After years of complaints about flimsy, single-sheet tissues in Sacramento State bathrooms, the University has decided to provide all campus restrooms with the latest innovation in the paper industry ? rolled toilet paper.

The change is expected to occur in early December, said Matthew Altier, associate vice president of Facilities Management. The decision came after several years of complaints by faculty and staff about the old paper.

“When I first got hired here in July, I asked faculty and staff what they wanted, and a lot of them said they wanted to see the toilet paper improved,” Altier said. “Apparently, it was a big concern.”

The University had been hesitant in previous years to make the change due to budget constraints, but Altier said the money is now available to complete the switch. The approximate cost of the switch is still unknown, since the contract to provide new dispensers and paper is still open to bidding.

“We are waiting to see which company can give us the best deal,” Altier said. “It should not be any higher than the current cost.”

“We go through lots of toilet paper on campus, so you can only imagine the vendors and the competition to get the Sac State contract. The larger the contract, the better of a deal the school will get,” Altier said.

Faculty Senate Chair Bob Buckley said the decision to upgrade the campus toilet paper situation was a long time coming.

“There are some countries in Europe that have toilet paper like ours,” Buckley said. “This has been an ongoing issue with all the colleges.”

As much as it is a concern among faculty members, some students aren?t as tuned in to the controversy over squares and rolls of toilet paper.

“I?ve personally never noticed it before, but I would stick to rolls,” said junior Kevin Tracy. “It?s funny that the school?s biggest concern is what we wipe our ass with.”

The toilet paper controversy had been an issue on the Associated Students, Inc. agenda in past years, but was never passed, said ASI Chair of Student Relations Janus Norman. Now that a decision has been made, however, ASI is getting behind the switch to rolled toilet paper.

“The ASI Board is in support of rolls,” Norman said. “Preferably the soft, two-ply, quilted kind.”

Altier, who was hired in July, said the popularity of the decision to switch to rolls might be something that follows him for years to come.

“My legacy will be toilet paper,” he said.