THE RECORD VOLUME 64, ISSUE 6 AUGUST 20, 2014 Academic Progress Standards to Change by Elaine Bell ’16 SAP policy with other members of APRC. The language used to It’s the middle of summer distinguish different academic quarter. The sun is shining, the standings has been changed to cicadas are chirping, and students reflect the terminology used in are once again receiving their federal guidelines, according to midterm grades. While many Napoli. To be eligible for federal receive letters notifying them of aid for students “our satisfactory their placement on the dean’s list, academic progress policy must others receive academic alerts and meet federal guidelines,” he said. warning letters sent from the First “We have to use the terms that Watch Academic Intervention are used in the federal guidelines, Committee (FWAIC), a body that which [are] ‘academic warning’ monitors satisfactory academic and ‘academic alert.’” progress. The standards related to “It’s like an intervention alerts or warnings have also been team, but it’s really just to make changed, which can be decided at sure students are healthy,” said the school registrar’s discretion. Elecia Harvey, the student Previously academic alert was success advisor. “If your grades are sent out for a 2.0-2.39 GPA dropping, if you’re not going to and a warning was for a 2.4-2.7. class…there might be something “We’re now tagging anything else wrong. So we reach out to below 3.0 because 90 percent of students to help them figure out our students are above a 3.0,” said what to do next.” Napoli. Students with a GPA of Rosamond S. King, Katherine Schule ’17, and Richie Hauck ’17 in the Foundry Theater First Watch operates in 2.5-2.99 will now be placed on participate in performances of Call & Response July 19. Photo credit, Dennie Eagleson accordance with the Satisfactory academic warning, and those with ’71. Academic Progress (SAP) a GPA of 2.0-2.49 will be placed Policy, which was written by on academic alert. “Neither of the registrar and reviewed by those two statuses will show up Artists Respond to Call; the Academic Policy Review on a transcript or a diploma,” he Committee (APRC). “It’s a said. “They’re not written down pretty straightforward, common or recorded into the student’s Campus Experiments in Joy policy at all schools,” said Harvey. record.” “We just take it a step further These changes were by Hannah Craig ’17 and Jane then you have a month in between, visual arts backgrounds. and watch for students who are implemented before they were Foreman ’17 and the second part allows people slipping…We don’t force students During the week that gener- officially affirmed by the APRC, to show work that was made or to do anything. It’s basically as a In the past month at Antioch, placed specifically in response to ated the Call, the Antioch com- and academic alert letters were means to support.” the word “joy” has been getting a prompt that they didn’t even munity had the opportunity to sent to students who had below a almost as much buzz as “grit.” know would have existed a month interact with the artists and their Ron Napoli, the registrar, Continued on page 2 Since the Call at the end of July, before.” work. Wura-Natasha Ogunji recently made changes to the students, staff, faculty, and com- brought to Antioch her perfor- munity members have been “To my knowledge, noth- mance Sweep. In the piece, per- responding to seven artists’ call for ing precisely like this has actu- formers carry soil in vessels on “experiments in joy.” ally been done before. I think it’s their heads, pour the soil out and really, really unique,” said partici- then make imprints in it with The Call, a collective prompt pating artist Rosamond S. King, their bodies before exiting with for artistic action, originated at “It’s super exciting.” the soil once again in the vessels. the first-ever Call & Response The performance in the horseshoe dynamic of black women and The seven participating art- this past July was the fourth incar- performance. The project, dreamt ists are Duriel E. Harris, Kenyatta nation of the piece. up by Antioch’s own Associate A. C. Hinkle, Rosamond S. King, Professor of Performance, Gabri- Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Miré Reg- “I like seeing how it evolves elle Civil, is the first of its kind. ulus, Awilda Rodríguez Lora, and in different places,” Ogunji said. Its structure is in two parts and Gabrielle Civil. While their pres- “When I initially looked at the requires two visits to campus. In ence and work here is specifically site, the horseshoe, I thought the the first part, from July 18 to 22, performance-based, the seven art- weight of the piece might become the artists met, collaborated, pre- ists come from a variety of artis- diffused by the expansiveness of sented their work, and together tic backgrounds and trainings the space. But then I remembered generated this “Call” for artistic and have multi-faceted creative how important it is to work with action; in the second week the art- practices. Duriel E. Harris, for the spaces where we find ourselves. Leo Brandon ’17, Annalisa McFarland ’17, Keenan Grundy ists will reconvene to present their example, holds a Ph.D in poetry The performance is about mark- own responses to the call. and is an accomplished jazz singer, ing space—in both physical and ’17, and Perin Ellsworth-Heller ’17 in Introductory French while Wura-Natasha Ogunji and in McGregor Hall. Photo credit, Hana Katz-Stein ’16. It’s unique, Civil said, because Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle come from Continued on page 3 “the first part is generative, and 2•AUGUST 20, 2014 THE ANTIOCH RECORD CAMPUS NEWS Academic Progress Standards to Change

