I am writing this letter anonymously because I, like most people, do not want to be identified publicly with this issue: there’s a serious problem at WCU, caused by the WCU administration. In an apparent ill-thought-out effort to save money, WCU has ridiculously replaced paper towels in restrooms with blow dryers: 1.

I would like to thank all of the wonderful writers and readers of the op-ed section over the 2011-2012 year for all of your hard work, dedication, and support. It has been a great privilege to be the Op-ed Editor for the past 20 issues. Throughout that time, the op-ed section has definitely grown.

I still cannot understand the high price for an official transcript. 7 dollars, really? What is with that high price. Where does that even even go to? To pay the people doing the transcripts? Thats what they get their salary for. Making a PDF file does not warrant such a high price.

The newest fad in humanitarian aid these days is KONY 2012. This was a video made by Invisible Children, Inc. with the purpose of highlighting war criminal Joseph Kony. Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda whose numbers were full of child soldiers.

For the past 26 years the coordinator of LGBTQA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, allies) services has been one part of Dr. Jackie Hodes’ job , who is the assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Matthew Bricketto.

My name is Jack Barnett and I am the new Op-Ed editor of The Quad. This is an important duty and I plan on doing the best job I can. This requires hard work and ingenuity. I take on this responsibility with the reverence that The Quad deserves. The Op-Ed position is unique in the newspaper for it is about personal opinions.

I can vividly remember the celebratory last days of school in my K-12 years—the forgotten smell of fresh-cut grass while waiting for the school bus in the morning; the naked, thrilling sensation of getting on the bus without carrying a backpack because all that lay ahead was a day full of movies and games; finding month-old Christmas cards and valentines while cleaning out my desk; reminiscently signing yearbooks.

In December 2011, the West Chester University Children’s Center closed its doors, and our community lost a valuable resource and support for students, staff and faculty. For 26 years, the Center provided high quality, affordable and accessible child care and early education for the children of women and men who studied and worked at WCU.

The Golden Rams Society is a student-run group created to educate the current student body about the importance of being proud and involved future alumni. Whether a person becomes an active and involved alum is directly affected by their entire college experience.

This primary season has been a perfect Storm for Romney. There were countless things that had to go just right for Romney to win the nomination after Santorum’s early February surge. Romney won because he had incredibly good luck with delegate proportioning, primary (and caucus) timing, establishment support, and money, among other things.