News Archive
Parting is such sweet sorrow: Interview with April Wolford ’92
Where were you born? I was born in Mt Vernon, Ohio and lived there until I left for college at The University of Akron when I was 19. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Mt Vernon too. It was a very blue-collar town of 15-20,000 people while I lived there 1966-1985....
SONGS FROM THE STACKS: Emma Stebbins to Nathaniel Hawthorne 1861
By Scott Sanders, Antioch College Archivist The statue of Horace Mann, first president of Antioch College, was erected in 1936 on a site in Glen Helen that was once part of Mann’s farm by Hugh Taylor Birch, class of 1869, as part of a national celebration marking the...
A Buffalo Grazing: Sites for SOAR Eyes
On January 10th the “world” and 2022 will begin again as students return to campus! However some students DID stay over break to work on getting the Wellness Center (a truly upgraded version of the Old Gym and pool) ready and open for the public for the first...
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: LOLA BETZ ’22
Lola Betz ’22 is a filmmaker, artist, musician, fashion-icon, and a true Antiochian. Lola is on the brink of completing a trilogy of feature-length films made at and about Antioch. Her work is rich, mysterious, and fun. Here is a student with great talent and potential. Enjoy this interview with Lola Betz ’22.
Songs from the Stacks: How We Spend The Vacations At Antioch by Scott Sanders
Seasons greetings, Antiochians! What follows appeared in the very first issue of the earliest College publication in Antiochiana, not to mention the earliest known account of an Antioch Christmas break. Though unattributed, the article has the literary stamp of a...
2021 SOCHE STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
2021 SOCHE Staff Excellence Awards in Student Success and Service
Campus Lighting Gets an Upgrade
As the holidays approach and the Fall term comes to a close Mike Fair, Maintenance Manager at Antioch College, springs into action with campus repairs and upgrade projects.
I FOUGHT THE LAW: An Interview with Terry Hempfling ’04
MW: “Okay, so Terry Hempfling, class of 2004 - I thought first it would be good if you could just give us a little personal background: who are you, where you're from, what you're into?” TH: “My name is Terry Rosa Hempfling. I am 39 years old. I was born in New York...
ACLU HONORS TWO ANTIOCH ALUMNI: ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON ‘60 & LARRY PEARL ‘55
The ACLU of the District of Columbia recently celebrated its 60th anniversary by honoring two Antioch alumni: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton ’60 and Larry Pearl ’55. Eleanor Holmes Norton is D.C.’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, a lifelong...
Community Creativity and Commemoration: Remarks by RS Fogarty
Community Creativity and Commemoration: Remarks by RS Fogarty by Scott Sanders, Archivist at Antioch College. Antioch College lost a shining academic star when Robert Stephen Fogarty died in August 2021. Having retired from teaching in 2004 and editing The Antioch...