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THE RECORDV o l u m e 64, Iss ue 7 Se pt e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 4Antioch Joins NationwideAction Against RacismJoshua Lucca ’16, Noella Nishimwe ’16, and Zachary Sullivan ’16 attend a rally to demand Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine release thesurveillance footage from August 5 when 22 year old John Crawford was shot and killed in Walmart by Beavercreek police. There was also ademand that the case be handled by the federal government because of DeWine’s connection to Green County politics. The rally was held infront of the Beavercreek Walmart on August 30, 2014. Photo credit, Hana Katz Stein ’16. Continued on Page 4.The Future of the Horace Mann FellowshipBy Wyatt Souers ’17In less than a month AntiochCollege will welcome the classof 2018 —the last class to receivea full tuition Horace Mann Fellowship. Since Antioch reopenedin 2011 all students have receivedfull tuition scholarships and starting with the class of 2019, incoming students will receive halftuition scholarships instead.This raises the question ofwhether or not Antioch willremain accessible to people withfewer means. According to Deanof Admissions, Micah Canal,accessibility “is a big goal of thetrustees We’re going to continue to be need-blind.[and] beextremely accessible to people ifthey meet our admission criteria.”What the Admissions Officeis looking for are applicants “whocan handle a rigorous academicenvironment and [who have]an interest in the world aroundthem,” said Admissions Counselor and Campus Visit Coordinator, Jillian Johnson.Even though the HoraceMann Fellowship will only coverhalf of tuition for students startingwith the class of 2019, the collegewill grant up to 95% of tuition inneed-based aid. “The tuition billper annum for the neediest students and their families would be 765.25, and that makes Antiochone of the most accessible smallprivate colleges in the country,”said Canal.Because the class of 2018is the last class to receive thefull-tuition scholarship, timingwas pivotal for Rose Hardesty,an incoming student in the classof 2018. “I don’t want to go intodebt,” she said. “It just seemslike so many things aligned theHorace Mann Fellowship happened right as I was wanting thatand needing [the fellowship].”Hardesty is from Californiaand attended a Sudbury school,which is a democratic schoolwhere students have control of allaspects of their education; she wasalso unschooled for a time. Oneof the primary reasons Hardestyis coming to Antioch is to be inan environment where learningis valued.Continued on Page 4

2 S e p t e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 4CAMPUS NEWSthe antioch recordSpotlight: Meet Your Housekeeping CrewBy Elaine Bell ’16We see them vacuuming thedorms, mopping the halls, anddusting library shelves. They scrubour showers, clean our toilets, andby the end of the day still havesmiles on their faces. They are thehousekeeping crew at Antioch,and despite the messes we makefor them, they commit themselvesdaily to community members andtheir safety.“The most important part tome is making sure that you guysare in a safe environment—as safeas we can possibly make it,” saidHeidi Viemeister, who grew up inYellow Springs and has worked atAntioch since before the Collegeclosed. “[They] called me onceand said, ‘How would you like tocome and help me get ready forReunion, for two weeks?’” saidHeidi. “And then they never said‘go home’ so I’ve been here.”Penny Adamson, also a YellowSprings native, started workingin the Student Union kitchenat Antioch during high school.“It was my first job; it was prettynice,” she said. She is enthusiastic about working with studentstoday. “I love that. It’s very helpful. Anything they can do reallyhelps us out, and they’re willingto help out,” she said, referring tostudent workers Sylvia Newman’16 and Nargees Jumahan ’15. Shelaughed and added, “So the dayswe have them we say, ‘Oh we canbreathe a little!’”“They’re eager,” said LatashaWatters of student staff members.A resident of Springfield, she hasbeen a housekeeping staff memberat Antioch for three years. Shepreviously worked for Cedarville University. “They jump rightin. They come to us ready to go,”Latasha said. “And that’s nice, tonot have to babysit,”“Yeah, they just see whatneeds to be done,” added Heidi.James Butler worked forfacilities for six months prior toswitching to housekeeping to fillan open spot. He also takes nightclasses at Wright State University,and is working toward a bachelor’s degree in education. He alsoenjoys his daily contact with students. “Being around other college students all day makes it feelless like a job,” he said.As someone who’s worked forboth grounds and housekeeping,James has a unique perspective onthe relationship between the two.