[Alumni-chat] current students

[tex clark]

I went to the reunion with friends from 90's and 00's last weekend.  We went 
up to the second floor of the union and i saw current students filling mops 
and buckets, another student washing the floor in the billiards room.  we 
asked what they were doing (i'm sorry but you just don't see that many 20 
year olds from any college instigating a mop-fest) and they explained that 
they wanted to make it nice for returning alums.  later that night the 
current students and CMs threw us the Best Dance Party Ever.  it was 
ridiculous.  what i saw over the weekend and just in general were thoughtful 
community minded young people who seemed to be really very smart and engaged 
in their education.

It is a terrible shame that current students have gotten some bad press.  
the best way to counteract it is to stay positive.  just like anyplace, 
there is always some student who gives a place a black eye.  Here in 
Columbus its OSU students who burn couches and wear shirts of Brutus Buckeye 
sexually molesting Michigan cheerleaders.  I'll take an mouthy anarchist 
over that any day.

tex



>From: "Michael Olenick" <olenick at valueinnovation.net>
>Reply-To: Alumni Chat List <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
>To: "'Alumni Chat List'" <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
>Subject: RE: [Alumni-chat] current status of Antioch
>Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:47:29 -0400
>
>Teri,
>
>One nice thing about the Alumni chat area is that were all once Antioch
>students: even most of the professors who post here were once Antioch
>students.  We get it.  One thing that's especially interesting is that all
>the different generations have "their" Antioch that they somehow think is
>very different from the Antioch's of all the other generations.  But -- 
>when
>we distill what actually happened -- they all sound like richer or poorer,
>bigger or smaller, versions of essentially the same College.
>
>There is a feeling from many alumni that a small but vocal group of bullies
>may be contaminating the atmosphere at Antioch, sullying its outward
>reputation making it less attractive to prospective new students and
>professors. Antioch teaches activism at it's core -- it has since it's
>founding (female faculty in 1852!) -- and likely always will.  Along with
>activists comes loud-mouths.
>
>The concerns some alumni are expressing (and to be fair many alumni -- some
>of whom are long-term friends -- disagree there even may be a "real"
>problem) focuses on the recent administrative decision to abdicate
>responsibility for meaningful student oversight.  We want to explore how a
>revived Antioch can continue to foster deep thought, personal 
>introspection,
>and activism in a framework of respect.
>
>Michael.
>
>-----------------
>Michael Olenick
>Tel: 561-649-0962
>Mobile: 561-699-5056
>olenick at valueinnovation.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: alumni-chat-bounces at w3.antioch.edu
>[mailto:alumni-chat-bounces at w3.antioch.edu] On Behalf Of TERRI FRESHLEY
>Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:27 AM
>To: alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu
>Subject: [Alumni-chat] current status of Antioch
>
>As the mom of a current Antioch student, I am angered and saddened by many
>of the posts on this board that put down the current students.  I am not
>denying problems, but there are so many positives.
>
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