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Ella Arnold is a fourth year Horace Mann Fellow at Antioch College. She is pursuing a Bachelor's of Arts in Visual Arts.

Culture, Power, & Change, Interdisciplinary Arts & Creative Practice
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Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Culinary Arts, Ohio
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Midwest, Ohio, Policy, Advocacy, Law (Pre-Law), Student Spotlight, The Work We Do
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Ohio, Student Spotlight
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Education, Faculty Spotlight, Literature & Publishing, Ohio
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Education, Faculty Spotlight, Latin America
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SKILLS & INTERESTS

Ella Arnold is pursuing a degree in Visual Arts from Antioch College. She is skilled in various fiber works, including knitting, chrocheting, and embroidery, and hopes to develop a career around this artistry/artisanship.

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Spotlight: Antioch Nine Revitalized by Contemporary Collaborative Practices Class

Nov 13, 2017
 

Antioch College often boasts a lack of a football team, but this Fall, an art class revitalized Antioch’s famed baseball team, the Antioch Nine, and brought together sports, collaborative art, and community in true Antioch fashion.

The class, taught by professor Forest Bright, invited the 2017 candidates for various Yellow Springs political positions to play a game on November 5th. Despite stormy weather, the game went off without a hitch. Many candidates came out to represent their respective campaigns, and community members attended to cheer on classmates and candidates alike.

It was a very energetic and close game, and the score is still being determined. Although the outcome remains unclear, what is clear is that the event was a wonderful opportunity for community members from Antioch and from the greater Yellow Springs community to come together and enjoy an afternoon of sport and fun.

 

Photographs provided by Jackie Mulhall and Ethan Schultz.


 

Sustainable Farming and Simple Living: Arnold ’18 at Heartbeat Learning Gardens in Springfield, Ohio

Sep 12, 2017
 

“I want to spend the summer outdoors.” -Me, to Cooperative Education faculty Beth Bridgeman, circa June 2017. I got my wish.

For my final co-op at Antioch College, I am working as an intern/trainee at Heartbeat Learning Gardens, just outside of Yellow Springs, Ohio. I am a participant in their farm training program, and I also live on the Heartbeat property.

Heartbeat is a non-profit, small scale, sustainable farm working to provide education about sustainable farming and simple living through workshops as well as through the training program of which I am a part, as well as provide vegetables to the Miami Valley community through a seasonal CSA program.

My day to day work is primarily that of a farm hand. Generally, I assist in the processes of preparing and planting beds, weeding, watering, and thinning crops, harvesting food, and clearing land, among other tasks. I also occasionally care for the chickens that are kept on the property. Filling this role, I help to ensure that the gardens are maintained, and that the crops are harvested for community CSA members to pick up twice per week.

My aim for this cooperative learning experience was to experiment in a new workplace and lifestyle. Rather than working at a desk as I have in the past, I am working a different kind of “nine to five” job – one where my limbs, rather than my mind, are tired at the end of the day. I am living in a trailer without plumbing, and eating vegetables that I helped grow and/or harvest. I am learning about my physical abilities – that my body is strong and capable of turning over the earth and healing from the scratches and bites and bruises it inflicts upon me.

This experience also marks a transition in my educational life. I recently made the decision to change my course of study, and with that change I wanted to consider new and different ways of doing other things in my life. I’ve learned so far that farming is hard and tiring, and that I will probably not be a farmer. That being said, exploring new fields of work and new ways of living is a great joy, and has been a formative part of my Antioch experience.


 

Student Spotlight: Rachel Isaacson ’19

Jun 17, 2017
 
For her second co-op, Rachel Isaacson worked for Columbus, Ohio city council member Michael Stinziano, and also served as a constituent liaison for Ohio state representative Brigid Kelly.
In these positions, Rachel worked closely with representatives Stinziano and Kelly, carrying out various tasks such as drafting resolutions and constituent letters, as well as out of the office work including outreach and signature collection.
She also continued her long-time work on drafting legislation that would ban conversion therapy for minors. Through her work with Stinziano this quarter and through the support of Columbus LGBTQ organizations, she was able to brief Stinziano and other councilmembers on the issue, and the Columbus City Council successfully passed the ban on March 27th, 2017!
Reflecting on her co-op, Rachel says in her blog post Preparing to be a Legislative Aide: Rachel Isaacson ’19 at Columbus City Hall and Ohio House of Representatives, that her work has led her to think about a legislative career following her graduation. She writes, “I can see myself returning back to this area of work once I graduate from Antioch. I am looking into being a legislative aide for an elected official, or possibly as a legislative service commissioner.”
Originally published in the “What’s Happening in Co-op This Week” newsletter on April 14th, 2017.

