Goshen College’s sustainability department recently expanded its composting initiative to the Octavio Romero Student Apartments. After a handful of apartments started a trial run of the program in February,  a communicator announcement was released on March 26 inviting all other apartments to participate. Composting has already been made accessible at East Hall, the Good Library, Java Junction, the Science Building, Howell House and the Administration Building.  As of now, four apartments are a part of this new installed system. Kevin Liddell, a senior physics major, started the initiative in his residence. “The earth as a whole gives us everything, and...

By Igor Sapucaia • April 3, 2025 • News

Since Dan Barwick, the sustainability coordinator at Goshen College, was hired in September 2023, faculty, students and staff have awaited a composting system. When looking for a new coordinator in the area, the hiring committee made clear their idea to have Barwick as the person responsible for overall composting on campus. However, it was not until the spring semester of this year that Barwick started the sustainability project.  Barwick stated that the school’s primary thought was composting everything, back when the cafeteria was reestablished in the Union Building, but the volume of the materials that were to be composted was...

By Igor Sapucaia • November 21, 2024 • News