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Distributing 24,000 new ID cards in less than a month is no easy task, and students and administrators should look to the distribution process as a fine example of a large-scale operation that did not strangle itself in red tape and employ a similar spirit of efficiency in the coming project to extend Flex into the community.

Columbia is set to distribute new identification cards to students, faculty, administrators, and staff over the next two weeks.

Starting as early as next semester, Columbia students may be able to use Flex points at local businesses to pay for food off campus.

The University must ensure that its distribution process of its new IDs has a minimal impact on students' daily lives.