He added that the frequency most students use their cards makes them easy to misplace.
"It's a really easy thing to lose," Tepfer said. "You're whipping it out to go to the gym and to go into your dorm. It's easy to lose especially because it's a tiny plastic card."
Haaga said some individuals have lost their cards more than 20 times, racking up fees of at least $500. This can be deducted directly from the user's GWorld account.
Junior Ally Nicolosi said she has lost her card at least five times, costing no less than $125. The first time she lost it was in the period between Colonial Inauguration and the start of her freshman year.
She said everyone she knows has lost their card at least once. Nicolosi said she asked a GWorld representative about the actual cost of creating a new card, and she was told that it is much less than $25.
Ross said she thinks not waiving the fee for cards that are reported as stolen to UPD or to another police department may discourage people from reporting their card as stolen, causing a threat to the safety of the dorms.
"Having your card floating around can lead to security issues in the dorms," she said.
"It's just a small ID that is very easily misplaced. It can easily fall out of your pocket.
Even though students no longer save any money by reporting a stolen card, Haaga said students should report theft to UPD and suspend lost GWorld cards through the GWorld Web site.
"It's a really easy thing to lose," Tepfer said. "You're whipping it out to go to the gym and to go into your dorm. It's easy to lose especially because it's a tiny plastic card."
Haaga said some individuals have lost their cards more than 20 times, racking up fees of at least $500. This can be deducted directly from the user's GWorld account.
Junior Ally Nicolosi said she has lost her card at least five times, costing no less than $125. The first time she lost it was in the period between Colonial Inauguration and the start of her freshman year.
She said everyone she knows has lost their card at least once. Nicolosi said she asked a GWorld representative about the actual cost of creating a new card, and she was told that it is much less than $25.
Ross said she thinks not waiving the fee for cards that are reported as stolen to UPD or to another police department may discourage people from reporting their card as stolen, causing a threat to the safety of the dorms.
"Having your card floating around can lead to security issues in the dorms," she said.
"It's just a small ID that is very easily misplaced. It can easily fall out of your pocket.
Even though students no longer save any money by reporting a stolen card, Haaga said students should report theft to UPD and suspend lost GWorld cards through the GWorld Web site.
