At a recent meeting about closing the Goshen College swimming pool, a college administrator asked, “Why should GC be responsible for the community?” The pedestrian tunnel currently being placed under the railroad tracks, which bisect the campus, speaks directly to that point. With the active support of the city of Goshen more than $1.8 million in federal and state grants (taxpayer money) are being used to construct this tunnel, dramatically improving safety for students, instructors and college employees.
In addition to students and faculty, some of those dreading the pool’s closing are alumni and retired instructors of GC. Many are older citizens who rely on the pool and water aerobics classes to maintain health. For some there will be no alternative. Yet the college administration has failed to cooperate well with those who are trying to find a feasible way to keep the pool going.
It appears that the administration’s intention is to tear out the pool and use the space for an additional weight room in hopes of making the college more attractive to prospective students, specifically athletes. It is difficult to imagine that an ill-conceived plan such as that would actually bring in more freshmen than it would turn away. Goshen College, as well as the community of Goshen, will be noticeably worse off if these plans are carried out.
— Ted Yost
Goshen
Letters to the Editor
College should work with community to keep pool open
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Why do immigrants come to the U.S. illegally?
With the current increased interest in fixing our broken immigration system both political parties are putting forth legislation.
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Safety along C.R. 35 is a concern
This letter is meant to bring awareness and hopefully corrections in regard to C.R. 35 in Elkhart County. Something needs to be done immediately to enforce the laws pertaining to the use of C.R. 35.
- Emphasis on gun control makes you wonder
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Goshen should stick with ‘Redskins’
I must respond to the letter to the editor from Mr. Ron Chupp (The Goshen News, May 9). What’s in a name, Mr. Chupp? I too have a Native American heritage, and for some reason, I am not offended by the term Redskins, or brown skins or any other color of skins.
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More important issues than a nickname
I would like to, in the most respectful way possible, respond to Mr. Chupp’s letter (The Goshen News, May 9) regarding the ongoing debate over the term “Redskins” being used as the nickname and mascot for the Goshen school system.
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There is hope through God
May I share what happened to me after praying about the issue of whether to have guns carried by school authorities at Goshen High School. While calling out to God, my question was: Why have we as a nation come to trusting in government agencies, such as Homeland Security, rather than obeying the Constitution in what you have declared through our forefathers?
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Sheriff has this reader's support
This letter is in defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and in response to Shari Mellin’s letter (The Goshen News, May 8) about Sheriff Brad Rogers not obeying the laws related to anti-gun legislation
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‘Redskins’ nickname is offensive
The question posed (in the May 5 edition) was, “What’s in a Name?” In the case of the GHS (Redskins) mascot, it is insult, degradation, racism, and an ongoing slap-in-the face reminder of the disgusting manner in which my Native American ancestors were treated by Europeans.
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Millrace projects threaten a Goshen gem
The city of Goshen is in the 11th hour for the five Redevelopment Commission members to hear the voices of its residents concerning the millrace redevelopment proposals at its next meeting at 4 p.m. on May 14.
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We don’t need a community center
We want to keep this short and to the point. We keep reading articles and letters in the papers about the proposed community center in Goshen. Our question is why?
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