In an 88-percent favorable passage, Student Government recently approved a resolution to urge University Auxiliary Services to add a TigerCASH kiosk near The 5 dining hall.
In recent weeks, SG and the Tiger Card Office have been discussing the feasibility of purchasing additional kiosks.
Mallory Martin, mass communication freshman, and Tyler Loga, mass communication sophomore, said as SG senators in the University Center for Freshmen Year they hope to take an active role in helping freshman who need access to convert cash into TigerCASH during late hours.
At this time, the University only has four TigerCASH kiosks, stationed at the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, Middleton Library, the Student Union and Patrick F. Taylor Hall. 
Loga said he and Stephen Barr, assistant director of the Tiger Card Office, discussed prices on Oct. 4 for TigerCASH kiosks, which range anywhere from $8,000 to $25,000 with wiring costs included.
Loga said to his knowledge University Auxiliary Services is currently looking into the feasibility of purchasing a new kiosk in the near future.
Ideally, Martin said SG plans to place another kiosk near The 459 Commons dining hall if Auxiliary Services grants them two kiosks, but it’s too early to tell if acquiring both kiosks would be possible.
“We want to cater to both the east and west sides of campus,” Martin said.
The initiative to add a kiosk stemmed from students’ requests for coin machines in residential areas, Martin said.
“Students in [residential] halls need coins to wash clothes,” she said.
During the spring semester, SG passed an initiative to request the University to add coin machines near residence halls, but the legislation was turned down by University officials who urged the use of TigerCASH. In order to accommodate the University’s preference, SG passed another initiative to request the University to add TigerCASH kiosks to each residential area.
Due to heavy expenses, SG was forced to settle for the addition of one kiosk, which they hope to place near The 5 dining hall in order to cater to students on the west side of campus, including residents at the Pentagon, Kirby-Smith and the West Campus Apartments, Martin said.
Loga said he believes routine maintenance of the kiosks will be the Tiger Card Office’s main concern with the additional kiosk.
“Mr. Barr seemed genuinely excited about the idea,” Loga said. “He said he would get opinions from others in the [Tiger Card] Office and relay his results back to SG as soon as he