Continued from page 1 issue that needs to be addressed wasn’t necessary. If either Elecia 3.0. “We thought that this policy or my advisor emailed me [and had passed and the requirements asked] ‘What’s the reasoning had changed,” said Harvey. “So behind that?’ they [would] both students got the email and they know I’m not struggling.” were confused. The wording of the Not having a more personal letter wasn’t the greatest…so we interaction is also a problem, changed the letter to [have] more according to Gabriel Amrhein, supportive language. That’s the ’16, who has received multiple whole point. We want students to letters of concern about academic feel comfortable to come to us and performance. “I feel like that use the services of the college.” human interaction could be a Some students, however, lot nicer than receiving a letter, didn’t find the letters they received [which] makes it seem like to be very helpful. “I’m glad they’re you’re in trouble,” said Amrhein. Unit Four of Case Commons, the future on-campus housing for the class of 2015. Photo, reaching out, but at the same time, “When you’re already struggling Hana Katz-Stein ’16. it’s stressful to receive emails that and someone sends you a letter say you’re not performing,” said that says, basically ‘you’re not a Will Brown ’17, who has received good student,’ over and over, it’s College Plans to Expand academic alerts from First Watch very discouraging. I think we’re in the past. “There are some other sacrificing enough just by being struggles that aren’t academic that here. If you want to further some affect our academics. I feel [those] sort of program on campus and Student Housing other factors are ignored when your grades suffer because of you have a higher standard.” that…I think that’s great.” Napoli acknowledged that By Kijin Higashibaba ’16 visitors. The class of 2015 will Stratton. “We’re going to continue Jessica Steinrueck ’17 “the letters that are being sent be living in Units Three Four, this slow growth trend so we don’t received an academic alert during As Antioch College prepares out need to be tailored to specific which can each hold eight people. outgrow our space.” her co-op quarter, but under to welcome the class of 2018, different circumstances. “I decided circumstances for each student.” Between ten and twelve people By virtue of the co-op sched- some have begun to wonder that I would do the minimum The First Watch and APR from the class of 2015 will be ule, the entire student body is about dorm space as the student requirements to pass the class so committees are aware of student living there in the fall, according never on campus at once, and body expands. Students are now I wasn’t spending a lot of time dissatisfaction with the letters, but to Community Life. the size of enrollment is carefully housed in North Hall and Birch calculated as part of the college’s doing it,” she said. She had made they haven’t heard much specific Hall; this Fall, Case Commons on With the class of 2015 living the Dean’s List for her cumulative feedback. there, Case Commons falls under overall business plan. These two Livermore Street will be opened performance and was confused by “It would be interesting to the purview of Community Life. factors give the college the flex- as a dorm space to house the class receiving both letters within a few see how students do feel about Students will be responsible for ibility to delay the opening of a of 2015. new dorm until the Fall of 2017. weeks. “It was weird,” she said. it,” said Harvey. “If they hate it, Two students already live in the cleaning and care of the space, “Making it sound like I have an maybe we should stop doing it.” although Housekeeping will still The college currently has the Case Commons while they work capacity for 244 beds, and enroll- in local co-ops. One of them is ensure that it is well maintained and stocked with paper towels, ment will not go any higher than Sara Brooks ’15, assistant food 240 students until 2016, said Andi sustainability coordinator for toilet tissue, etc. “The apartments are in good Adkins, vice president of finance The Record Staff Antioch Kitchens. “I really like it and operations. “We won’t need shape, the kitchens are in good Kijin Higashibaba — Editor-in-Chief because it’s just been me and one a new dorm until 2017,” when other person,” she said. She noted shape, appliances everything. Keegan Smith-Nichols — Layout Editor They’re ready to move in,” said the student body expands beyond that the rooms are very small and that number. Adkins said the plan Elaine Bell — Staff Writer is a little worried about how it Stratton. Because Case was origi- Perin Ellsworth-Heller — Staff Writer nally built as student housing it to use Case Commons this Fall will feel once her class returns. “I and open a new dorm in 2017 Louise Lybrook — Staff Writer feel like with all the rooms filled needed very little remodeling to Hannah Priscilla Craig — Staff Writer be student-ready. has been in place for about a year, it’s going to feel really crowded… Hana Katz-Stein — Staff Photographer The suite-style dorm space but will be under review to ensure maybe that’s because it’s just so Jane Foreman — Layout Contributor in Case Commons is unusual it still matches up with how the nice just having it be two people Frank Fortino — Layout Contributor for Antioch College. The dorms college is progressing. Specific right now.” concerns have come up around Amy Harper — Faculty Advisor Case Commons is made up that will be built in the coming years will be more traditional medical singles rooms, which were of four buildings, each an apart- not fully accounted for in the plan. ment-like suite of single rooms dorms like North or Birch Halls. Mission Statement According to Stratton, the college “How [it] could change, I don’t with a kitchenette. “It was origi- know,” she said. wants to mainly use traditional The Antioch Record is a student run publication for the nally built as a student dorm, I The new dorm will be where think for married couples is what dorms because they are more Antioch College community. We continue the legacy of inde- space and energy efficient. Spalt Hall is now, and