[toldyou]

17 years ago, when my youngest was looking at colleges, we drove to see W&J. At that time, it had the reputation of producing more physicians and lawyers than any other college. My daughter wanted to be a physician.

While driving a few blocks from campus, it took me a few minutes to look around and tell her that she was not going tp college there. Every store was boarded up...graffiti everywhere. It was a dump!

[Eagles6]

It’s better than it was then, they’ve cleaned up downtown but you have roving bands from other neighbor hoods that swoop in to prey on the college kids. They have a pretty good idea who the perps are.

[Jimmy Valentine]

As an alum (Class of 1969) W&J is still a superior small college, with the highest ratio of teaching doctorates. They have a very strong pre-law and pre-med program. This is a school that atracts those of us in need of small college atmosphere and assistance from professors.

Washinton suffered from a delining economy during the waning of the steel and fabriation industries. Much retail business moved out to the suburbs.

Wash, Pa. is experiencing an economic re-birth due to the oil and gas boom and will recover I suggest.

As to this particular incident, it never would have happened in my day.This is the result of making allowanes for "special" people who do not fear retribution for even the most serious crimes. This has to (and will) change.