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38 GUIDE TO YELLOW SPR INGS | 2021– 2022 This article was originally published in 2013. Co-op is still an essential feature of an Antioch College education. ANTIOCH COLLEGE STUDENTS STRETCH IN CO-OP JOBS By ANI SA KL INE W hat do toilets and politics have in common? Potential metaphors aside, they both figured prominently in the recent co-op placements of Antioch’s first-year students, who returned just a few weeks ago from their first Antioch co-op experience. Gabby Amrhein of Yellow Springs worked with the Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro, Vt., researching the poten- tial of human urine to work as fertilizer for agricultural purposes. “A lot of people are rethink- ing how they look at food from the input side, but not many people are looking at the output,” she said of why she found her co-op topic compelling. “Our sewage systems are really wasteful and outdated. People don’t realize how much is wasted with toilets, both water and potential fertilizer.” In order to address the issue of output, the Rich Earth Institute, a nonprofit research institution, collects human urine and designs and executes experiments to learn more about its potential use for large and small scale farm- ers. For her co-op, Amrhein participated in all aspects of Antioch Hall, also known as Main Building, is one of three original buildings and is the centerpiece of the historic campus. | PHOTO BY RE I LLY DIXON ANTIOCH COLLEGE HEALING HANDS & HEALTHY HAIR 100 CORRY ST. • WWW.HHSTUDIOSYS.COM Hair, Massage & Spa Services 937-319-1420