Adkins says I heard,” said Reggie Stratton, the groundbreaking will be some- pendent, student run publications at Antioch and are dedi- director of physical plant. In the Ensuring there are enough cated to serving as an instrument for recording the college’s beds for all students has taken time in 2016. Construction will past few years Case has been the cost $10 million. There are also history. Our ambition is to promote informed dialogue, social responsibility of Physical Plant careful planning. “We’re in a slow engagement, and community action by fulfilling our civic and growth model right now because plans to renovate West Hall on and used as temporary housing East North College Street, which journalistic responsibilities. for visiting faculty, alumni, and we don’t have enough dorm space [for the entire student body],” said will open in the Fall of 2019. THE ANTIOCH RECORD AUGUST 20, 2014•3 CAMPUS NEWS Experiments in Joy Students Join Protest

Continued from page 1 in Beavercreek ephemeral ways—so it’s good to This has also lead me to think a remember that we have an effect, lot about those moments when we leave a mark wherever we find we—when I­—withhold the truth ourselves. This allowed me to and why.” think about how the specifics of the site could give new meaning Many people other than to the work. The impressions in the participating artists have the grass that our bodies left were responded to the call, but com- Special unexpected and also remarkable.” munity members at Antioch have been particularly enthusi- Election The message of the call astic about conducting their own invited participants to “to play, experiments in joy. Resident Life explore, investigate and create: Manager Ann Carman’s experi- Results performance, poems, drawings, ment involves her basil plant By Jane Foreman ’17 and Keegan desserts, long walks, spirited dis- Murray, who has been explor- Smith-Nichols ’17 cussions, textiles, hairstyles, dance, ing the campus. Every morning, research...cooking, music, maps, Carman stations Murray some- Myrcka Del Rio ’17 was apps, structures, sounds, move- where on campus with a sign that recently elected to the position ments, games, artifacts, political asks people to sing or talk to him. of interim Community Council actions, adornment, manifesta- “He’s been growing,” she said, President, to take office for the tions, encounters, new intentions, “and people here love plants and Fall 2014 quarter. This election letters, photographs, or anything nature, so it’s nice if we can give was unique, as both current else.” The Call included five steps: something back to them,” adding president Lillian Burke ’16 and that “sometimes people just need Perri Freeman ’15, for whom she 1. Tell the truth someone to talk to, and Murray is is an alternate, will be on co-op in a great listener.” Another experi- the fall. Freeman will be in office 2. Make something new ment in joy comes from Louise for both Winter and Spring 2015. 3. Invite someone in Smith, dean of community life, who is “singing to front lawn from Rian Lawrence ’17 also ran 4. Document the steps of Main Building, in in the special election. Several [her] own little way.” write-in candidates received 5. Repeat votes, including Cristian Perez- The artists will share their Antioch College student Cherokee Hill-Reed ’17 holds a Lopez ’17, Kijin Higashibaba ’16, Ogunji noted that she has own experiments in joy with the sign demanding the release of the surveillance footage from Hannah Craig ’17, and Mickey been thinking a lot about the first community when they return to August 5 when 22 year old John Crawford was shot and step, to tell the truth. “I’ve been campus August 23 and 24. Mouse. ruminating on what kind of truth killed in Walmart by Beavercreek police. The protest began to tell and how to voice that truth. at the Beavercreek Kroger parking lot on August 16. Photo 2014-2015 credit, Tymber Compher ’17. RA Hires Elijah Blanton ’15 Leo Brandon ’17 Idalease Cummings ’16 Hannah Craig ’17 Tatiana Dorff ’17 Emma Gilruth ’16 Amelia Gonzalez ’17 Keenan Grundy ’17 Tess Haskin ’17 Shannon Hart ’17 Kijin Higashibaba ’16 Maya Lindgren ’15 Sylvia Newman ’16 Noella Nishimwe ’16 Annalisa McFarland ’17 Nate Meehan ’17 Ian Rosenthal ’17 Zach Sullivan ’16 Coty Wyatt ’16

Correction: In the article “Arts Funding Impacted by Budget Committee” published July 31, 2014 in The Record, Arts at Antioch was speaking to the Rebecca Smith ’16 and Hannah Craig ’17 listen as a letter to Herndon Gallery’s funds, not the Beavercreek Police Department demanding the release the Art Division’s (on which of the tapes is read aloud in a field near the Beavercreek Ann Carman, Resident Life Manager with her basil plant, Deb Hertzinger commented), police station, August 16. Photo credit, Tymber Compher Murray. Photo, Hana Katz-Stein ’16. as they are two separate budgets. ’17. 4•AUGUST 20, 2014 THE ANTIOCH RECORD COMMUNITY VOICE A Note From the Editor Gaerin on Gaerin By Gaerin Warman-Szvoboda ’17 thinking “Hey I have a birthday or wedding anniversary or three” with huge budgets and ad rev- Hello friend, Dear Reader, Smith-Nichols graciously stepped in August. Well I’ve got news for enue streams. We are not a fancy up and pulled this paper together. It’s been a slow month in the you, you filthy Augustan: no one I spent the last week before paper, but I believe we have and I wish to extend my deepest Yellow Springs village. No holi- cares. You’ll just have to grow this issue of The Record went to hold the essence of community thanks to him for making this days, no storms, no vegan shrimp accustomed to celebrating your print out of town. Images of a reporting and journalism. We do issue possible. cocktail tastings, no excitement! birth on the 48th of Super July. captain jumping ship in a moment with passion, skill, and sheer will Worse yet, I’ve been looking at my Also pick a different time of year of crisis crossed my mind as I left In Washington I was