Missed Connections

Back when I was a "traditional" student, the beginning of each school term meant tedious visits to a range of administrative offices - the registrar, the bursar, financial aid and campus security.

Deep in the 21st century, registration and finance are handled via our modern electronic media, including the wondrous Fax Machine. (I am poking fun at low-tech community college - But still! This is more technology than the old days of registering by 'automated' phone system, or paying tuition in person!)

This year, a personal, in-the-flesh trip to the Campus Security office is still required for the acquisition of a student I.D., which my new school refers to bizarrely as a "Colleague I.D." (I pray that is not merely a pervasive misspelling of College.) Campus Security also confers a parking tag during the same visit, a gesture of noteworthy efficiency, in my opinion.