Trojan ID cards redeisnged after 21 years

Troy’s Student Government Association (SGA) revealed the roll-out plan for a change in the design of the Trojan ID cards that was announced earlier this month. 

On April 1, students voted between three different options for the new design of their Trojan ID cards. A week later, SGA newly welcomed Chris Hood as president, and he told the Tropolitan that the organization had a plan in place for the new IDs. 

“It seemed a lot of students were, sort of, in favor of it,” Hood said. “Our old ID card design – we've had it since 2005 – and I was born in 2005 so it’s a little bit old. 

“I think it was just keeping up with our modernization of Troy University as we’re moving into a new marketing campaign and a new direction.” 

The new design will officially be implemented next fall semester, as incoming freshmen at IMPACT over the summer will receive the first new cards. Current cards will still work, but students will still have the opportunity to update their cards by visiting Shackelford Hall, though there will be a $15 fee for the upgrade.  

One student said updating the cards’ design was a good idea, but having to pay a fee made it a little less interesting to him. 

“It’s cool; I don’t know if it’s necessarily needed though; I probably wouldn’t pay $15 for it,” said Sean Huff, a freshman environmental science major from Raleigh, North Carolina. “If it was like five or less[dollars] maybe, but in a perfect world it'd be free 

“I just don't think it's that big of a change for 15 bucks.” 

Layton Grantham, a junior exercise science major from Troy, Alabama, felt similarly about the change. 

“It's fine,” Grantham said. “I mean, I'm not going to want a new one, but if you do, I mean, I get it.  

 “I think everything is fine the way it is, so I don’t really care about getting a new one. The card works just fine and you don’t really look at it unless you’re using it.” 

Kayla Burrell, a junior exercise science major from Prattville, Alabama, said that being an upperclassman made the change a lot less interesting for her because she’d be paying a fee for a change she’d see for less than a year. She does, however, think that change is important, even in the little things. 

“I probably wouldn't switch it just because there's like no point, but I guess it’s cool for the freshman – something new that nobody else has,” Burrell said. “Changing things is a part of life, so making a new design totally makes sense.” 

According to Hood, the SGA is hoping to get the fees waived by the university, but nothing is set in stone at this time.