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Great photos! But why is it closed again???

Antioch had a hard time attracting students.  The facilities were rather dated and students had an expectation of modern housing wired with internet & such.  I don't think there was enough money in the endowment to make up for that.  At least that is what I recall from the reports on Ohio Public Radio. 

Antioch had a hard time attracting students. The facilities were rather dated and students had an expectation of modern housing wired with internet & such. I don't think there was enough money in the endowment to make up for that. At least that is what I recall from the reports on Ohio Public Radio.

 

Thats a shame. Do you know if it will reopen in the future?

I would not bet on it.  Its loss is a shame.  I remember the school for its radio programming that originated at WYSO, and I understand that the school's "impact" in activism for social justice and other issues was quite large.

Here's the thread that discussed the closure of Antioch:

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,13082.0.html

I went there last February, when it was still open, and I thought it was the creepiest college I'd ever seen.  I wonder, has Yellow Springs lost any of its hippie spirit with the closing of the college? 

 

(We also hit a 4-year-old riding her bike on US 68 just north of there and it was terrifying.  So that might've tarnished my memories of the city.)

I wonder, has Yellow Springs lost any of its hippie spirit with the closing of the college? 

 

The hippy died sometime in the 1970s.  After the 1960s Yellow Springs has glommed on whatever countercultural or alternative thing has come down the pike.  Since people don't have a vocabulary for this they call it "hippy".

 

But the college?  No, by now Yellow Springs has developed its own dynamic independent of the college.

 

Outsiders who are transferred into this area and go into culture shock at the conservative, conformist, ignorant shithole that is the Dayton Region move to Yellow Spring (or try to)  as it is a little island of cosmopolitan bohemia here.  And the place functions as the "Brady Street" for the Dayton metro area, drawing local nonconformists and bohemians as well as weekend tourists who want to gawk at the freaks (or maybe do some shopping).

 

So the "hippy spirit", perhaps better described as the "bohemian spirit" continues onward through the fog, continuously being replenshed by kindred spirits and new cultural tendancys, though by now it's maybe more Bourgouis Bohemian with a light frosting of new-ageyness.   

 

 

 

 

 

I remember the school for its radio programming that originated at WYSO

 

WYSO is still on the air and still does a lot of local programming, mostly music.  They do occassional public affairs things.

 

This station is one of the things that makes life in the Dayton area bearable.

 

 

I wonder, has Yellow Springs lost any of its hippie spirit with the closing of the college?

 

The hippy died sometime in the 1970s. After the 1960s Yellow Springs has glommed on whatever countercultural or alternative thing has come down the pike. Since people don't have a vocabulary for this they call it "hippy".

 

But the college? No, by now Yellow Springs has developed its own dynamic independent of the college.

 

Outsiders who are transferred into this area and go into culture shock at the conservative, conformist, ignorant sh!thole that is the Dayton Region move to Yellow Spring (or try to) as it is a little island of cosmopolitan bohemia here. And the place functions as the "Brady Street" for the Dayton metro area, drawing local nonconformists and bohemians as well as weekend tourists who want to gawk at the freaks (or maybe do some shopping).

 

So the "hippy spirit", perhaps better described as the "bohemian spirit" continues onward through the fog, continuously being replenshed by kindred spirits and new cultural tendancys, though by now it's maybe more Bourgouis Bohemian with a light frosting of new-ageyness.

 

 

Thanks for the Milwaukee reference.  That description does seem to match my experiences there.  I'm glad that those ideologies aren't in jeopardy with the closing of the college. 

This station is one of the things that makes life in the Dayton area bearable.

That and the ice cream from Young's Jersey Dairy.  :-)

I wonder, has Yellow Springs lost any of its hippie spirit with the closing of the college?

 

The hippy died sometime in the 1970s. After the 1960s Yellow Springs has glommed on whatever countercultural or alternative thing has come down the pike. Since people don't have a vocabulary for this they call it "hippy".

 

But the college? No, by now Yellow Springs has developed its own dynamic independent of the college.

 

Outsiders who are transferred into this area and go into culture shock at the conservative, conformist, ignorant sh!thole that is the Dayton Region move to Yellow Spring (or try to) as it is a little island of cosmopolitan bohemia here. And the place functions as the "Brady Street" for the Dayton metro area, drawing local nonconformists and bohemians as well as weekend tourists who want to gawk at the freaks (or maybe do some shopping).

 

So the "hippy spirit", perhaps better described as the "bohemian spirit" continues onward through the fog, continuously being replenshed by kindred spirits and new cultural tendancys, though by now it's maybe more Bourgouis Bohemian with a light frosting of new-ageyness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a bohemian district in the city of Dayton itself? Perhaps the Oregon District or something?  While Yellow Springs is quite a drive from Cincinnati, I suppose there is Ludlow in Clifton, Northside, and now pockets of OTR to (kind of) take on the roll of Yellow Springs for the Cincinnati area.

Oregon is for nightlife, but retail is weak and doesn't attract the foot traffic you see in YS. 

 

Yellow Springs is the place for retail and such, but no nightlife (except one very good place: Peaches).

 

I am thinking YS might be equivilant to a mix of Clifton & Northside.

 

 

It's really sad to see Antioch close its doors.  :oops:

 

On a side note, Dave Chappelle lives in the area.  I think his father taught at the school.

