Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

U-Pass program speeding along

Monday, January 14, 2002

CHRIS HAVENS

Discussion of the U-Pass program that allows free rides on local mass transit for any student or employee at University of Minnesota Duluth, the College of St. Scholastica or Lake Superior College. They just need to show a valid college ID card.

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