By Sam Mayfield · Contributing Writer
Grove City College is transitioning to a new digital form of physical authentication technology.
Digital Near Field Communication (NFC) on smartphones will replace physical proximity cards, which will be phased out by Oct. 5.
When the scanners in Chick-fil-A and other buildings changed to the rectangular scanners with a bar light, it meant that the college was preparing to change student IDs.
The Collegian heard complaints surface concerning longer scan times and difficulty in hearing the scanning sound, but these scanners are not the only recent hardware on campus that contains the new NFC technology.
Scanners outside of the library and dorms, and inside various buildings, use NFC technology as well. In fact, all scanners on campus can now read this new form of ID.
The main reason for the
