TrinTalk

Got some laundry to do, but no Bantam Bucks to do it? Unfortunately, the new laundry machines increased the price by less than $0.25 this year, meaning that all laundry has to be done using Bantam Bucks. Already people are starting to use the new washers and dryers and quickly realizing that they either put no money into their accounts at the begining of the year, or that they simply didn’t have any left after the summer. After talking to some of my friends I realized that not everyone knows exactly how to refill their Bantam Bucks, and a lot of people don’t know they can do it instantly from their room.

“The old fashion” way is to visit one of the omnious black boxes you can find in Mather (in the back near the elevator on the top floor) and at Campus Safety. There you can deposite cash directly into your account and be good to go.

The quicker way is to visit TCommerce, login, and then visit the “My Accounts” tab. From here you simply need to click on the Bantam Bucks link, fill out the form and wait for the credit card to go through and you have instant access to the amount specified.

Student Government Association President Nathan Kirschbaum sent a global e-mail outlining the changes to the laundry system for this year. I’ll be the first to say, things seem to be much better juding by what the e-mail said. Highlights include a text message being sent when laundry is finished, eliminating the possibility that someone should forget that laundry takes around 30 minuets, not 24 hours. More good news came in the form of an ongoing effort to make the laundry services on campus “greener,” helping to reduce the overall carbon footprint of the school.

All of this means a price increase, of course, but due to it being less than $0.25 the machines will no longer accept quarters, just Bantam Bucks.