— The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997
New ID cards provide options
By JULIE UCKER
Collegian Staff Writer
Get out the brush and comb
it's picture time.
Beginning this semester, Univer
sity students and staff will have
their pictures taken again, this
time for a new multipurpose ID
card that will be valid at various
locations in State College as well as
at the Commonwealth Campuses.
Although the different elements
that will be included on the card
have not been finalized as of yet,
David Rose, manager of the ID
card office, said all Penn State stu
dents and faculty will switch to the
new card by Intersession 1998.
"The students will have the con
venience of everything on one
card," Rose said.
Within the last three weeks, the
University ID committee has
Area businesses
By JASON FAGONE
Collegian Staff Writer
The recent United Parcel Service strike,
though potentially damaging, did not seri
ously harm area businesses, said several
area store managers.
Bookstores in particular were well-pre
pared for , the strike, as the majority of
books for Fall Semester were on the
shelves before the strike hit.
"Before the UPS strike, we had about 90
percent or more of the textbooks on the
shelf as ready," said Tom Bauer, general
manager of the Penn State Bookstore. "We
try to get the books on the shelf as early as
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entered the process of deciding
exactly what will be on the card,
Rose said.
As of now, there is no additional
cost for a new multipurpose ID as
long as the old University ID card
is turned in when the new one is
issued, Rose said. Options on the
card vary it can be used as a
MAC card, a downtown shopping
card and a phone card, he said. On
campus, it may be used as a copy
ing and vending machine card as
well as carrying the University's
meal plan and laundry costs, Rose
added.
The new ID card will have the
same magnetic strip on the back
for library uses and meal plans, in
addition to access to the school
buildings, Rose said.
However, the ID card will con
tain a "smart card" computer chip,
much like the new laundry cards,
"(The strike) didn't really bother me that much. I was more
worried about them being on strike after school started."
Norm Brown, manager of the Student
Book Store, 330 E. College Ave., said he
had most books in stock by the weekend of
the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the
Arts.
"We got ready early," Brown said.
"Some people come back for that and they
want to know how much it's going to cost
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Rose said. The chip, which will
carry up to $5O, will be used for
any service the card can access.
"It would be easier than always
having to tap MAC, but you'd con
stantly have to put money on it
with a $5O limit," said Kelly Toma
sic (sophomore-chemical engineer
ing).
The new cards have caused other
concerns among students.
"I'm worried if it's safe for stu
dents. We use it to buy books and
shop and if it's stolen or lost it
could be a problem," said Yanming
Li (graduate-civil engineering),
"It's too much responsibility on one
card."
The reason for the change is that
the section of the company that
printed the University's cards for
several years, Griffin Technology,
went out of business.
The cards freshmen currently
survive UPS strike without harm
Ray Agostinelli
general manager of McClanahan Student Store
them. And some kids even buy their books
that early. So we really make it a habit to
have everything ready by Arts Festival."
Stocking items early also helped Ray
Agostinelli, general manager of McLana
han Student Store, 414 E. College Ave.
"(The strike) didn't really bother me that
much," Agostinelli said. "I was more wor
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with the new multipurpose cards.
The freshmen are getting cards
with the exact benefits of the old
University ID cards, but the cards
are produced here instead, Rose
said.
The University has the machines
to create these new multipurpose
cards, costing $15,000 per station
with a total of 25 stations, Rose
said.
Currently, the money is being
supported by Auxiliary Services.
There will be four stations situated
in University Park, with one station
at each Commonwealth Campus,
Rose added.
"There used to be a three-week
wait for a new card because we had
to send away the photo and infor
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the capabilities to do everything in
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The Student Book Store also used RPS
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