Author: Record Editors
Horoscopes 09.15.06
By Amy Campbell
CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22-JANUARY 19)
That’s right, I put Capricorn on top, because we‘re all goal
driven and what not. That and I like being able to find my
horoscope easily. Capricorn, dear fellow Capricorn, please,
please, please stop working so hard. I know that laying doom
and destruction upon all your fellow classmates makes an
excellent step ladder from corpses, but slow down and stop
to enjoy the mushrooms that sprout from all the fertilizer
you’re leaving behind. Don’t get so bogged down in work
that you can’t dig your way out of it. Let’s recreate, baby.
Also, you might have had a little fun last weekend, try not
to feel guilty about it, Antioch ain’t the Catholic church,
nor is it academic purgatory (unless you‘re a fifth year).
Tarot Card for this week: The Empress – in touch
with your own nature, but more in control than subject
to it. You have a wealth of knowledge and tend to
use it for everyone’s benefit, but only if they ask for it.
AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 18)
Dammit Aquarius, why can’t you get your life together? This
week might start with a surprise, hopefully it isn’t waking up
to an unexpected bed partner. Although your outlook for a
tasty fling is possible, but you may want to take a page from
Capricorn and plan for these things. You’ll be more productive
in the middle of the week than at the beginning or the end,
probably because of your hormones. Buy yourself a day planner
and stick to it. I know you’re an air sign, as crazy as that is
being a WATER-bearer, but it’s no excuse – do your homework.
Tarot Card for this week: The Moon – been distracted much?
Stop howling at the moon or those lobsters will bite your ass
and you’ll never get where you’re going. No really. Lobsters.
Big ones. I bought ten of them and I know where you live.
PISCES (FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 20)
Okay Pisces, I know you had a bad time this summer, but
get out there and meet some people! You’re a first year,
or you’re an upperclassman who hasn’t met the ass-ton of
first years on campus yet. No whining about how hard it is
to make friends. Maybe if you turn up the charm that we
all know you have you’ll make some new friends to make
up for the hard time you’ve been having with your social
life recently. Blah, blah, blah, is all I hear, stop shouting at
the paper, it cares as much as I do. You’ll thank me later.
PS: Potential cuddling, snuggling, and nuzzling
if that’s a motivator for you.
Tarot Card for this week: The Hierophant
– you’re so far away on that throne. Why don’t you
step down and join the rest of us for awhile?
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)
Aries, you’re such a speed demon, but this week you’ll be
slowed down a bit. Don’t worry, this is temporary and pace
will pick up again in a few days. In the meantime you should
be gathering your thoughts, maybe put that cell phone down
and go out and enjoy the weather. Try not to get too caught up
looking ahead, you’ll miss something in the present that will be
worth catching. If you get offended this week, you’re probably
over-reacting a bit. Take the time to sit down with whoever
offended you and have a <3 to <3. Chances are they didn’t mean
it the way it came out, especially if it’s an overloud Capricorn.
Tarot Card for this week: The Fool - You’re too busy looking
up where it’ll do you no good. Take a look around and start
noticing what’s going on around you and your immediate
future rather than way off in space. Trust me, the next step is a
doozy, you’ll need to be prepared for it, but you’re not going
to know what to do if you don’t know what’s going on now.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)
It’s all about money, and how you don’t know how to spend
it properly. You’ll probably get a wad of cash from your parents
and blow it on something frivolous. And you know what,
that’s okay. Depending on what it is. Try to make purchases
that will last, that way if you regret it later you can always Ebay
it. If you haven’t picked up a FWSP or IWSP job yet, now
might be the time. I hear rumor they need a couple of down
to earth people in housing and the bookstore, but that’s only
from a little genie who floats around campus so don’t quote
me on that one. Buying a Capricorn a drink at a party is always
a fruitful investment, unless they have a Virgo Ascendant.
You may also seem a little homesick and stuck right now. Tough
it out, it’ll get better, and if not you can always transfer next term.
Tarot Card for this week: Eight of
Swords - help, help, I’m being oppressed!
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 21)
I was given permission by the editors to be outright mean to
Gemini’s in writing my horoscopes. Unfortunately, you guys
have it pretty good this week. You need to stop feeding the
rumor mill though, it has enough help without you. Do us all a
favor and keep your lips closed until you’re sure about what’s
going on. This isn’t to say you should be social, in fact social
interactions are pretty beneficial this week. Just ask for clarification
rather than running around spouting stuff you don’t know
anything about. Take some time to get to know a stranger, and
I don’t mean in the carnal sense, unless that floats your boat.
