I read somewhere that the International Student ID card, which they pretty much give to anybody who asks for it, is not valid without a college ID. So I made sure to put my Johns Hopkins ID card in a special place for safekeeping. What usually happens when I do this is I lose the important item, and this time was no exception. Mind you I still have my 10-year-old Purdue ID, but I look like I am fresh out of high school on it. So I have been trying to figure out what I would do. Then, out of the blue, I got mail from Hopkins (to my old address), which contained a brand new Hopkins ID card. Never mind the fact that I graduated this spring, am not registered for any classes, and have not given them any money since last year. I have no idea why they randomly sent me a new card, but I will accept it as a good omen.