By Matt Baya
I’m an Antiochian and one of the side effects of this affliction is that I have a pretty big imagination. This is a blessing and a curse. The curse in this instance is I can imagine how exponentially better the current situation could be with just a few small changes. Continue reading Imagine…
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Why I allow Antioch College to drag me across the floor on a daily basis
By Molly Thornton
At this point in time, we are all coming to the realization that the rollercoaster of the last three months is still rolling, and there is no end in sight. We are all at wits ends, and reaching dates in the timelines of our lives at which decision making can not be prolonged. In this time, the fight for Antioch can feel futile and exhausting, and better left abandoned than lived through for another moment. In this time of great struggle, and want to give up hope, the only thing I can think to do is to share with you some of the thoughts I sort through when in extreme doubt, which give me the strength to fight for one more day. Continue reading Why I allow Antioch College to drag me across the floor on a daily basis
From The Editors
By Jeanne Kay
I wish I could celebrate. I wish I could have called Bard College this week thanking them for their patience but telling them that I will never enroll, instead of simply deferring again. I wish I could have sent an email to my friends and family back home that said “The good news is that you’re invited again to my graduation ceremony in 2010. The bad news is, it’s still in Ohio.†I wish I could have let my yellow balloon escape, I wish the bell of main building had rung, I wish I could have gone back to being a normal student. I wish I could have felt relief.
Letter from niko kowell, 4th year student
  This is not a response to the lifting of the suspension. While I believe that this is an incredible move forward I consider important to reflect on exactly what Antioch is so important to preserve. This is part of my Antioch love story.
I entered Antioch a nervous, excited, and ambitious queer woman and will leave Antioch as a queer trans boy excited to tackle the challenges of the world. Antioch has made me tough, unafraid, realistic, full of hope, committed to my community, and ashamed to die before I win a victory for humanity. Continue reading Letter from niko kowell, 4th year student
“Antioch’s Near Death and Revival as a Learning Experience” – Michael Brower ’55
 Antioch College is based on both classroom and real world learning. Let’s look at our recent Near-Death and Revival asking What happened? What did and didn’t work? What could we learn? Here are my own 12 learning areas.
1. Organizing, not blaming. What worked was not complaining and blaming, but lots of organizing and dialogue with help from everybody – Faculty, Students, Alums, AND from the majority of Trustees, who, believe it or not, really do want Antioch College to survive, be healthy, and thrive. Lesson? Involve, don’t blame. Continue reading “Antioch’s Near Death and Revival as a Learning Experience” – Michael Brower ’55