Comments on: Re-use WMU’s priceless historic buildings http://www.westernherald.com/opinion/re-use-wmu%e2%80%99s-priceless-historic-buildings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=re-use-wmu%25e2%2580%2599s-priceless-historic-buildings Western Herald Online News Service Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Chris Vogtmann http://www.westernherald.com/opinion/re-use-wmu%e2%80%99s-priceless-historic-buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-22074 Chris Vogtmann Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:33:56 +0000 http://www.westernherald.com/?p=14585#comment-22074 I really believe that Western's Administration really actually wants to revitalize East Campus. I just recently asked about fixing East Campus compared to the new apartments at the WMU Master Plan meeting. The answer i was given was that for the same price to build the new apartments they could probably have renovated (i believe he said Vandercook). The problem is that they would have 1/3 the rooms available about 100 compared to a little over 300 if i remember the Apartment presentation. This means that it would take 3x as long to pay off the the renovation. The money going to build the apartments is from bonds they plan on selling (again if i remember the apartment presentation at the WSA meeting) and im not sure how the whole bond thing would work out with it taking 3 times longer to pay off. The good thing is that the apartments will be paid for outside of university funds but the sad thing is that East Campus is still not being used… To fix East Campus would be a heavy cost on the students that the administration just doesn't want to pass on to them. It is sad that the area isnt being fixed right now but there is nothing Western can do with getting less and less money even tho inflation is going up.. i do agree that it is sad and i really wish a fix could be found... I really believe that Western’s Administration really actually wants to revitalize East Campus. I just recently asked about fixing East Campus compared to the new apartments at the WMU Master Plan meeting. The answer i was given was that for the same price to build the new apartments they could probably have renovated (i believe he said Vandercook). The problem is that they would have 1/3 the rooms available about 100 compared to a little over 300 if i remember the Apartment presentation. This means that it would take 3x as long to pay off the the renovation. The money going to build the apartments is from bonds they plan on selling (again if i remember the apartment presentation at the WSA meeting) and im not sure how the whole bond thing would work out with it taking 3 times longer to pay off. The good thing is that the apartments will be paid for outside of university funds but the sad thing is that East Campus is still not being used…
To fix East Campus would be a heavy cost on the students that the administration just doesn’t want to pass on to them. It is sad that the area isnt being fixed right now but there is nothing Western can do with getting less and less money even tho inflation is going up..

i do agree that it is sad and i really wish a fix could be found…

]]> By: Gregory Moorehead http://www.westernherald.com/opinion/re-use-wmu%e2%80%99s-priceless-historic-buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-16687 Gregory Moorehead Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:59:24 +0000 http://www.westernherald.com/?p=14585#comment-16687 Great column Pam! It's ashame that WMU is so far behind the times in preserving its historic architecture, and creating a vibrant urban campus which could transform its students as well as the community. Great column Pam! It’s ashame that WMU is so far behind the times in preserving its historic architecture, and creating a vibrant urban campus which could transform its students as well as the community.

]]>