 

Student Spotlight: Ramone Ritzhaupt ’20

Jun 16, 2017
 
Ramone Ritzhaupt, Class of 2020, is completing their first co-op as the theater production assistant at Antioch’s very own Foundry Theater. Their responsibilities on the job include but are certainly not limited to organizing the space, caring for the building, maintaining equipment, running soundboard for events, and working with local students, from Antioch and from Yellow Springs High School to create and organize various events and performances.

About their co-op, Ramone says,

“My experience with co-op has been wonderful. I never expected to work in a theater, but I was pleasantly surprised with my time here. It’s offered me a learning experience I otherwise would have never received only taking classes. It has provided me a chance to learn hands-on in a one-on-one environment with my supervisor, which can be difficult at times in classes. With my time here coming to an end, it feels bittersweet. I’ve greatly enjoyed being here and developing my skills, but I look forward to next quarter and taking classes once more.”
This quarter, Ramone has been an integral part of the community through their work at the Foundry, among other things, and has been ever-present on campus. Thank you, Ramone, for taking up this important work in your first co-op. We look forward to seeing what you do in the future!
Photo and text credit: Ramone Ritzhaupt, Class of 2020

 

Faculty Spotlight: Corine Tachtiris

Jun 08, 2017
 
Corine Tachtiris is a professor of literature here at Antioch College. She holds an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa, and works to engage students in topics surrounding translation. This quarter, she held a translation workshop in conjunction with the Lit Wits writing group in the writing center, where she helped students translate small selections in their respective languages of study.
Corine translates in both Czech and French, but assists students in any language. In the workshop she led, she discussed with students the impacts of translation on literature, and in particular the effects that a translator or an editor has on the work they are translating or editing. She also talked about the various ways that people interpret a “good translation,” and what misconceptions people have about what that means. She says she sees translation as “a deeply ethical act,” where translators are speaking for others, and she says this is important in studying translation.
Corine has taught semester-long courses at other institutions, and hopes to incorporate similar programs here at Antioch. She imagines such a program manifesting here as a creative writing course, collaborating with the Antioch Language and Culture program as well. She says she’s also interested in working personally with students on their translation projects.

 

Student Spotlight: Ben Zitsman ’20

Jun 08, 2017
 

Ben Zitsman, Class of 2020, is working as a co-op student in the Office of Admissions here at Antioch College. Initially, he took on various administrative and communicative tasks, including sending out some communications for the Office of Admissions. His position, however, has quickly grown into a full scale reboot of the College’s social media platforms. Ben was part of a small team that developed a social media strategy at the start of this quarter, and he has been working with students, staff, and faculty ever since to report on the everyday – and not-so-everyday – happenings that occur on campus. Ben says that over the course of the week, he receives email and in person communications from all over campus regarding events, programs, initiatives, and other things happening around Antioch, and he attends and reports on them through the Antioch College Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

“Really it’s just walking around and trying to figure out what looks interesting.” That’s how Ben describes his daily activity on the job. He spends time talking to anyone he comes across to learn about what they’re doing, and he works to publish material on the diverse activities occurring throughout each day. “Making sure that Antioch is represented faithfully” and “accurately reflect[ing] Antioch to people who are interested in the school” are his primary goals in creating content, he says.

Ben will return to classes following the end of this quarter, but he says he has enjoyed the work and he hopes to continue this work during the rest of his time at Antioch.

Photo Credit: Ben Zitsman ’20


 

Student Spotlight: Mia Bates ’20

Jun 01, 2017
 
Mia Bates, Class of 2020, is currently completing her co-op quarter at the Antioch School, here in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She is a Miller Fellow for the school, and she works with children ranging from kindergarten age to sixth grade.
In her blog, Mia writes about spending time with the children outdoors much of the day, including going to the “forest kindergarten,” taking walks into town, and even camping with older groups. She says the children also spend time practicing and performing plays, and completing more traditional schoolwork such as state reports. Additionally, she discusses her participation in the school’s democratic process, where she helps facilitate student discussions surrounding rules and expectations for their classroom experiences.
About her co-op and her career aspirations, Mia writes, “I’ve wanted to teach for as long as I can remember, surely to some degree because of my overwhelmingly positive experience in schools, including the Antioch School. So I’m so appreciative to be around so many wonderful teachers, overhearing so many daily insights about all the underlying things happening in any interaction. I love being in a classroom every day and having such inspiring conversations with these youthful people.”

