Lab will charge

paper fee
Starting Tuesday, printing in the EMU computer lab will cost 5 cents per sheet.
In the past, students could print as many pages as they wanted for free. But with paper usage rising 50 percent each year, the lab must begin charging students for the pages they print, EMU lab manager Amy McCoy said.
“The word got out that we were free,” she said.
McCoy said that the lab tried to get money from the technology fee fund — collected from students — but were denied at the meeting last spring. This left it no choice but to begin charging.
When students print at the lab, they will have to swipe their student ID before their print job is released. There are several locations where students can put Campus Cash on their cards. McCoy said they are also working on an online option for payment.
The lab also hopes that charging students to print will help reduce waste paper — which is already happening because of the card-swiping process.
“We’ve cut back on waste amazingly,” McCoy said.
McCoy said they are willing
to hear comments and suggestions from students at mccoy@oregon. uoregon.edu.

— Jody Burruss