| Show Theres There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch But You Can Get a Discount By Valerie Christensen News Editor There are signs in the cafeteria asking asking asking as as- king students to show their One Card before purchases start However four marketing students surveyed students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents and 90 percent didn't know mow what a One Card is Pat Kremers Tina Vazquez Christina Norman and Ron Tiffany are promoting student identification l cards to students It was suggested that theres there's a aneed aneed aneed need for more communications with the students about what the One Card can do for them Kremers said Currently Kremers said the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest advantage of the One Card is the five percent discount students can get in the cafeteria Students can deposit money in an account at the ID center and use their card in the cafeteria The centralized computer system automatically automatically automatically automat automat- deducts purchases from the students student's account The One Card can also be used as asa asa asa a library card identification for bookstore purchases student activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac Bruin athletic events recreational recreational recreational facilities student elections and copy center purchases Mark Hewitt college center computer computer computer com com- puter lab coordinator and grand wizard master of the One Card program program pro pro- gram said they have future services planned for the One Card They would like to put card readers on campus vending machines so the five percent discount discount discount dis dis- count would be available for vending vending vending vend vend- ing machine purchases as well as food bought in the cafeteria The new Lifetime Activities Center Center Center Cen Cen- ter will also have a card reader to tomake tomake tomake make sure all students non-students pay a fee to use the facility Hewitt would also like to have card readers in the computer lab to make sure only students use those facilities Our real philosophy is that if someone on campus has an idea we want to try it out Hewitt said Hewitt said they are always looking looking looking look look- ing for ways to implement the One Card on campus Kremers said part of the confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion is in the name Although it is posted as a One Card in the cafeteria many of the computer labs and the brochure given to new students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents at orientation refer to the one card as a Blue Card or Student Activity Card Hewitt said he has made a recommendation recommendation recommendation to campus computer labs that they change their signs to read One Card and he is currently phasing phasing phasing ing out the Blue Card brochures and he will replace them with One Card brochures In the meantime Kremers and her fellow students will be running a week three-week campaign It will kind of be along the line of the green bean effect Kremers said see flyers for a week that will give you some information the next week will be more information information tion and of course the third and final will give information about how to use the One Card and contact the ID center The ID center is located in room of the College Center on Redwood campus Cards are available on South City Campus Campusand Campusand and Hewitts Hewitt's staff does a card drive at the Sandy Center about once a quarter |