think- what other college papers do with calendar, and it seems that these to get married in, I mean really, for Washington D.C., where I ing constantly about our little money and size. We make it work summer doldrums are scheduled between 4th of July weekend and attended the Asian American paper in Yellow Springs even as and it works beautifully. Well to continue. This is a problem with Labour Day? That’s just tacky. Journalists Association Conven- I was surrounded and dazzled done, Record staff; I am so excited a direct route though, something tion student mentorship program by representatives from the big- to see what our future will hold. can be done about it. Now taking All of us will be better off called VOICES. But even as I left, gest and best in news. I learned once this change is made. I’ve Kijin Higashibaba action may be an unpopular activ- I knew the paper was in excellent about college papers with staffs already called it in to a few of my hands; our layout editor, Keegan as big as our entire student body, ity in this community, but we can’t skirt around the issue any longer. top congressfolk to see if we can We have to face facts: August has get this done for next year. I hope too many days. as you’ve been reading this fine piece, you’ve been formulating in Food Committee Revived According to my Ohioan the back of your head what you’ll Calendar, the mushiest month of be doing with your final days of them all has thirty-one days. And Augusthood. I know what I’ll be By Sara Brooks ’15 food. The ACFC holds regular don’t think I’m being hyperbolic doing, and I invite you all to join meetings at 2p.m. in North Hall The Antioch College Food ACFC is currently working when I say that’s about 40 too me, in my lawnchair on the main room 117, every first and third Committee (ACFC) was recently on a variety of projects, one of many. Honestly, when’s the last lawn, in waiting for September. Wednesday of the month. All reinitiated and granted status as which being the creation of a time you have thought “Gee whiz, an open standing committee of food charter which will guide are welcome to attend. Sara I am sure glad that there is an That’s it for this week’s install- Antioch College. The mission of the creation of formalized food Brooks ’15 and Issac DeLamatre annual round of over thirty days ment, remember to tip your the ACFC is to create policies policies, as well as influence are facilitators of the ACFC entitled ‘August’ that is respon- chauffeur on the way out, they and infrastructure that supports food purchasing practices. We and hold regular office hours sible for literally probably more usually won’t notice if one of ethically produced and prepared also plan on working with local for members of the community your pennies contains a miniscule to come voice their opinions, than half of all the agonizing pain food for the College community, food activists to build better tracking device. In the meantime concerns, questions, and ideas and suffering that I’ve been wit- to provide a variety of educational local infrastructure and promote and in between time, don’t get too about food related issues. Office ness to in my lifetime”? Never, and cooperative opportunities for accessibility and awareness around attached to February either. Until hours are 12-2p.m. in North Hall, that’s when. students, and to foster community local and ethically produced food. the next tantalizing installment, I engagement and activism around room 118. Now some of you may be bid you adieu. Campus Ninjas Work to Undo Violence By Johanna Kohout ’04 dangerous. Therefore they had to Brene Brown wrote a book Adjunct Professor, To-Shin Do be smart. They used their intellect called “Daring Greatly” (thanks Martial Arts and creativity to win. to Great Grandpa Theodore Roosevelt for the title). She Recently, seven of our Horace The day these seven Antioch describes battling the shame Mann Fellows made a pledge to students held their Black Belts that keeps us from being the get their Black Belts in To-Shin and pledged this goal to their whole-hearted people and brave Do. We call ourselves “Ninja.” Of friends and community, I cried. course, if you watch Hollywood innovative leaders we want to be. productions like “Ninja Assassin” In 2000 I entered Antioch She even talks about the “Ninja the word might sound frightening. College because it was the Warriors who battle the Gremlins “Bootcamp for the Revolution.” of Shame.” That’s my kind of But that is Hollywood. Those of us attracted to this place Ninja. were looking for how to make The Historical Ninja were We study violence so that the world better. Unfortunately, I the Indigenous land-based people we can better learn how to undo and many of my peers graduated of Japan. Their philosophy, and violence. the “ninja stealth and magic” that feeling heartbroken. We became Seven Antioch students take the Black Belt Pledge in the made them famous was actually aware that the world that is made Violence is both internal and Coretta Scott King Center July 27, 2014. Photo provided. up of systems of oppression and external. The physical self-defense, the study of natural systems: If we are successful and two to becoming statewide policy Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and of our own internalization and while practical, is simultaneously a socialization of these systems. metaphor for relearning emotional years from now they get to wear in California. Meanwhile, at Void. Over generations they those belts, Antioch College will Antioch, we are setting the bar learned how to align themselves Feeling powerless is painful. and intellectual responses to challenges. once again make history. These even higher. with these systems for harmony A part of the pain of our first seven who have pledged for and effectiveness. educational process is the Don’t get me wrong, our Black I am proud to work at an their belts are all women, which institution that recognizes