A few years ago, a story like this wouldn't be believable, but now, with 'safe spaces' and all, it seems quite normal.
Apparently, someone ate a banana and couldn't find a trash can to discard the peel in, so he threw it up into the branches of a tree instead. Later, another student saw it and spread the news of the heinous act. It caused psychological panic leading to an event being canceled. Of course, some students were in need of counselling to help them cope with the traumatic experience.
A few quotes that stand out from the article are as follows:
To be clear, many members of our community were hurt, frightened, and upset by what occurred
According to The DM, some students left the retreat in tears, with McNeil noting that they “didn’t feel welcome” and “didn’t feel safe.”
“Right now, we’re just talking to people on campus who have some experience working across diversity to help the students process what happened,”
You can find the article here:
http://archive.is/oDUdI#selection-913.0-913.145
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