Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

Local business gives San Diego students more meal options

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

A local business is now offering an off campus meal plan for San Diego students, which provides them with a refillable debit card that can be used at 27 participating restaurants throughout the city, according The Daily Aztec.

Appropriately named San Diego Student Dollars, the program provides students with debit cards which enables students and parents to access an online account at any time to view balances, add money, or set up a direct deposit to take money straight from their bank account.


Members may choose from a variety of meal plans, based on their budget and eating habits. The company’s Web site lists five plans ranging from $98 to $1,372, which includes 14 to 196 meals per semester, respectively.

Plan members may dine in, take out or have food brought to their house or residence hall if the restaurant delivers. There are no cancellation or overdraft fees with the plan, and the money on the card does not expire.

Alcohol and tobacco purchases are prohibited, assuring parents that their money is being spent wisely, according to company officials.

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Lake Superior College (LSC) in Duluth, Minn. has launched a new official campus ID dubbed the LSCPlus Card, an all-in-one swipeable card for students.

The LSCPlus Card will work similar to a debit card, storing any remaining student loan balances and work study, student employment payments. The new cards will also be used for access to campus services and functions, granting students’ library privileges, and a free Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) bus pass.

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Fox News Business has taken a look at university IDs that also double as prepaid cards. Fox dubs the prepaid aspect as “the latest twist on a long tradition of college campus ID cards serving a dual financial purpose.”

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In an attempt to prevent students from sharing their ID cards in the cafeteria meal line, the University of Maine at Orono has deployed hand scanners.

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Personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students was inadvertently posted online by Valencia College in Orlando. The school has apologized for the mistake.

The information included the students’ names, addresses, dates of birth and student ID numbers but not their Social Security numbers or financial information.

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Washington D.C. high school and middle school students now need a DC One Card to ride the city’s transit system. The card is a single ID card that gives students access to most D.C. government programs and facilities, including recreation centers, libraries, and the Metro.

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Students at Park Hills, Mo.-based Mineral Area College will be receiving their financial aid refunds faster this year through a prepaid card issued by Central National Bank in Oklahoma.

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