Jim Amidon — I had just come out of a meeting Thursday morning and was frantically trying to respond to about two-dozen emails that arrived in the hour I was away from […]
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Jim Amidon — My friend and colleague Guyanna Spurway retired on Friday. On Thursday afternoon, about 100 of us gathered in Caleb Mills House to give her a hug, wish her (and […]
Steve Charles—Halfway through his talk to the Wabash students, faculty, and guests who filled the College’s Eric Dean Gallery Friday afternoon, University of Notre Dame Institute for Latino Studies Director Gilberto Cardenas […]
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Steve Charles—Emory Simmons may be the most accomplished and esteemed scientist you’ve never heard of. That’s partly my fault for not drawing the Wabash community’s attention to the fact that in the […]
Steve Charles—From the line that stretched all the way out the door of the Caleb Mills House and the variety of professors, staff, and administrators that packed the place, you might have […]
Steve Charles—Joe Trumpey ’88 says that most straw bale houses have a truth window—a hole in the adobe on the inside where you can see what the walls are made of. In […]
Steve Charles—The judges who named Phil Dewey ’89 the 2010 winner of the Jerry Malloy Competition for Outstanding Negro League Art call his portrait of Kansas City Monarchs pitcher and National Baseball […]
Howard W. Hewitt – Bon Appetit has always done special events around campus with flair. Besides making sure the food is just right, the staff pays attention to the details of decoration […]
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Many believe blogging or keeping a journal was part of the early stages of social media. Wabash is entering its fifth year of presenting student bloggers. Around here we like to say […]
Jim Amidon — I walked across the Wabash College campus Friday morning so I could check up on the progress at Hollett Little Giant Stadium. Various crews have been working to install a […]
Howard W. Hewitt – Wabash freshmen go through a pretty intense five days of orientation upon arrival but they get to cap it off with a fun event at the President’s home. […]
Jim Amidon — August 25 — The Field Turf crew installing the new playing surface at Hollett Little Giant Stadium is entering the final phase of work. On Tuesday, the crew began […]
Howard W. Hewitt – We are near the completion of a successful migration to a new software platform for all Wabash College blogs. The blogs are all back up today and readers […]
Steve Charles—Returned from vacation to find that last week we lost Captain Ron Thomas ’76—U.S. Navy (Retired), husband, father, and a man of faith. I don’t know how he died, and I […]
Howard W. Hewitt, Northport, MI. – Some people ask retired Political Science Professor Phil Mikesell why he retired to a tiny village like Northport, Michigan. Sure he can talk about the beautiful […]
Howard W. Hewitt, Omena, MI. – Tony Lentcyh ’89 is always stretching his liberal arts education. “I always tell people ‘when you get asked if you can do particular job, always tell […]
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Howard W. Hewitt, Grand Rapids, MI. – I am one with the Alpaca. Is this really in my job description? Should I renegotiate terms? Did I willingly kiss an Alpaca? (It […]
“People often reduce identity to biography. If they have a story, then that’s who they believe they are. But in fact your identity is infinitely more complex, nuanced, and mysterious than your […]
