Word: swipings
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...also devised a unique system for voting electronically. Students will swipe their ID cards through the same devices that are used to count student meals...
...There will be a second [card swiper] set up with a yes or no option, and you swipe your card," said Alexandra E. McNitt, project manager...
...have to make themselves a target of a crime by waiting for an opportunity to enter. Also, having access to any house at any time would allow students sensing themselves in a potentially dangerous situation to duck into a house for safety. Finally, students would be less likely to swipe a stranger into their own house, as they would realize that all Harvard undergraduates should be able to enter with their own cards...
Instead, each dining hall has card checkers--those usually forgotten men and women who swiftly grab our cards and, with one flick of the wrist, swipe them through the machine...
...checkers at Annenberg are known for their vigilance, but Gerolimatos even leaves her post sometimes when she wants to grab lunch herself. "When I let the students check their own card, they swipe it too fast," she complains, "and my computer starts to go a little crazy." Gerolimatos cheerfully greets each individual student, without having to cheat and peek at the names on the card. Unfortunately, few checkers have adopted this level of enthusiasm...