Mission Statement:
This site originally came about because of my own personal troubles with my alma mater. All of which I have moved on from. So instead of taking the site down I knew there are alumni, students, staff, faculty, and even townies that might use this place to share stories. Stories both good and bad. Someday I hope more good then bad actually. If the College or University wants to submit stories they are more then welcome to. Prospective students do visit here...
So I need every ...
May 3, 08 Hi from Tex (aka Yazz aka David) Allen, Antioch alumus (Email me at TexAllen@Hotmail.Com): I'm getting email messages from Antioch alumni I've been in touch with during the past year who write now about attending their "last Antioch Non-Stop meeting" at various cities around the USA. The good ship "Antioch Non-Stop" is grinding to a halt. The networking, cyberspace and other communications between affronted Antioch alumni and others trying to stop the Antioch College closedown will be over soon, almost completely....it certainly won't continue with the numbers and passion seen during the past year before the closedown became a "done deal"....now the case, sadly. Those of us who wanted Antioch to remain open "non-stop" and have been part of the networking during the past year are now left with the history of what happened. The obvious bad guys are the Antioch University Board Of Trustees, who slit Antioch's throat. These people should be despised...few disagree with that. It's also important, I think, to despise the leaders who faced down the Trustees and lost the battle. They need to be called to account for their colossal failure of vision, strategy, tactics, and their willingness to treat the Trustees with a respect the Trustees did not and do not ever deserve. Let's not forget who closed Antioch College down....and equally, let's not forget who failed to stop them after claiming leadership in the battle of opposition, the ...