the The physical combat skills recognition that we, and most Belts will be able to kick butt—I is totally unheard of in the male- everyone we know, is part of the will not give these belts away. The importance of innovation in were developed to protect their dominated martial arts world. education, and am proud to land, families and ways of living problem. In order to make a new Black Belt candidates are going world, we have to rewrite our to have to work hard, learning to As Colleges around the witness smart young people from invading armies. They did country hustle to implement learning to persevere with loving not have the money, numbers own scripts as well as those of the win in adverse situations. They external world. Where do we get are going to learn how to align all new governmental regulations compassion toward the goal of a or weaponry of the invaders nor to combat sexual assault, our happier, healthier, and more just were they the strongest or most said skills? parts of themselves towards their goals. 30-year-old SOPP is on its way world. THE ANTIOCH RECORD AUGUST 20, 2014•5 COMMUNITY VOICE A Look Into A Research Term: The Daily Revolutionary

by Shane Creepingbear ’08, dominant ideology. Spotlight on Rahul Nair Admission Counselor “Property” and “justice” aren’t Here’s my beef with the going to mean the same thing to dictionary. According to a to a wealthy white male living by Geneva Gano, Assistant Merriam-Webster racism is in Martha’s Vineyard as to a Professor of Literature defined as “the belief that some black woman living in Ferguson, Missouri. It serves one at the Summer vacation? Not for races of people are better than others.” Its obvious that the expense of the other. Dictionaries Antiochians! As many of you are are written by arbiters of dominant aware, faculty members are busily word “racism” is much more complicated than this, especially discourse, not arbiters of objective engaged in their field year-round. definitions that correspond to It is this research and study that when taken into its broad historical context. Considering how much people’s concrete relationships. It keeps them engaged with and is a resource that defines things abreast of current developments review and scrutiny the world’s most reputable dictionaries are based on common usages, not in their fields and energized about material analysis of real life. their chosen subjects: an essential subjected to, you would think they for great teaching. I caught up are a good knowledge source of We use the dictionary as a with jetsetting Visiting Assistant the generally accepted meanings guide so we can understand each Professor of History Rahul Nair of words. I’m here, dear readers, other by using a common language. in between his work in India to suggest otherwise. Or at the Quoting the dictionary allows and the U.S. to ask him a few very least, acknowledge the huge us to have a base understanding. questions about his research. limitations you are setting on Not following those definitions yourselves by conforming to the would make it very difficult Geneva: What have you idea that the dictionary is an to communicate, amirite? Well, been doing this summer, aside infallible source of knowledge. To maybe in some ways, but this from sipping iced tea and playing take it a step further, quoting the leaves little room for creating sudoku? dictionary as infallible will shut understandings of functional Rahul: Ah, Geneva, dialogue down in its tracks. relationships. I have indeed been busy. This The appeal to the dictionary In the end, I recommend summer I have been revising is basically an appeal to authority. reading into the dictionary with my book manuscript, “Debating Rahul Nair, Visiting Assistant Professor of History. Antioch If you want to understand a the same scrutiny and skepticism, Demography: The Rise and file photo. functional definition of racism or a as you should with any text. Decline of India’s ‘Population functional definition of capitalism Be open to examining how Problem’ in the Twentieth most important connections is a global context, and my class a dictionary is not going to help words manifest within a broader Century.” It examines the shared to current discourses and policies on Gandhi reflects my ongoing you. In this way dictionaries and historical context. These concerns of British colonial around global environmental interest in India’s politics and are immensely limiting. This is terms often centralize dominant officials and Indians regarding change. My historical work on culture during the mid-twentieth especially true when said ideology discourse while excluding the high birth and death rates, the issue of human “population century. More broadly, each of my goes against the framework of subordinated ones. maternal health, food supply, management” helps to reveal world history classes considers “quality” of India’s population, and how a pressing issue for Western how demography informs the conceptions of development that environmentalists in the sixties, relationship between traditional incorporated economic planning population control, was not only and modern societies—one of the and a scientific modernity deeply complicated, but also larger insights of my research. Antiochians to Take between WWI and WWII. I am deeply flawed. Its repercussions Geneva: Did you get to have especially interested in the way have included the deep suspicion that global alliances related to fun while you were in India or was Part in People’s that Third-World and Non- it only work, work, work? the development of public policy Western countries have toward emerged in this period within a environmentalist rhetoric Rahul: I did have an enjoyable colonial context, emphasizing the emerging from the West today. time visiting family and friends, Climate March roles played by non-Westerners. I By understanding the mistakes of but I also made contacts while I also have a deadline looming for the past, we