Menlo College Needs Better Student ID

By Amy Takano
Oak Staff  

Every student no matter what school you go to has a student ID. A good Student ID should include your name, expiration date, and student identification number.

Student IDs can be used for a lot of things. There are many student discount deals for restaurants, movie theaters, hair salons etc. But the Menlo College student ID often doesn’t meet the standards to get these discounts. The school ID lacks in design, quality and information of each students.

Kevin Tso, a junior at Menlo College says, “When I went to get a haircut in Menlo Park, they did not accept my student ID because it did not prove that I was a current student.”  Some college alumni use their old student ID to get a discount. The Menlo ID needs to show the expiration date of the card.

Menlo College offers “21+” events every now and then with free alcohol beverages. These events are exclusively for Menlo students who are legal to drink. Therefore, Menlo ID should show students’ birthday on the card.

The Menlo ID card is made of plain white cheap plastic that can be easily broken. It has a, low quality ink that fades over time. The school logo is too small. And the library code is taped on the back of the card. 

Menlo College was recently rated as Best in the West by The Princeton Review, a nationally recognized education service company. Menlo has been making its notable progress and becoming respected business school in the United States. With such a great school, should come with good Student ID. Other universities and college student IDs have beautiful pictures of campus, or school mascot, or at least much better design than Menlo IDs.

Menlo Students deserve better ID card to show the pride of being part of Menlo College.