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TINA ABRAMS WELCOME EDITION

Husky Card: This plastic really can save your life

What is it? It’s not just a piece of identification with your glorious picture tacked on it. The Husky Card gives you access to everything from food to public transportation. It’s the ticket to getting Mom and Dad to pay for just about anything without realizing it all. It gets you a roof over your head when the rain is pouring and an entire football field to play on when the sun is shinning. How can one little bit of plastic lead to so much greatness? Check it out: The set-up The Husky Card has three basic purposes: identification, funds (dining account/cash card) and transit pass. Identification

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fields. For a more mellow activity, the saunas and smoothie bar are just as pleasurable. The artistic aficionado will be sure to indulge in the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum — free with Husky Card. It also provides discounts at the UW Arts ticket office, in addition to activities on campus like cheap driving range deals for golfers and $4 canoe and kayak rentals at the Waterfront Activities Center. Dining account The most necessary aspect of the Husky Card lies in its ability to be used as your personal cash card. When signing up for the residence halls, you will most likely purchase a meal plan that is charged quarterly with tuition and housing to your dining account. This is considered “free” food, since financial aid and Mom and Dad tend to pick up the bill. It gives lucky cardholders food at all of the on-campus dining halls, including 1101 Café, By George and the HUB. The cash card can also be used at on-campus convenient stores for basic amenities like school supplies. Tully’s is also all over campus, so you might expect to drink a minimum of one latte per day. Cash card Say hello to the over-protective parents’ nightmare — the laundry account. It’s supposed to be for laundry: $1 to wash and $1 to dry. However, parents (or anyone else for that matter) can put money

into this account knowing it can only be used at select locations. This includes: • The University Book Store, which has more than just books — you can ﬁnd a variety of essentials from books to art supplies, from Husky gear to electronic goods • UW Newsstands, which are a good deal for cheap lunches • Select restaurants such as University Teriyaki and Café on the Ave. • Safeway, for everything from candy and makeup to cigarettes and beer — if you happen to be of age, of course. Transit pass All it will take is one urge to get some dorm-decorating materials at Target or a need for a night on the town before realizing your car was forced to stay at home. Fear not, the Husky Card doubles as a fantastic transit pass called the U PASS. It acts as a bus pass that will get you anywhere in Seattle, at any time of day or night for most routes. But that’s not all. The UPASS also works for: • Sound Transit, to get to almost anywhere in the Puget Sound area • Sounder commuter trains — Tacoma to Seattle in 45 minutes ﬂat • Night Ride shuttle, getting you home safely and keeping those purse-snatchers away • Cheaper rates on Vanpools and carpool parking on campus • Waived Flexcar application fee and hourly rates

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Students must be able to show their Husky Cards to get access to the residence halls, libraries (after hours), campus events and all the usual — yet important — educational necessities. But the Husky Card doesn’t stop there. The ID gives students access to the UW’s state-of-the-art fitness center, the Intramural Activities Center (IMA), an athlete’s dream come true. The IMA includes an entire floor of basketball courts, cardio and weight lifting rooms on three floors, swimming pools, a full-size indoor track and plenty of outdoor

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