RU junior finds a screw in her burrito
That gives a whole new meaning to getting ‘RU Screw’d’
Now everyone who goes to Rutgers knows exactly what getting RU Screw’d means. And even if it hasn’t happened to you yet ( VERY unlikely), there are countless websites and social media accounts that share the same infamous name “RU Screw’d”.
For most of us (and Urban Dictionary) the dubiously famous phrase means “the tendency for Rutgers University to fuck you over in some way or another due to their incompetence. Be it financially, academically, or otherwise, it eventually happens to everyone.”
But now the phrase has new meaning, after an RU Engineering student found an actual screw in her burrito.
Chioma Ekedede, a Junior research assistant studying Bio-environmental Engineering here at the Rutgers School of Engineering, ordered a seemingly ordinary burrito at the Douglass Café last Monday. But what she really got was just another case of RU Screw – literally, she almost ate an RU screw.
A REAL SCREW
Speaking to Daily Targum Chioma explained:”I ordered my burrito and while I was eating it, I looked inside the burrito and there was a screw. I couldn’t even comprehend what was going on.”
Reporting her findings to Rutgers Dining Services, Chioma posted a video of the wooden screw on Facebook and other social media sites which drew a lot heated debate on the issue.
Many students began to post their skepticism about the truth of the story saying things like “I think the whole screw claim is bogus” and that “a screw is too convenient for the whole ‘RU screw’ pun.” However other students seemed to defend Chioma’s findings explaining that they “believe the incident isn’t the first and most definitely won’t be the last.”
As some of the students questioned Chioma’s motives for posting her findings and believed she may have just been looking for attention, Chioma said all she really wants is an apology from Rutgers Dining Sevices.
Explaining the measures taken by the investigators, Chioma also explained that she would appreciate a proper investigation of the mishap as well, as the school and health inspectors have yet to contact her about the screw’s origin.
The Targum reported today that in an email Joe Charette, executive director of Rutgers Dining Service said the screw didn’t come from a food prep area, and its source could not be determined.
The manager of the Douglass Cafe provided Chioma with a replacement meal before reporting the incident.
Charette also told The Targum: “Rutgers Dining Service takes food safety seriously and fully investigates all allegations.”
Chioma said she ate at Douglass Cafe almost every day before she found the screw, but now doubts she’ll eat there again.