Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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D CARD nr he New OSU Card wasn t just functional it was many things to many stu-dents. It was a meal ticket to some, admittance to Dixon for others, and easy access to Football games for many. Student's comments on the New Card range from solid piece of plastic to they’re lovely. The difference between the old high-school-like I.D. card and the new more Visa-like card was not just in appearance. The old card had a proprietary magnetic stripe which is a magnet strip under the lamination of the card. Manufacturers machines alone could read the old card but the new cards have an American Banking Association industry standard universal strip. This strip allows for more applications of the OSU Card. For the first time students could use their OSU Cards to buy food at vending machines and at the new chain restaurants on campus like Burger King, Taco Bell, Panda Express, and Blimpie. Someday in the future OSU students may be buying books, tickets, and voting with their OSU I.D. Cards. The I.D. center was busy all Summer before the 199-4-95 school year making new cards for all of the staff, faculty, and students. Replacing lost I.D’s will be faster in the future due to the digital camera and computer system that saves old pictures. Ryan Smith, sophomore in pre-engineering, commented on the most important aspect to many students when he said. My picture was a lot better this year than last. Danielle Guntermann