can find ways to make was there in preparation for my By Lauren Gjessing ’17 A Yellow Springs delegation, the revision of a journal article human-induced climate change a next big research project, which which includes both Antioch that draws on my research for this truly global concern. will look at the consequences of World leaders will be book, so I have been working very internal migration among tribal gathering in New York City College and greater Yellow Geneva: Does this research hard to get that done. communities in India over the on September 23 at the United Springs community members, is also inform the classes you teach Geneva: How interesting! past fifty years. Nations for Climate Summit organizing a bus to the march. at Antioch? Bus tickets are now available for Even though you study the past, Geneva: That sounds 2014. The Summit is intended to would you say that your research Rahul: Yes, it does. I drew promote ambitious climate action purchase from Jane Foreman fascinating! I look forward to for $30. Contact jforeman@ is relevant in the present? on research for this project in hearing more about your research agreements in next year’s United developing my course on sexuality Nations Framework Convention antiochcollege.org for more Rahul: Certainly! One of the as it progresses! and gender expression within on Climate Change in Paris, when information. a climate action accord will be All are invited to join the reached. Yellow Springs Delegation to the Just before that on September People’s Climate March every The Record welcomes letters from readers as a way to encourage dia- Sunday for the rest of summer SUBMIT logue and give voice to the community. Please send letters to therecord@ 21, thousands of people will be converging in New York City in quarter at 7:00pm in the Coretta antiochcollege.org. 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Many thanks to all who is a student paper for the Antioch Community; make your voice heard! halt destruction of the planet we are helping make this event all share. possible, and stay tuned. 6•AUGUST 20, 2014 THE ANTIOCH RECORD ARTS & LEISURE Party Like New Creative Director of the It’s 1999 All Herndon Gallery Joins Community Over Again By Hannah Craig ’17 Wenker and her husband purchased a conventional farm in Jennifer Wenker is an artist, southern Ohio, which they con- scholar, organic farmer, registered verted into an organic farm. “It was nurse, botanical and medical illus- a traditional farm, but we didn’t trator, art space founder, teacher, want to farm with chemicals,“ she nature-lover, and, as of June, the said. “That didn’t seem consistent new Creative Director of the with our values.” She learned a lot Herndon Gallery at Antioch Col- about the bureaucracy of organic lege. “My path went nutty, it went farming and land management in everywhere,” said Jennifer, “but it the U.S. in the process of starting went there for a reason.” her own farm. A few moments with her and After learning about and By Louise Lybrook ’16 you’ll be smiling, energized, and experiencing organic farming, inspired about everything—from Whether you remember the Wenker decided to go back to art to science to activism and coming of the Willennium or pursue art at graduate school. She everything in between. Having not, you're still living in it. In started her masters degree hoping started her new job as the Cre- November of 1999, Will Smith to become a landscape painter, but ative Director less than a month released his second solo studio by the time she finished she real- ago, she is busy but excited about album, Willennium, only two ized that “[my] real interest was in the potential for the Herndon Jennifer Wenker, Creative Director of the Herndon Gallery. months after his hit Big Willie the land, not the landscape.” She Style left the charts. and arts at Antioch. Wenker has Photo credit, Hana Katz-Stein ’16. completed a self-designed Mas- a broad base of knowledge that The album features the New ters degree in eco-art and com- includes art and art-practice, the sation on nature, environmental lack of engagement in their local Year's Eve anthem, "Will2K," munity engagement and activism. environment, land management, choices and values, and waste. She area in the Greenfield, Ohio com- referencing, of course, the moment Her thesis, based on universal and sustainable agriculture, health, said she still has an active art prac- munity where she lives. in which computers would fail, all Buddhist principles, was about the wellness, social justice and com- tice, but “I can’t say I’m making a human life would fall into chaos connectedness of humanity and lot of physical work right now. I “I like collaboration, I like and the world as we know it munity engagement. community. “We are not single,” think I am far more involved in people, I like working with differ- would end, but also celebrating she said. “Every action we have the community engagement por- ent disciplines, I like connecting the coming of a new millennium Wenker got her bachelors has ripple effects.” tion, the activism, and less of the things that don’t seem connected (excuse me, Willenium). The song degree in art, with an emphasis on the sciences, from Morehead art-making.” and trying to find what the link is uses lyrics from Prince's "1999" to After graduate school, State University. She wanted to and finding the commonalities,” acknowledge that we were finally Wenker taught an introductory be a botanical illustrator. But soon Jennifer’s latest project, she said. “That’s where SPARK! really partying like it was 1999, course on painting and a class on after college, she became engaged SPARK! Creative Artspace, is came from.” SPARK! hosts events, and also uses an altered sample art and activism at the University in public health and wellness a “non-profit arts organization workshops, and community- from The Clash's "Rock the of Cincinnati. An artist in her when she volunteered at