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Claire Fenton, Weal Writer
The lineup at the Odyssey Coffeehouse may be shorter next year due to a new all-in-one card.
Introduced by SAITSA, the One Campus Card functions like a gift card. Students purchase credits on it at any SAITSA location and use it like a debit card. There is no transaction fee, and any money placed on the card will carry over into the following semesters.
SAITSA General Manager Michael Stickney said the idea behind the card is all for student convenience and can be used at the Gateway, Sensations and Sensations Express, Student Services Centre, SAITSA Seconds Used Bookstore and the Odyssey Coffeehouse.
Stickney said SAITSA will be testing out the card at numerous locations this summer, and have a full launch in August to new residence students. Stickney said he hopes the card becomes part of every student’s wallet.
First-year Medical Radiological Technology student Diandra Novick said she sees the benefit in getting the card.
“It’s a super convenient way of never carrying cash around,” Novick said. “(It’s) a little more secure than not having cash on you (and) a little less chance of losing it.”
Sarah Scott, a first-year RTBN student, doesn’t see the point as she believes most students go off campus for food.
“I think personally the new (card) is kind of a waste, it is spending money on money,” Scott said. “It would be like a debit or visa…and they work enough already. If (there was) a card that went with other companies, stores, restaurants, cafes and what not in Calgary that gave a certain discount at each place, that would be a lot better.”
The card will be available in September.