Horn field campus seeks a new housing facility
Andrew Walters
Issue date: 4/21/04 Section: News
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Peitzmeir spoke about the project at the Environmental Summit 2004. The summit was held Tuesday evening in Stipes Hall and a program titled "The Greening of WIU and Macomb" featured about a dozen guest speakers.
Peitzmeir said she hopes to have the structure built at Horn Field within the next five years. She said she would also like to construct a wind turbine as a source of power
"We are starting to take these first steps toward having a model and a place where people can come and learn about resource management," Peitzmeier said.
Though the new program is in its infancy, Peitzmeier said she remains hopeful that her request for $2 million in capital funds will come through. Should it be implemented, the alternative living and learning program would be the first of its kind at any university in the nation.
Recycling and its relationship to the university was also discussed during the program. Randy Smith, physical plant employee, said Western Illinois University is doing an acceptable job of recycling today, but more can be done in the future.
"For the most part with recycling, we have done a pretty good job," Smith said.
According to Smith, some of the recent improvements made by the university include the switch from residence halls burning garbage to compacting it for removal. He said he was also pleased to report that Western takes extra care to purchase products made from recycled materials when possible.
However, Smith said as much as 50 percent of the garbage strewn about the campus is recyclable materials such as bottles, cans and paper. He also expressed a desire to eliminate plastic foam trays from the cafeterias because they are not recyclable, though Smith did not expect that to happen very soon.
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