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Issue date: 9/4/07 Section: Op-Ed
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The typical disbelief that summer has come to an abrupt halt has probably hit everybody by now. If it hasn't, and you are still living as if it is summer, The Quad-regretfully-has the following reminder for you:
It is no longer summer. Wake up and go to class.
There is a lot to look forward to this semester and this academic year. There is a lot going on. There is a lot to write about, and because this is a student newspaper, we want you to write it.
2007 marks the 75th year that a student-run newspaper has existed on this campus, but this fall semester is the 75th anniversary of that existence. It was on October 21, 1932 that Alvin B. Sweet, as Editor-in-Chief, printed four question marks on the top of a four page introductory issue and solicited the students of the West Chester State Teachers College for potential names. The second issue, printed on November 4, 1932, was named Quad Angles, and lead with the front-page headline, "PRESIDENT GIVES ANNUAL RECEPTION."
This semester, we will honor our predecessor by publishing original layout from 1932. We will also celebrate 75 years, by awarding 12 $75 gift cards to readers of The Quad. Seventy-five dollars will be awarded to one student selected at random each week seen by an editor carrying The Quad. We have gift cards for Best Buy, Amazon.com, Iron Hill Brewery and more; so remember to pick up your copy each week and know what's on the front page, because you can't win without proof that you have at least read the first page.
Last semester, our editorials tackled issues ranging from campus security following the Virginia Tech tragedy to our sole foodservice provider, Aramark to sidewalk drawings scribed by our own faculty members around campus. This semester, and for many more to come, we look to represent you in our editorials. This is the student newspaper and the editorial should represent as many students as possible. We hope to represent your sentiments, but if we don't, let us know - it's the only way we will ever change.
It is no longer summer. Wake up and go to class.
There is a lot to look forward to this semester and this academic year. There is a lot going on. There is a lot to write about, and because this is a student newspaper, we want you to write it.
2007 marks the 75th year that a student-run newspaper has existed on this campus, but this fall semester is the 75th anniversary of that existence. It was on October 21, 1932 that Alvin B. Sweet, as Editor-in-Chief, printed four question marks on the top of a four page introductory issue and solicited the students of the West Chester State Teachers College for potential names. The second issue, printed on November 4, 1932, was named Quad Angles, and lead with the front-page headline, "PRESIDENT GIVES ANNUAL RECEPTION."
This semester, we will honor our predecessor by publishing original layout from 1932. We will also celebrate 75 years, by awarding 12 $75 gift cards to readers of The Quad. Seventy-five dollars will be awarded to one student selected at random each week seen by an editor carrying The Quad. We have gift cards for Best Buy, Amazon.com, Iron Hill Brewery and more; so remember to pick up your copy each week and know what's on the front page, because you can't win without proof that you have at least read the first page.
Last semester, our editorials tackled issues ranging from campus security following the Virginia Tech tragedy to our sole foodservice provider, Aramark to sidewalk drawings scribed by our own faculty members around campus. This semester, and for many more to come, we look to represent you in our editorials. This is the student newspaper and the editorial should represent as many students as possible. We hope to represent your sentiments, but if we don't, let us know - it's the only way we will ever change.
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