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Students face stiff penalties for sharing campus cards

Thursday, July 2, 2009 in News

You decided not to enroll for the summer term which means you’re also not eligible to use the university facilities, such as the school’s recreation center. What’s a student to do? Use a friend’s ID card to gain admission, of course. But at the University of Illinois, such usage could be expensive, both for the non-enrolled student and his friend.

The student’s I-card could be confiscated and both could be barred from the rec center for a period of time. When someone is found to be using another person’s i-card around campus on multiple occasions, a more severe penalty, such as school suspension, may result.


“The i-card is viewed as property of the University,” said a university spokesperson. “If someone is caught using one that is not their own, there will be disciplinary action that is taken.”

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