Lakeside Deli Student Manager Beth Ruot said workers have foiled four attempts of theft during the spring semester. She said people have been sneaking in through the side entrance of the facility and walking into the back rooms where food is kept. All of the student workers are stationed in the front of the deli serving students. The setup makes them unaware of the thieves' presence. The Lakeside Deli is located in the basement of Lentz Hall.
Students can go there and get a variety of chips, candy, sandwiches and snack cakes.
Every time a student uses their ID, a meal is subtracted from their weekly budget. Ruot said Student Manager Katie Morris walked back to the rooms containing food when she saw one of the thieves standing in the hall leaning against the wall as a lookout. His accomplice was in a room loading up with snacks from the deli. She had to convince him to give it to her. Earlier that night Rachel Kohlbecker, an undecided sophomore from Tuscola, said she saw two men walking through the side entrance of the deli.