“Not all of the colleges use contactless ID cards” is another non-excuse. Applying this battle-hardened system with nearly two decades of real-world use to the small environment of the Claremont Colleges is clearly possible and even practical. According to one statistic, 30 million FeliCa train passes are currently in daily use in Japan, and 95 percent of the eight million residents of Hong Kong use the FeliCa-based Octopus card on a daily basis to board buses, buy items and even enter their homes and workplaces. FeliCa contactless ID cards were conceived by Japan Railways East in 1987, and have seen extremely successful commercial use in both Japan and Hong Kong since 1997. “The technology is too new and untested” is definitely out. I can think of a few excuses, but none of them makes the least bit of sense. I really want to know the answer to that question. Why then, are we still using our ID’s magnetic strip to swipe our way into all buildings except ITS, and on every vending machine and point-of-sale terminal except for those in the library? Moreover-wouldn’t you know it-Pomona College, Scripps College, Harvey Mudd College and the Claremont University Consortium staff all have these sparkly, new, incredibly efficient IDs. A quick tap would maintain your book’s balance, get you your Coke, and allow everyone to eat at the Coop Fountain in time to get to the next event. What would fix all of these scenes almost instantaneously? A contactless ID card. The Coop Fountain is looking inviting, but the line is stuck because the cashier is trying desperately to read the last few electrons of magnetic charge off the stripe of someone’s ID card which has clearly seen the inside of a dryer too many times. 3) You missed breakfast and lunch, and are going to have to miss dinner. ![]() You swipe your card, already tasting the sweet syrup of a Coke, only to be assaulted by the dulcet tones of the worn-out reader signaling an error. A wild vending machine appears in your path, glimmering like an oasis in the desert. How the heck are you going to open the door to your dorm without dropping your dinner on the ground? 2) You’re parched. There’s a mentor session soon, and you’re trying to finish the reading by perching your book precariously on top of the green take-out container. ![]() Let me construct a few scenarios that I’m sure we’re all too familiar with in our daily lives.
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