a hospital focused on sparking creativity, building activities wherever they Casbah." own right, Jennifer has created making medical illustrations and community, and reinvestment in can—community centers, base- Other stand-out songs are the numerous installations and art- eventually became a registered Appalachian Ohio.” SPARK! ments, vacant buildings, empty serious "Afro Angel," concerning works that contribute to a conver nurse. came out of discussions about the storefronts, and in the outdoors. what life was (and is) like for Since its founding last August, African Americans and the SPARK! has grown and will open inspirational song, "The Rain." in its own permanent venue in The album also includes "Freakin' Greenfield this September. It," essentially a diss track against all other rappers, saying, "All you Wenker is excited to be at the rappers yelling about who you Herndon and sees a great poten- put in a hearse, do me a favor: tial to further connect the Hern- write one verse without a curse." don with community, academics, Will almost completely sticks to and the mission and vision of the his good, clean rap model on this college. She’s particularly inter- album aside from a handful uses ested in Global Seminar and sees of "damn" and "hell" and some room for connection between drug and sex references. those themes and her work in the The album features gallery. collaborations with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Biz Markie, Slick Rick and “[Antioch] just appeals to Lil Kim. There's no better way everything that is in my back- to bring in a new millennium ground—sustainability, eco- or get nostalgic about the end friendly, social justice, forward of the 20th Century than with thinking, energy initiatives, not Willennium. When you inevitably being allowed to die until you’ve listen to this album, in the words done something positive. I get of the immortal bard William that.” Smith, "I don't wanna see y'all sitting around." THE ANTIOCH RECORD AUGUST 20, 2014•7 ARTS & LEISURE “Midsummer” Meets Low Expectations By Hannah Craig ’17 times it seemed like merely an As the performers introduced unimaginative rendition played themselves as a prologue to Cin- quite literally and classically to cinnati Shakespeare’s free outdoor Shakespeare’s word. production of “A Midsummer The famous “play within the Night's Dream” at the Monroe play” was by far the best part of Community Park, I was more Cinncinatti Shakespeare produc- than skeptical of the performance. tion, probably due to the fact that Having recently read and heavily it was finally seemed consistent critiqued the play for its blatant and intentional. The Mechanicals, sexist and racist tendencies in were hilarious and brought con- my Introduction to Drama class tinuity through humor and their I couldn't imagine how the pro- bad rendition of Pyramus and duction could be produced in any Thisbe. tasteful way. Surprisingly (and to The casting choices for the the pleasure of my Shakespeare- production heavily informed the loving self ), I ended up enjoying direction it took. In some cases, many of the earnest, slap stick casting ignored preconceived comedy sections of the play. But gender roles (for instance, Egeus, inevitably, Cinci Shakes’ produc- father to Hermia was played by tion lacked the uniqueness and a woman), but unfortunately, creativity that would be required gender was still a factor in how the to successfully reclaim Midsum- part was carried out—the woman Cleo van der Veen ’16 mer as a brilliant and genuinely who played Egeus tried to pro- funny play. duce a “manly” lower voice which Several aspects of inconsis- was a disappointing choice ignor- tency stained Cincinnati Shake- ing the potential for creativity in Thai 9 Gets Two Stars speare’s interpretation of Mid- gender fluidity within the pro- by Frank Fortino ’17 and Perin summer making for amateur duction (and a similar paradigm Ellsworth-Heller ’17 production quality. For one, time carried through to other gender- period was never clearly identi- nonspecific characters). The cast- Recently, a small group of fied. Costumes ranged from Eliz- ing was also heavily ensemble- Antioch students ventured out abethan-style robes and garments driven, making performers take of Yellow Springs to sample the to unmatching, loud, colorful wigs on 3 or 4 characters in the show. fine flavors of the Dayton, Ohio, to modern children’s Halloween Though this could have given the restaurant scene. Upon discus- costume styles. play new dimension and meaning, sion, we decided to try Thai 9 at Secondly, a plethora of accents unfortunately it seemed to take 11 Brown Street in Dayton—it were used during the produc- away from important individual looked good and we were excited tion, which made the setting of characterizations—specific details to see what it offered. the play and the identities of the were watered-down and several Walking in was actually a bit characters a frustrating mystery. dialogues were completely omit- more complicated than one would In the beginning characters used a ted. This distracting component expect. We came in through the mostly neutral American English of casting choices played out back patio and had to find our accent, yet through the course of most vividly in the final moments way to the host. It wasn’t terribly the play characters transitioned to of the play when Puck is sup- annoying; it was just confus- embody different dialects, includ- posed to deliver his/her famous ing, since we had to navigate the ing stereotypical Brooklyn and final monologue. In this rendi- restaurant before we were seated. southern accents. tion the entire ensemble split up Admittedly, this was mostly our Frank Fortino ’17 at Thai 9. Photo credit, Hannah Craig ’17. Thirdly, the energy levels of the monologue, each projecting own fault for choosing the less out—we had ordered edamame— The sushi roll was good both in the performance fluctuated wildly, a piece