University Mini accepts J-CASH
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article reports on the University Mini-Mart’s decision to accept J-CASH and the program’s expansion off campus.
- The News-Letter reported that the University Mini-Mart at 3230 St. Paul St. began accepting J-CASH in response to student demand and hoped to increase convenience, interest and sales.
- The paper reported that 12 vendors joined J-CASH during the school year and that the mini-mart was the last to join; Student Council President Anuj Mittal said students had sought off-campus J-CASH for two years.
- The article says J-CASH, formerly called Debit Dollars, became more popular after staff and faculty gained access and its use expanded to vending machines, MegaBYTES and Levering Hall.
- The reporter writes that businesses must complete financial and legal contracts, open accounts and receive Student Advantage approval, while ID Card Service Director Michael Kendzejeski said a business could be operating within a week.
- The article adds that the businesses pay Student Advantage a 10% commission; manager Sam Hamideh said the mini-mart sold more than $200 in J-CASH on its first day but made a 2% profit after tax and commission.
- The News-Letter reported that Mittal said Student Council had asked Student Advantage to seek acceptance at Fells Point, the Inner Harbor and Charles Village, and that Student Council would help publicize J-CASH.