Police Brief 10/30/08

the tofu bandit strikes. Send the dogs after him, no need to solve other crimes, just get that tofu bandit!

A $50 baking pan? Was it made of platinum?

I’m sure everybody was upset they didn’t get their tofu curds. (Why the hell would somebody eat plain tofu on purpose) Cheese curds on the other hand…yum…I think I’ll go to the dairy store today.

Best…heist…ever!

This story makes my day.

Really? This is news?
I think the State News is beginning to turn into “The Onion”!

$50 for a baking pan? That makes me want to march over to the Admin building and demand my money back. That is ridiculous.

$45 for 3lbs of tofu?? I can get the same amount for $3!

it’s funny how the tofu is cheaper than the baking pan, just tells you how crappy the food is on campus.

As sad as it is $50 is normal for a large pan but seriously $45 dollars for 3lbs of curdled soymilk????

This got reported to the Prosecutor’s Office for embezzlement? Seriously? Gees. The only punishment need is to make the offending student eat all the tofu in one sitting.

The baking pans are huge. Go to Meijer and see what big ones cost – they’re about 20 bucks for a 13×9 pan, and the caf ones are easily twice the size.

I will accept that buying a single pan that size may cost $50, but we are not talking about your kitchen at home. The university can negotiate discounts for buying in bulk from the supplier. I doubt that Sny/Phy is the only caff that uses these pan’s. So unless the university is buying them one at a time as needed (which doesn’t make much sense cost wise anyway), they should not be paying that much for pans.
The same rule applies to food. I seriously doubt that 45 is the lowest bulk cost that could be negotiated for the tofu. So unless the university is claiming the actual value instead of the price paid, they are spending our money stupidly.

Where are all the vegans that claim their food is a cheaper alternative then meat?

15 dollars a pound? I don’t even charge that much for my meat.

It is very common for pans of that size to be $50 or more.
The price of the tofu includes the cost of having it shipped to MSU. It recent years that cost has gone up considerably given rising gas prices. This is also why we have seen a rise in the cost of produce. Companies, like the one I work for has to pay more to have it shipped now, so the price rises. $45 isn’t that outlandish.

We all know that Barack Obama and his radical left wing whack job cronies were up to this. Tofu and baking pans are key components to the hippie, socialist movement……conspiracy

muahahahaha!!!!

The “raise” in gas prices!? where the **** have you been gas has dropped $2 since i have been in college and that’s is only a few months as i am a freshman. no the less Tofu is no $15 per pound with shipping.

Thanks for playing but the price is wrong *****

As a freshman I can understand that you have not been driving for the number of years that I have been. It’s pretty undeniable that gas is not the $1.77 it was when I first started driving. As to where I’ve been….I’ve been in the real world, working. Where we have seen shipping costs go up with the price of gas. I don’t think you really understood my post.

A pound of tofu is roughly $2, so $6 =/ $45. I don’t even see how shipping could account for the other $39. That’s just ridiculous, the University wastes so much of our money on things like this. I’ve worked for MSU Housing and Food Services for almost 3 years now and trust me, I’ve seen just how much food gets wasted on a daily basis.

HOWEVER, I do have to mention that students are also a major reason why each cafeteria meal ticket is about $7.

Why on earth would you critique students for having multiple drinks with their meal, or for putting a large amount of food on their tray??? Anyone who has ever eaten here at MSU in the cafe knows that things that may look good often taste nasty, or they are unsure and “bet on every horse” and that is perfectly acceptable considering the cost of a meal plan.

I hate reading the police briefs for one reason, the name “Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor.” Pick one last name please because your name sounds obnoxious.

I am not an MSU student but this article kicks the bucket for me! I’m glad as a tax paying citizen where my money is going towards the colleges to fight crime…especially tofu crime! ::rolls eyes:: if I only had the choice were my money was going MSU would certainly not be one of them!

i have been driving since gas was over $2 and i have been working since i turned 15, so please i beg to differ i have been driving while gas was $4.35 and now that it is $2.15 here in EL i believe it has dropped $2 since i have been in college. And yes i have been in the real world working i was IT for a Law Firm. I know Shipping has gone up so have everything else, gas, groceries, and any other thing imaginable, but you can no blame gas prices for tofu being $15/lb with shipping. so please excuse me for “not understanding your post”

Note that it says these items are valued at that does not mean that is what was paid

supply and demand……..how badly do you want your precious tofu??

I bought some cheap tofu from some guy off the street today. I think it was hot.

Hyphenated names is pretentious bullshit.

I kinda feel safe in the campus now. If the cops are chasing after tofu thieves then the crime level must have really gone down!

This guy probably had help from Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and George Clooney on this one. Possibly others, hard to say…

The same tofu is 3$ per 24 oz. at Meijer. You can fit about 9 of those in the pan, minus room for water, and the fact the tofu was cubed. So really, it was about 15$ worth. And when it’s in bulk, the shipping is cheaper. Duh.