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University changes to laundry cards

Upon moving into the residence halls this school year, students recieved a laundry card. Junior liberal studies major Denise Thompson has mixed feelings about the system. "It's convenient, but still a hassle because it doesn't take dollars." The cards work similar to copy cards and were a collaboration between the Associated Student Federation Forum and the Office of Housing and Residential Life. / photo by Jennifer Contreras
Upon moving into the residence halls this school year, students received a laundry card. Junior liberal studies major Denise Thompson has mixed feelings about the system. “It’s convenient, but still a hassle because it doesn’t take dollars.” The cards work similar to copy cards and were a collaboration between the Associated Student Federation Forum and the Office of Housing and Residential Life. / photo by Jennifer Contreras

by Rob Philpott
Staff Writer

The Office of Housing and Residential Life and ASF found a way to eliminate quarters for the laundry room.

Instead of lugging around a sack of change, students can save cash onto a pre-paid laundry card.

“It has been nice not having to worry about saving a lot of quarters,” said senior Dan Miyashiro.

Housing has installed a card machine in the Oaks B-bottom that allows students to put cash on their card, which will be automatically deducted when they do laundry.

Students can use their card in any of the laundry rooms on campus.

Most students seem to appreciate the benefits of not having to save their quarters, but a few have also managed to find some problems with the new system.

One student complained about the location of the card machine because the Oaks B­-bottom closes at 10:45 p.m.

“The new system has made it more of a hassle to do laundry. Why couldn’t they put the card machine in a different area,” said senior Cambria Smith.

Another student complaint has to do with the fact that the cards require users to purchase a minimum of five dollars worth of credit on their card.

Still others are concerned with what happens if they lose their cards.

“There is a good system that we have worked out so far and if a student does lose a card, we have a temporary card they can use until they are reimbursed,” said Veronica Ramirez, assistant director of housing.

The Housing Office is aware of the complaints coming from the students about the new system.

The reason there is a minimum cost for the cards was because Webb Services, the card machine provider, claims that the majority of the students would be doing more than one load at a time.

The machine is located in the Oaks B-bottom is because Webb Services required a highly secure area in order for them to agree to provide the machine.

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