Yesterday, an email was sent by from Student and Administrative services informing the Columbia community letting everyone know that there was going to be a new CUID design. The new CUID has a slightly bluer image of Alma Mater, darker blue type, and the giant, “Columbia University” has been replaced by navy text, which uses the university’s full name and is accompanied by a crown. The ID picture has also gotten smaller. The new ID is only for students on Morningside and Manhattanville campuses, and you only need a new one if you lose yours.
Upon reflection, the very, very minimal changes made to the card, while surely an attempt at font uniformity and branding, don’t go far enough. I think the following additions to the CUID would be fitting.
Give everybody PrezBo’s hair
Who wouldn’t want hair as perfectly coifed and dignified as Lee’s? It would be a nice touch if the ID office would hire somebody whose job it was to personally give every member of the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses their own head full of silvery locks.
