Dear West Chester,
As the semester draws closer to the end, The Quad continues its exciting transition period of hiring new staff and preparing for another busy semester in the spring. As always, I’m excited to hear the new, fresh ideas that new staff have to offer as our organization continues to expand.
First, I want to introduce our new multimedia team: John Delaney, our multimedia editor, and Madison Starinieri, our new assistant multimedia editor. Jeff Babcock will join our team with a recently added assistant sports editor position, and Juliana McKee will move from her copy editor position to serving as our online editor. In the next few weeks, we will hire a new features editor and a new copy editor to join our ever-growing newsroom team.
Having the skills to complete a job is important. But when it comes down to the last few weeks of the semester and everybody is dragging their feet trying to get by, it’s the passion and dedication to what they love that keeps everyone going. I’ve always valued being surrounded by people who are passionate about what they do. Passion and excitement bring color into the lives around everybody else. I love watching that blossom more than almost anything else, especially at The Quad where it shows each and every week.
To put it simply, we live in strange, confusing times. It’s more important than ever to find something to be happy about, when happiness often feels so fleeting everywhere else.
The semester is almost over, West Chester. Stay strong.
Sincerely,
Samantha Walsh