THE ISSUE: Housing and Residence Life started a new process for room assignments this semester that allows students to choose their dorm room and roommate without the middleman of HRL.
OUR VIEW: The new selection process for assigning rooms in dorms has run smoothly so far. HRL successfully removed the bureaucratic system of room assignments, and [...]

The Issue: Western’s dorms officially close at 6 p.m. Friday before spring break.
OUR VIEW: Dorms should stay open through Friday night and close on Saturday morning instead. Students who don’t have the time to prepare on Friday because of class, work or other activities will benefit from this later closing time.
Once spring break begins, not [...]

THE ISSUE: Dining Services has asked students to fill out a survey about their view of campus dining.
OUR VIEW: Students should use this survey as an opportunity to voice concerns about poor customer service and influence Aramark to implement higher standards at Western’s restaurants. Poor service reflects poorly on Western as a whole.
At about 6:30 [...]

In light of Athletics Director Wood Selig’s resignation, Western is in need of a new one.
After already replacing one important member of Western’s athletic community last fall — football Head Coach David Elson — avid Western sports fans might be feeling a little dreary about the current situation.
Selig said he was leaving Western for personal [...]