Beginning this semester, a new system was put in place to allow students to print out assignments and other school-related content.
The new system, known as “LakerPrint,” is meant to encourage an environmentally friendly and convenient method of printing to replace the previous system, according to the Oswego State website.
The LakerPrint system, introduced in the spring semester, allows students to forward their documents to a cloud server and print them out at one of the various LakerPrint stations. Students now must upload documents to the LakerPrint server and then either swipe their student ID card or sign in at a compatible printer within 48 hours.
Students are limited in how much they can print, with each student allowed to print up to 500 pages per school year, which translates to $75 per semester.
“Costs of black and white documents are $0.15 per sheet of paper (whether single or double-sided) and $0.90 per sheet for color documents (whether single or double-sided). When you look at your balance, it will now show a monetary balance based off the $75 allocation and the cost of the printed documents,” according to the Oswego State website.
“I think there’s a bit of confusion at this point; [students are] not used to it,” said Morgan Bond, a Penfield Library staff member. “Faculty and staff have [been much more] receptive.”
However, she sees the system as a net positive for SUNY Oswego students, based on the environmental benefit and the potential for faster workflow from printer to student.
“Once they realize they have to print in advance, they’ll see that it’s very beneficial to be able to set it up,” Bond said. “You just come in and print. Also, it’s more environmentally friendly since we aren’t printing cover pages anymore.”
Psychology sophomore Alexis Rivera helps students with the system through her job as a desk attendant. She said that while there were no harsh implications for students with the system so far, the reliance on another person for printing could be irritating in the future.
“You kind of have to rely on somebody else since the printer is behind the desk,” Rivera said. “All I have to do is swipe the card to print it, but you still rely on somebody else to make sure you’re printing everything you want printed.”
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Kassadee Paulo | The Oswegonian
