The elevator in the Octavio Romero Apartments, the primary residential building for upperclassmen on campus, has seen an increase of issues in the last few months. In addition, Romero has seen an increase of fire alarms recently, leading to questions about the alarm system, and making students reluctant to leave the building when the alarm goes off.   Brian Mast, director of facilities, said that troubles with the Romero elevator began right before winter break. Mast said that within the past few months, there have been seven or eight reports of the elevator breaking down, with half of the outages being...

By Mackenzie P. Miller • February 20, 2025 • News

Goshen College Student Life started placing purple boxes in prominent places around campus in late October 2024, with the hope to improve accessibility of the college’s food pantry. Dash’s Mobile Cache is an extension of Dash’s Cache, a food pantry and free store for students located in the Student Life suite on the first floor of Wyse Hall. There are nine mobile caches around the GC campus, including in Newcomer, Romero Apartments and the Connector, which are the most frequented according to Patty Hartshorn, director of health and wellness and Title IX coordinator. “We want to help normalize the fact...

By Mackenzie P. Miller • January 23, 2025 • News

With West Lawn dining reopened,  the Leaf Raker has been able to return to its intended duties.  Ben Bontrager, vice president of finance and operations, explained, “The Leaf Raker offered a nice complement to Westlawn dining with great sandwich options off the grill, smoked meats prepared in-house by our own Jeremy Corson, and an assortment of other ‘comfort’ foods prepared to order.”  He also shared that it is a good quick service option as students are able to place orders and take their food to go. Additionally, the Leaf Raker serves coffee, Bontrager shared. “The Leaf Raker was also a...

By Annabelle Bartz • November 20, 2024 • News