“Yes, I know four girls who live in a house. All of them have Bridge Cards and all of them get $200 for groceries each. They also get their rent paid through the school or something like that and they all have jobs. They’re getting $800 for groceries when they really don’t need it. I feel like it’s a little unnecessary and a waste of money.”
Kalleigh Laudstra
media arts and technology sophomore
“Uh, no. The only people I know who have one , which are relatively few, don’t abuse their Bridge Cards. In fact, they generally have more than they necessarily need for the month.”
Daniel Wilson
philosophy and psychology junior
“Actually, I think everyone who has a Bridge Card as a college student abuses it because college students are much richer than most of the population.”
Winifred Perla
mathematics junior
“I know a couple of people who have taken them to grocery stores and used them to buy things that wouldn’t technically qualify as Bridge Card purchases. (Things) like alcohol, cigarettes, stuff for parties, cups, beer pong balls, the whole nine yards.”
Claire Kafer
MSU alumna
“I knew a couple people that not only had all their groceries but their gas, their car, their insurance, their rent, paid for by their parents and still got a Bridge Card so that they could drink on the weekends a lot more cheaply.”
Shane Dicks
MSU alumnus
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