogue about the recent story titled “Crime at Open Pantry”. We are very passionate about taking care of our employees and customers everyday at Open Pantry and I certainly would be open to discuss this situation with you, your staff, and also invite anyone from Marquette security or student services to participate. As you know we need to serve the entire community legally and heart fully. This is our company culture and duty to society. We strive to do this first safely and then friendly to all. The concern mentioned in the article is a genuine challenge that we face daily while operating in campus town. Dialogue between all parties that helps this concern in any way is welcome by Open Pantry. The title “Crime at Open Pantry” may not accurately describe any issue listed in the article or in the letter we did receive on Monday Feb 25th at our office from Tyler who by the way was a great employee and I am truly sad to see him leave. Even in his letter he describes a number of incidents, none “Criminal”, all the less very concerning. Your article came out the following day. This may not be described accurately in the article but this really is of no issue. Thanks for you time.

-James Fiene
Chief Operating Officer, Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin

This letter was written in reference to an article in the February 27 issue of The Warrior.

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