of it to close the play. It obvious entrance. and it proved to be quite tasty. terms of presentation and flavor jarring the audience between could have been a strong moment, Once seated, we didn’t have to For the main course I had a vegan but nothing to write home about. boredom and over-stimulation. but it was overshadowed by a lack wait long for our server to come meal, which essentially turned out The restaurant receives two At times the energy onstage was of commitment to the symbolism and get our drinks. He also wasted to be a vegetable stir fry. stars, but a fair two stars. Thai 9 obnoxiously high with characters behind changing the words of no time in asking for our orders, The menu said that the veg- was clean, fast, and not extremely all speaking over one another and Shakespeare. on several different occasions. The etables were freshly picked, but expensive. They were also cour- running around aimlessly, and at Overall, though there were balcony upon which we were situ- it was hard to tell if the 14 dif- teous enough to ask each of us points the stage was static and the aspects of witty and over-the-top ated was extremely pleasant on a ferent, rubbery vegetables were which spice level we desired. Like meaning of the scene was muffled. comical actions, the play was dis- hot summer day. It would have even cooked properly through most Thai food places, all of the All of these aspects of incon- appointing in its ability to deliver been even more pleasant if there the surprisingly tasty ginger sauce meals could be made vegetarian. sistency could have been under- any new, creative approaches to were more to look at than just a that was poured onto the plate It’s a relatively large estab- standable had there been a clear Midsummer Night’s Dream and parking lot, cement wall, and a set by the truckload. Rice was taken lishment as far as restaurants go, vision for the production to bring did not live up to its potential. of train tracks. from the communal bowl in the which was a bit disconcerting. it all together, but if there was A Midsummer Night’s Dream When we had finally figured center of the table, which was a Overall, Thai 9 was pretty good, such a vision it was unidentifiable. by the Cincinnati Shakespeare out what we wanted to eat and thoroughly delightful idea, and though it was not phenomenal Sometimes it seemed like the play Company can be seen at a variety placed our order, we sat back and would have been even better if the in any way. I probably wouldn’t was going in the direction of slap of public parks in the Cincinnati chatted among ourselves. Eventu- rice wasn’t raw in the second bowl. go back. stick cartoon or comic while other area until August 22nd. Their full ally the appetizer was brought schedule is at cincyshakes.com. 8•AUGUST 20, 2014 THE ANTIOCH RECORD ARTS & LEISURE Ikea, Tennis, and Antioch

By Jane Foreman ’17 of history” 3. Antioch College facility Some Swedish words can 21. Livestock currently on the where swimming is encouraged be hard to recall and spell, Antioch Farm 5. “Review of ______but fear not! For this puzzle, Algebra” allowed reference materials are 22. Shape of IKEA pillow the Antioch College curriculum found in the Pennell 6. Famous Swedish fruit Cleo van der Veen ’16 catalog and the Fall 2014 IKEA Housewellness room and on available as sauce, jam, and catalog. Many thanks to Olivia IKEA return policy posters juice Minella ’17, Louise Lybrook ’16 and Keegan Smith-Nichols ’17 for 25. Swedish gender neutral 8. Animal starring in IKEA’s their expert contributions. pronoun and a notable farm annual all-you-can-eat party Photo of the Month animal ACROSS 11. IKEA item celebrating its 26. Celebration that occurs 35th anniversary and likely 2. Landmark American arch each friday night in the present in many dorm rooms designed by the architect of horseshoe Birch Hall 12. ______Open, the first 28. Divider between opposing grand slam of the calendar year 4. Capital of Sweden and tennis players IKEA chair model 13. Place where tennis is played 29. City home to the first 7. Abbreviation for community 14. Campus home to records IKEA store in the United engagement courses States, which opened in 1985 16. Controversial college 9. Course that examines tradition revived as a Global 30. “Media, ______, and the diverse world of Seminar in Education final Society” microorganisms project 31. Unofficial Antioch mascot 10. Duvet cover resembling a 18. “______” Antioch soccer field that entered the 32. Campus room for records, 19. Antioch College hall IKEA product line suspiciously redux located near Case Commons close to the World Cup 33. vegetable-themed line and named after one of the 15. staple line of IKEA shelving of IKEA children’s products four cardinal directions Lillian Burke ’16 does a backbend in the Foundry Theater. first introduced in 1979 featuring a “Mr. Broccoli” and 23. Community Meeting Photo, Monika Perry ’17. a “Mr. Carrot” 17. Antioch College hall whose length I chose this photograph by make the shadows below and bathroom was illictly turned 34. Antioch College facility 24. “______Thinking” Monika Perry ’17 for its symmetry Lillian’s dark hair stand out. This into a pool by past students where swimming is prohibited 26. Vegetable known for and balance. The contrast between effect is mirrored on the lighted DOWN Lillian’s rounded body, and the grid floor and the darkened walls. 19. Host of television show prolific summer harvest Game Set Mats like background of the brickwall This lighting helps complete the 1. Letter abbreviation for the 27. Most commonly sold create an interesting contrast. The circularity of Lillian’s pose. 20. Foundation course that course associated with a senior IKEA item, also previously strong lighting coming from the —Hana Katz-Stein ’16 “introduces students to project in philosophy window, falling on Lillian’s torso, mentioned in this puzzle Staff Photographer important issues in the study 2. Frequent farm pest