It is sad to see Antioch closed. Hopefully the campus can be used for something else rather than sit vacant.

quite depressing :(

It is sad to see Antioch closed. Hopefully the campus can be used for something else rather than sit vacant.

 

Condos? Antiques mall?

 

Sorry!  :evil:

And the place functions as the "Brady Street" for the Dayton metro area, drawing local nonconformists and bohemians as well as weekend tourists who want to gawk at the freaks (or maybe do some shopping).

 

What do Mike, Carol, Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marcia, Jan, and Cindy have to do with Antioch College?  LOL

It is sad to see Antioch closed. Hopefully the campus can be used for something else rather than sit vacant.

 

Condos? Antiques mall?

 

Sorry! :evil:

funny! It's just a nice little campus and to see it sit vacant is just horrible.

Seriously, Antioch reminds me of what the UD campus would be like if the last 30 years of transformational research institute income and high-income parental benevolence had not happened. I remember going to mechanical drawing classes at UD in the late 70s that were held in a 100+ year old 4 story red brick building that was like 50 degrees inside in the winter time. Antioch strikes me the same way.

 

I have no idea what the answer is, other than to turn the lack of health club/spa amenities on the Antioch campus into a "plus" somehow with clever marketing.

And the place functions as the "Brady Street" for the Dayton metro area, drawing local nonconformists and bohemians as well as weekend tourists who want to gawk at the freaks (or maybe do some shopping).

 

What do Mike, Carol, Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marcia, Jan, and Cindy have to do with Antioch College? LOL

 

"Brady Street" is a bohemian, hipster-centered commercial district in Milwaukee.

This pretty much sums it up:

 

Ugh.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon Ohio) and Olivet Nazarene University (Kanakakee Ill) have been talking about purchasing the college to turn it into a new Nazarene school that will focus soley on education, business and science.  They have been working on building a partnership between the two schools and a few other private schools in the state to work together to make it happen.

 

GREENE NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

 

 

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something like that would change the character of Yellow Springs, if there is a denominationally affliated college brining in faculty and students.    YSO might start becoming more like Cedarville.  It would be interesting to watch that process unfold., from a sociological POV as well as what it would mean for "Main Street YSO".

 

 

Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon Ohio) and Olivet Nazarene University (Kanakakee Ill) have been talking about purchasing the college to turn it into a new Nazarene school that will focus soley on education, business and science. They have been working on building a partnership between the two schools and a few other private schools in the state to work together to make it happen.

 

GREENE NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

 

 

 

That's not cool!

 

hippies+christian nazarines= yellow springs turning into a ideologically hateful hellhole!

 

I think that YS is way too embedded in the hippie spirit to have a conservative christian university open up. Seriously, it's hard to get more 70's hippie than Yellow Springs. We have enough conservatives around here, much less without our only liberal hippie outpost falling as well. Noooooooooooo!

 

If they are going to reuse it, can't they put in a branch of a university like Kalamazoo or Oberlin (or a new Antioch)? That would work real well there.

That's not cool!

 

hippies+christian nazarines= yellow springs turning into a ideologically hateful hellhole!

 

I think that YS is way too embedded in the hippie spirit to have a conservative christian university open up.

 

I don't think it would turn into a hellhole but it could be pretty tense. I'd have to think that the administrations of these universities would take the local character into account and would realize that it's a gross mismatch.

 

I doubt that the bobo residents with day jobs in Dayton or any local hangers-on have much of a say in this. At the end of the day it's a piece of real estate.

There is an OSU campus in Newark, while Yellow Springs is basically the same distance to the west. I'm not aware of any OSU campuses out west...but still it would dent the liberal, hippie, new-age culture here, not as much as a conservative Christian "university".

 

^^^^^I have to visit Milwaukee.

I'm not aware of any OSU campuses out west...

 

Wright State, originally OSU-Miami, is right there.

Bad news...the main building is experiencing significant water damage:

 

http://myhometownohio.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2009/2/9/4086666.html

So I was partially right and wrong in my last post.

 

Olivet Nazarene Univeristy of Illinois and Mount Vernon Nazarene University of Ohio are looking to find two additional partnering schools to create a new education center called GREENE UNIVERSITY. 

 

While the school would have two religious affiliations, they would be merely able to offer specialized courses and adult training at the institution.

 

In the 1880's thru 1910 there was a sprawl of new colleges known as template universities that were constructed by various surrounding educational institutions.  Once the school was up and running on its own, they would owe the founding colleges until their initial investments plus interest are paid off.  Many of these colleges are still in existance and some have eventually evolved into specialty colleges and state branch campuses. 

 

GREENE UNIVERSITY is only in the early planning stages, and if they can secure the funding, the college could be purchased very soon!  Both Nazarene schools could offer professorships and minor enrollment assistance to help get the college off the ground.  They have been rumored to be talking with Kenyon College of Gambier Ohio, Marietta College and a few others to see if anyone will assist.

 

The new college would have elected officials representing each founding college for the first term of the university which is 16 years.  The first president would be selected from one of the founding colleges, etc.

Olivet Nazarene Univeristy of Illinois and Mount Vernon Nazarene University of Ohio are looking to find two additional partnering schools to create a new education center called GREENE UNIVERSITY. 

 

So I take it from your post that the "Greene" in Greene University is not specific to our Greene County, it's just a naming coincidence?

This thread title makes me think of a song by the Cure, Just Like Heaven.

 

You soft and only

You lost and lonely

You just like heaven