Word: ids
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard ID is an often overlooked but essential mark of studenthood and privilege. The cards have been around for at least the last four decades, and were most likely in use during the World War I and II. With the advent of the magnetic stripe and the electronic card card-reader, the humble ID card has been transformed into the powerful and ubiquitous "Swipey Card," allowing Harvard students to access every manner of building, library, photocopier and snack food with a simple swipe. FM recently spoke with Dave Wamback, of Harvard University Identification and Data Services, who explained the complexity...
...Unless you have it changed, the ID picture you had taken as a freshman will remain your ID picture throughout your time at Harvard. ID and Data Services (340 Holyoke Center, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday to Friday, 495-3322) will take a new picture for you free of charge. You're always welcome but to avoid waiting in line, it's best not to come in during registration season...
...lost card replacement or the annual replacement, will automatically include the new image as will any facebook created subsequently. Immediate replacements cost $5, but if your current photo is unrecognizable, they'll replace your card for free. If you're one of those people who thinks their ID picture is one of the best they've ever had taken (and we know several), you can get your very own copy in a wide variety of digital image formats (JPEG, GIF, Targa, PCX, BMP or TIFF), or you can have the ID folks print you a copy. It will...
...acceptable drinking behavior. A student who says his father is an alcoholic doesn't worry about his own drinking because "I don't drink when others don't drink. If you drink by yourself, that's different." He has no problem finding drinking buddies. Even without a fake ID, it's not hard to get cigarettes or a six-pack. "Everybody has older siblings, and everybody has older friends, so they can go and get it for them," says Detective Dave Dreher...
...when there wouldn't be any witnesses," says Ken Winingham, who teaches psychology. "Our school is wide open at night. If you want to plant a bomb here, you can." But the team can't agree on any new restrictions on access. They suggest the school install a caller-ID system, but principal Voss says it would cost "a full teacher's salary for a year...