Tarot Card for this week: Two of Pentacles - what personality do
I want to present to the world today and how will I get away with
having multiple personalities? Get real, Gemini. No, I mean it.
CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 22)
Are we thinking about dropping out, becoming an alcoholic,
changing majors (again), transferring, dropping a class, taking
an academic leave? Yes, we are, Cancer. Don’t worry, I
don’t think less of you. You’ve had a little help in this area.
You’ve been talking to embittered fourth years again. Try
not to let their opinion influence you too much. You’ll have
enough trouble trying to sort out what you actually want to
do, both in the near future and in your life in general. Now
might not be the time to take advice from other people,
unless maybe it’s your academic advisor. Remember, nobody
likes a quitter, especially if you don’t give two weeks notice.
Tarot Card for this week: Page of Pentacles (reversed)
- things are more complicated than they appear, especially
the transfer process. Think about what you really
want to do before acting rashly (and about that rash…ew).
LEO (JULY 23-AUGUST 22)
Blah, blah, blah. Yes we all know how important you
think you are, Leo. But really, once you shave off that
mane you’re just another big cat…with claws…and teeth.
Whatever it is you’re roaring about probably isn’t important,
at least not to other people. Make sure people care
if you want them to listen to you, otherwise don’t get
offended when they tune you out. It’s not you, it’s just
that you’re talking about something really boring. Stop it.
Don’t worry though, you’ll be soaked with sun-shiny
rays of positivity and joy. Try not to be too annoying to
your more cynical friends. I mean, it’s good to see you in
a good mood, but too much is too much. Even when the
glass is half full, it still means you have to go back to the
drink machines in the middle of your meal at the Caf. Try
and write something, like those two papers due this week.
Tarot Card for this week: The Star - Let the good times roll,
but try to add to those good times rather than spilling milk.
VIRGO (AUGUST 23-SEPTEMBER 22)
Work, work, work. You’ll most likely be editing your
paper for the third time or cleaning your room for the tenth
time this term. Unfortunately, these will probably be distractions
from things you actually need to be doing, like
editing the Record. Try to make sure your super powers of
anal retention are put towards things that actually need to
be done. If you need more to do, come find me, I’ve got
plenty of suggestions for things that need to be done on
campus. Oh yeah, and if you wanna clean my room, I’m
looking for a pool boy. Try not to forget to celebrate your
birthday, and for god’s sake let someone else plan it this year.
Tarot Card for this week: Nine of Cups - so much to
do, I can’t pick what I should do first! Oh, I know, first
I’ll arrange them by size, then shape, then color! No
wait, now they’re all different heights! Enough with the
OCD, ignore the vessel and just tackle the problem already.
LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23-OCTOBER 22)
You might want to go out and buy a black hoodie if you
don’t already have one and put on your saddest, most
pathetic music. That’s right, you’re going into emo-mode.
Mostly you’ll just be overly reflective. I hope you’re taking
Epistemology this term, at least then you’ll have an
excuse for the moping. Luckily your scales will tip often
enough that you’ll have some good times this week too.
Tarot Card this week: Ace of Cups (reversed)
- I am a fountain overflowing with
joy. This happiness will never cease.
SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23-NOVEMBER 21)
Scorpio, get out of that dank dark hole you live in and
resolve that issue with Cancer or Leo you have already.
Chances are you’re being a jerk anyway and you need to
apologize. I mean, I know Cancer and Leo can be annoying,
but so can you. Grow a backbone before you become a
squishy mess on someone’s shoe, otherwise you’ll miss out
on some great opportunities, unless you enjoy being scraped
off of someone’s shoe. Oh yeah, and at some point you have
to leave Antioch, even if you know you‘re not ready yet. I
know it’s as dark and dank as any hole and here they think
it’s cool that you glow in black light, but if you don’t change
holes some other Scorpion will come by and drag you out by
the tail. Tell me Scorpio, if you’re flipped on your back and
held down, do you have any choice but to sting yourself?
Tarot Card this week: Three of Cups (reversed)
- you’re having such a good time that you forgot
to realize that this isn’t fun anymore!
SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 22- DECEMBER 21)
Mood swings again Sagittarius? Maybe it’s time to take a
break from Pisces and Aquarius and hang out with a more
stable sign. You’ll be discussing philosophy at some point
during this week, whether you recognize it or not. It seems
that you’ll just need different things at different times.
If something’s not working for you at the moment go do
something else and come back to it. No point in stripping
screws just because you’re frustrated. I recommend not putting
together IKEA furniture this weekend, or ever really.
Tarot Card this week: The High Priestess - something
isn’t right, you just don’t know what. Try listening to that
feeling and avoiding people and situations that make you
uncomfortable. Next week may be better for confrontations.
From The Editors
Concerning the first year with the loose lips or the sticky wire…
I am ashamed, and deeply troubled by these events. This is not the Antioch that I know, love, and respect. The events of above are not that actions of a community that has devoted itself to peace and social justice. We claim to be change agents……well, one cannot be effective by engaging in destructive and nasty behavior. This is violence….and we cannot support this. Antioch is in the midst of change…we all know this…we also know that not everyone is on board with the changes….and this is okay…change is hard, and almost nobody likes change, but if you don’t like the changes, protest them in acceptable ways. Let us not become a community that operates in darkness. This has always been a place were people could be open with their viewpoints. Let us continue to be.
– Luke
P.S. Thanks B.P. you said it better than I could have.
P.P.S. Big ups to Burritodemuerto, you’re a genius.
Dear Community,
Thank you for and welcome to the first Antioch Record of Fall 2006. Everything in this issue is the product of dedication. I cannot express my gratitude to everyone for this great start. Both Luke and I are extremely happy with the content in this issue. We actually had too much content, all of which deserved its own spotlight.
A few things I am especially pleased with:
Morgan’s photo in Question of the Week. I worked hard to make it look like that, and damn, it looks good.
Kari’s photos – They were perfect. The right size, beautiful, on time. Everything is perfect with them.
All our staff for submitting their assignments on time. They are all great.
Also, I would like to thank everyone who stopped in to the Record office. Please keep coming by.
The next issue should be at least as good as this one.
A plea: Please actually read the articles in this. Our staff worked hard on them with little time to find the facts. If you read something you like, the next time you see the writer, shake their hand or something. Tell them they did a good job.
Think you can come up with a better Question of the Week than the Record or Morgan? We dare you.
Also, if you hate something in the Record, say nothing. We don’t want to hear it.
Until next time,
Foster Neill
Layout Editor
1st Year Orientation: A Triumphantly Fisted Watermelon
By James Fischbeck
Small groups process content during RDPP orientation
Photo by Luke Brennan
Roughly 120 new students arrived to Antioch on September 1. Antioch students and faculty welcomed the first-years. Transition is the common theme of the day. After the students settled into their dorms, the integration process began. Students were shown a slide show about the history of Antioch and the Glen Helen Nature Preserve. It showed vintage photographs of simpler times at Antioch. The Antioch Campus was mostly open space until Antioch students planted trees in the late 1800s. At one time, Antioch had a football team and a baseball team; both teams are just fuzzy memories now. Before closing during the civil war, a special military division was stationed on campus for recruiting and teaching purposes. However, that didn’t last long because the military commanders were worried about continued contact with extreme members of the Antioch community.
After the history presentation, the president of the college addressed new students and parents about the updated curriculum and his plans for re-shaping Antioch college. President Lawry spoke of the new co-op communities in Washington D.C., New Mexico, and Southwestern Ohio. There are plans of building a new co-op community in Seattle and making it possible for independent students to utilize some of the same job opportunities that students of the old curriculum experienced. New progress is being made within the Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual freedom. Lawry also spoke of various community outreach programs that he hopes will make the King Center burst into bloom.
The academic and CG orientation was next, and the first-year class barely fit into McGregor 113. Firstyears were presented with the analogy of a three-legged stool, each leg representing Classroom, Co-op, and Community respectively. Janice Kinghorn explained more aspects of the newly revised and expanded core communities. Gaia and Cool are the two new core classes. Gaia involves environmental science, peace studies, and ecology. Cool is a mix of physics, psychology, and music. The sequencing calendar remains the same from last year, with an emphasis on completing a degree path in 4 years, not 5. Clustered classes are one of the fresh ideas being worked into the new curriculum. These groupings of classes are intended to reinforce interdisciplinary learning, but this is still a new, untested idea. Co-op communities are intended to make co-op arrangements less chaotic and more secure. Under the new plan, communities will spring up in various places in and around the United States that will serve as areas where students have more support in times of need. Coop communities are a good idea from a business point of view because they signify a long-term investment of human capital. By focusing on a few areas, employers will be willing to provide work for more students on a more consistent basis. Community at Antioch is the most important leg of the three-legged stool. Our CG managers made the point that community governance is shared governance. Students, faculty, and administration are coequal parts of the community. In theory, it means that everyone has equal voice. In practice, it means that the community is responsible for facilitating dialogue that will bring meaningful, progressive change.
