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Harvard has a new, high technology ID card with your name on it

But, mommy, how do I carry it around?

Harvard decided the old card wasn't good enough and has a new one with two stripes. The new card comes with all sorts of warnings, reminding us that Harvard really made its name from its Law school.I do what a lot of other people do which is to attach it to a lanyard. Our lab has a stock of those rubber grip lanyard so that shouldn't damage this card right? Well, be that as it may, this two stripe thing isn't going to work out.Attaching the lanyard to the middle of the card does not allow proper clearance for both strips and of course attaching the lanyard on one side means you have to detach for the other side.
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