 

Faculty Spotlight: Mario Rodriguez Garcia

May 26, 2017
 
Faculty here at Antioch College have deep roots in the community. For professor Mario Rodriguez Garcia, this has been true for decades. Beginning in the 1970’s, Mario worked closely with Antioch College to provide study-abroad experiences to Antioch students and others across the GLCA campuses. During this time, he taught Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico to students from the New Directions program here at Antioch.
In 1981, he was invited to the Antioch campus to teach a Spanish course. From then on, he began to develop relationships with student groups as well as with the Yellow Springs community. With the HUMAN (Help Us Make a Nation) group, he worked with students and faculty of color as well as with people of color in the Yellow Springs community. He also participated in several Antioch activist projects, including protests against various US conflicts in Central and South America.
Mario was offered a permanent position at the college, but was unable to stay permanently at the time for family reasons. Now, in his retirement and after working for several years at Wittenberg College, he has returned to Antioch as a professor of Spanish. He says that in both the previous institution, as well as at the new college, he has enjoyed working with the unique and active students on campus.
In his time at Antioch in recent months, he says he would like to see the continuation of study abroad programs for students, and would like to be a part of such initiatives. He would also like to rebuild relationships between the Yellow Springs Latino community and the Spanish program here at Antioch.
Image: https://www.lonelyplanet.com

 

Student Spotlight: Alana Guth ’18 and Coco Gagnet ’18

May 26, 2017
 
Have you been to a great campus event this quarter? Have you noticed and enlivening of campus spaces? Chances are, Antioch’s Events and Space Committees played a part! Alana Guth and Coco Gagnet, Class of 2018, are our current Events Coordinator and Space Coordinator, respectively. They both work tirelessly chairing their respective committees, and collaborate with one another to ensure that beautiful, welcoming, thriving spaces are available for the campus community and that events in those spaces take place without a hitch!
Alana is currently working to plan our next Community Day, which will occur on June 2nd across campus. Activities will include a pie-baking contest, lawn games, and trivia, among other things.
Coco’s focus this quarter has been activating Antioch’s newest student space, Weston Hall. She has worked to acquire furniture for the new space, organize student efforts to care for the building, and make Weston available for student and community events. She has also been working to relocate the various resources that were housed in the previous student union, Sontag-Fels.
Thank you Alana and Coco for your hard work and determination in our community!

 

Student Spotlight: Lincoln Rose

May 12, 2017
 
The Antioch Farm and the Farm-to-Table Program are excellent assets to the Antioch community. The Farm program works to support students who are interested in environmental science, sustainable agriculture, animal husbandry, and more, during their time on study-quarters, as well as on co-ops. Co-op Student Lincoln Rose, Class of 2020, is currently working on the Antioch Farm, as well as in the Antioch Kitchens. Link shares some information about the job responsibilities, as well as the experience, below:
“I’m working at the Farm-to-Table Co-op at the Antioch College Farm for my first co-op. I’ve been working here for the past five weeks, and I’ve had a wonderful experience so far. Every day at 8:00am I tend to the chickens on the farm. Waking up early is pretty wild for me, but seeing the chickens fills my heart with vigor. Every other day, I spend time with the baby chicks in the Glen Trailside Museum, and they are cool dudes. My duties consist of mowing, tilling, planting and transplanting, and weeding on the farm. Some days I work in the kitchens and prepare the food that we harvest.
I had a lot of anxiety about my first co-op, but working on the farm and in the kitchens has been wonderful. All of my co-workers are the biggest sweethearts, and have taught me a dang lot about farming, cooking, and identifying different plants. My favorite part of my work is finding frogs in the farm and resting my head next to them and looking into their frog eye balls. I would highly recommend working on the farm, or visiting during volunteer hours (Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00pm)!”
To find out more about our Farm-to-Table Program, and to explore our website, click here!