The SOPP is unique to Antioch and embodies respect, communication, and consent. Several returning students participated in the SOPP orientation by performing skits and demonstrating proper handling of sexual devices. The most memorable moment of the orientation involved a duck and a watermelon. At first, it is shocking to see that Antioch is truly comfortable talking about sexual problems so bluntly, but the SOPP isn’t meant to stir up uncomfortable feelings among the student body. Most people at Antioch have a high emo t i o n a l inves tment in the SOPP. The SOPP was born to combat a culture of sexual violence and foster a new culture of positive, consensual s e x u a l i t y. The SOPP is challenging the status quo. In a self-sustaining community, sharing of knowledge and communicating clearly are the most important on an individual level. The SOPP doesn’t dictate that any types of sexual interaction are “wrong� or “immoral�, it just stresses that people should know and respect their boundaries and those of others. Even though it started from a women-related issue, it is never about gender because it applies to all. To quote Levi B., “It’s fucked up that sexual issues become women’s issues automatically�.
A new addition to the orientation process is a briefing on the RDPP, which stands for the Racial Discrimination Prevention Policy. It started as a similar policy to the SOPP and they have similar educational goals. The RDPP acknowledges that racism is a problem that often goes unaddressed in our larger society. You might find yourself asking the question “What is racism?� well racism or racial discrimination is defined as any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise, on equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, or any other field of public life. As you can see, racism is a complicated issue and the RDPP emphasizes that individuals are responsible for creating and maintaining an anti-racist environment around them. As with the SOPP, the RDPP stresses communication and conflict resolution over punitive action. The RDPP is an important addition to Antioch policy that will strengthen the community by encouraging education and examination of greater social issues both inside and outside of Antioch.
On behalf of the Antioch community, I would like to thank Amy Campbell, Beth Jones, Chelsea Martens, Anne Fletcher, Emily Dezurick-Badran, Luke Brennan, Sarah Buckingham, Tess Lindsay, Nicole Crouch-Diaz, Megg Fleck, Katie Archer, Travis Woodard, Keri Gregory, Phillip Wooten, Marissa Fisher, Josh Oliver, Corrine Frohlich, Megan Pergem, and everyone else that was involved in making first-year orientation memorable and enjoyable.
Kelsey’s Promise: One Small Voice
By: Linda Sattem
Kelsey was a first year student in the spring of 2004 when she left Antioch College following an emotional break. She was creative, artistic, and full of life when she arrived here earlier in the fall. And yet by the summer she died at her own hand. The puzzle of young people, mental health and illness, and suicide can be overwhelming. Kelsey’s life and death touched many, and now her parents are giving Antioch College students a chance to help pick up the pieces of the puzzle. Kelsey’s parents, Linda and Rock, approached the Counseling and Wellness Center early last spring, with one question, if they gave us back the money the college had refunded them when Kelsey withdrew, could we help to prevent this from happening with other students?
Through the past months, we have worked with these amazing people to develop several areas to help students both here and, eventually elsewhere.
The largest project is the development of a campus-based educational campaign by a student to address college students, mental health and illness, and suicide. The parents wanted an educational campaign that addressed students in their language, through their mediums, with their message.
From the initial submissions of concept papers and supporting attachments, three finalists will each be given $100 to more fully develop their educational campaign. The finalists will present to the Community, who will help select the campaign that will be implemented at Antioch College and offered to other colleges. There is a $700 award for the person who develops the selected campaign.
The deadline for initial submissions is fast approaching, Monday September 18 at noon in the Counseling Center (North Hall). Information and submission forms are available on First Class and at the Counseling and Wellness Center.
Her parents frequently talk about how much Kelsey loved Antioch. Let’s make Kelsey proud.
Linda Lee Sattem, Ph.D., PCC/
Director, Counseling and Wellness
Antioch College
(937) 769-1129 direct
(937) 769-1130 Center
(937) 769-1125 fax