Author: News Summary Listing

Date: 9/8/2009 to 10/8/2009
Calm and collected, Mary Leeds Johnson firmly believed in the Quaker
values of equality and pacifism and that each person has an inner
light, principles that guided Cambridge Friends School, which she led
as headmistress and served as a longtime teacher.

Date: 9/2/2009 to 10/1/2009
On this Friday, September 4, the final documents establishing a fully independent Antioch College will be signed by representatives of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation. The agreement will transfer the historic College campus and other assets from the University to the new College. This historic event will be marked by a signing ceremony on September 4th at 5:00 PM. The event is open to the public and will be held on the Antioch College campus located in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The ceremony will occur on the lawn located in the horseshoe drive on Livermore Street.

Date: 9/2/2009 to 10/2/2009
Reporting from Yellow Springs, Ohio – Lawn signs and bumper stickers
around town still rally support for Antioch College — an academic icon
of the 1960s counterculture and the civil rights and antiwar movements
that ran out of money and closed more than a year ago.

The dream of bringing the college back has never wavered among the
residents of this Ohio village of 3,800. The school and its owner,
Antioch University, were among the largest employers in Yellow Springs,
and many alumni have never left: At least 1 in 5 people attended the
college or had family that did.

Date: 8/31/2009 to 9/30/2009
Two months ago the boards of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation unanimously approved an “asset purchase agreement” that will allow the creation of an independent Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Included in this agreement is the transfer of the historic college campus and its endowment. While the August 31, 2009, deadline included in the asset purchase agreement will pass without a closing and transfer of assets; both parties remain confident that their work will be completed very soon. The deadline was selected by the boards, but with a provision that more time could be allotted to accommodate required reviews and approvals from external agencies. Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation continue working together toward the transfer, and anticipate jointly making a public announcement regarding a closing date when these external agencies have completed their work.

Date: 8/31/2009 to 9/30/2009
–Christian Feuerstein ‘94

Iowa State Senator Mike Gronstalhas been the State Senate Democratic
Leader since 1997. First elected to office in 1982, Gronstal served one
term in the Iowa House (1983-85), and is currently in his sixth term in
the Senate. He serves as the chairperson of the Senate Rules and
Administration Committee.

On memories of Antioch College:
There used to be a doughnut shop that opened about 4:00 AM  And there
was the old teletype in the student union during Nixon’s last days
before he resigned and we’d all gather around and read the teletype as
it printed off the stories about the Saturday night massacre as Nixon
fired administration officials…The cooperative education program
[brought him to Antioch College].