“Working with housekeeping andgrounds has taught me that bothhave their work cut out for them,”he said. “It takes good communication and teamwork betweenboth the teams, students, andfacilities to accomplish all thatneeds to be done.”For a housekeeping staff thatbegins their day at 7 a.m. withfour full-time staff members andtwo part-time student workers,keeping up with the campus is difficult. “It’s a challenge every day,”said Penny.“As it stands now we can’t getto every building [every day],” saidLatasha. “We wouldn’t be able tospend the time we need to get itdone right.”Housingkeeping staff members Heidi Viemeister and Latasha Watters on break in NorthSome older buildings are par- Hall dining area. Photo credit, Hana Katz Stein ’16.ticularly discouraging to clean,said Penny “We can clean andyou’d never know we were there,”she said. Heidi added, “It’s a littlediscouraging, when you workhard to clean it, and look aroundand it still looks as bad as when itstarted.”Despite the problems thatarise, what keeps the staff workingday after day is their commitmentto the people they serve. “Youmight have conflicts but it’s likehow do you stop caring about thepeople you’re impacting and viceversa?” said Heidi.The housekeeping staff hasplenty going on outside of theirjobs too. Most of them make artand are involved in the YellowSprings community.Latasha likes reading, spending time with her daughter, anddoing psychic readings for herfriends. “I’m into spiritual, psychicstuff,” she said. “I would like to getdeeper into it, take classes. Sometimes people think you’re crazywhen you’re like that. That’s whyI like being here—in this atmosphere, they embrace it.”Penny has a yard-work business on the side and likes to rideher bike and “enjoy life.” Heidigoes “serious rock hunting, [for]gems” and, as the daughter of thelate Read Viemeister, designer ofthe Antioch logo, she was a graphicdesigner for 20 years. When Jamesis not in class, he’s teaching a U11boys soccer team or painting. “I’mnot against having a beer at thebar either,” he added.Not only are the housekeeping staff passionate aboutstudents, they also care for theCollege, which had a huge impacton some of them growing up. “Itwas an education in itself,” Pennysaid, when asked how the cultureof the College affected her.“We want the college to work.We really want it to be a grandplace again,” said Heidi, noddingher head. “I mean we have theeducation of the world right here,really. We grew up here during the’60s so it’s when the college wasbooming and [where] everybodywho grew up here [had their] firstjob.”James’ childhood in YellowSprings influenced him to applyto work for the College. “I knowwhat it means for the village tohave Antioch College back, soanything I could do to help [is]awesome,” he said.Despite the toilet cleaning —the worst part of the job, according to all involved— and despitethe occasional task that puts theirdays off-schedule, the housekeeping staff always has a smile and awarm heart to offer students.“Interacting with you guys, itmakes it all worthwhile. It’s whatmakes it fun,” said Heidi. Latashanodded as she leaned back intoher chair. “It’s a free-spirited place,a nice place to be,” she said. “I loveit here.”The Record StaffKijin Higashibaba — Editor-in-ChiefKeegan Smith-Nichols — Layout EditorHana Katz-Stein — Photo EditorElaine Bell — Staff WriterLauren Gjessing — Staff WriterLouise Lybrook — Staff WriterHannah Priscilla Craig — Staff WriterWyatt Souers — Staff WriterJane Foreman — Layout ContributorEmma Persico — Layout ContributorPerin Ellsworth-Heller — Copy EditorAmy Harper — Faculty AdvisorMission StatementThe Antioch Record is a student run publication for theAntioch College community. We continue the legacy of independent, student run publications at Antioch and are dedicated to serving as an instrument for recording the college’shistory. Our ambition is to promote informed dialogue, socialengagement, and community action by fulfilling our civic andjournalistic responsibilities.