[lbo-talk] Fwd: Antioch College Closing!

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

On 6/14/07, Jim Straub <rustbeltjacobin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Given the unanimous mourning for antioch on this list, I dunno if this means
> anything on this list, but-
>
> I live in OH now, in columbus.  All my housemates other than me are native
> buckeyes, from blue-collar backgrounds (parents former factory workers or
> truckers).  Each of the three reacted the same way to the antioch news the
> same way: with glee.  Could not have been happier.  In fact the news was
> toasted and laughed at uproariously.
>
> The general opinion was, the fewer rich liberal kids in the state the
> better.  there was a widespread perception that antiochers were rich idiot
> silver spooners.  In fact an idea was debated to use our houses' new
> lockpicking kit to go break into the campus grounds this summer and declare
> a 'peoples college'.
>
> I don't live with full-time lefties, mostly just ohio-bred ex-punk kids.
> I thought it might be interesting, given the disputes about the place the
> left occupies in the US these days.
>
> BTW I used to work on a hospital organizing campaign in the blue-collar
> factory town springfield next to antioch.  98% of regional RNs did not live
> in antioch, but the rare housecall one had in antioch, was a treasured
> moment bc one got to then get lunch at the veggie restraunts of yellow
> springs as opposed to long john silvers or burger king back in sfield.  We
> used to pretend we hated having to be in yellow springs, but secrelty, would
> find reasons to all go to yellow springs on our nights off to be in
> counterculture land yellow springs.  Pretty much we just went there to pick
> fistfights with nader swingstate voters.

The most expensive private school in Ohio is Kenyon College (tuition
and fees: $36,050; room/board: $5,900,
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_3065_brief.php>);
the most expensive public school is Miami University (tuition and
fees: $22,997 in-state, $23,017 out-of-state; room/board: $8,140,
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_7104_brief.php>).

Both are apparently booming.  Ohio won't have any shortage of rich
kids any time soon, except there will be fewer rich kids on the Left.

But who cares about students anyway?  I only worry about the jobs of
Jean (is she not beautiful?
<http://www.antioch-college.edu/Academics/faculty/jean_gregorek.shtml>)
and Hassan (another Iranian on the Left!
<http://www.antioch-college.edu/Academics/faculty/hassan_rahmanian.shtml>).

<http://www.educatednation.com/2007/04/04/colleges-turning-down-more-students-than-ever/>
Colleges Turning Down More Students Than Ever
Wednesday April 04th 2007, 2:35 pm

Kenyon College
At Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, 4,624 students applied, up 8%, yet
it accepted 1,348, down from 1,395 last year, to prevent
overenrollment.

Miami University
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, saw a record 15,836 applicants this
year, up from 15,498 the year before; it accepted 73% of them, down
from 78% last year.
-- 
Yoshie