{"id":3947,"date":"2015-05-07T07:16:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T07:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2015-05-06T17:17:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T17:17:23","slug":"finals-2015-midnight-munch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2015\/05\/07\/finals-2015-midnight-munch\/","title":{"rendered":"Finals 2015 &#8211; Midnight Munch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3950\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3268.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3950\" alt=\"More Pancakes!  More bacon!\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3268.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3268.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3268-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Crawford, from Career Services, hands a young man his &#8220;munch&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I know&#8230;I know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I write about Midnight munch every time I go&#8230;but I can&#8217;t help myself.<\/p>\n<p>If Chapel Sing is an enduring mark of this place, Midnight Munch can&#8217;t be far behind. \u00a0We talk relationships, we talk engagement, we talk brotherhood, we talk family&#8230;and all of that is on display at the Munch. \u00a0It&#8217;s Dean Mike Raters making the pancakes. \u00a0It&#8217;s Dean Michelle Janssen cleaning tables. \u00a0It&#8217;s Chip Timmons from Admissions testing each batch of bacon before he declares it fit for consumption. \u00a0It&#8217;s Mary Jo Johnston from Bon Appetit making sure we &#8220;temps&#8221; don&#8217;t screw up the finely-tuned machine. \u00a0It&#8217;s Professor Laura Wysocki from Chemistry greeting the students as they arrive. \u00a0It&#8217;s Mark Elizondo (head trainer) washing dishes non-stop for almost 2 hours. \u00a0It&#8217;s Richard and Eileen Bowen (Glee Club and Fine Arts) , Professor Greg Dallinger (Chem &#8211; Rich&#8217;s son), and many others serving with a smile and encouragement on an always-tough week at the Bash.<\/p>\n<p>The Grunge? \u00a0I helped Brent Harris (Sports Information) and Mark Elrod (Bio) run food to the lines to make sure we always had plenty. \u00a0And I smiled a lot.<\/p>\n<p>In our classrooms the next day, there will be test takers and test administrators. \u00a0But this I know. \u00a0No one will be cheering any harder for success than those administering those tests.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s what a family does&#8230;and it&#8217;s a way of life at the Bash.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3949\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3255.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3949\" alt=\"Midnight munch-3255\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3255.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3255.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3255-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pre-mission brief. Chef gave us all detailed instructions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3948\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3253.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3948\" alt=\"This bacon personally approved by Chip Timmons...and the Grunge.\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3253.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3253.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Midnight-munch-3253-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This bacon personally approved by Chip Timmons&#8230;and the Grunge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know&#8230;I know&#8230; I write about Midnight munch every time I go&#8230;but I can&#8217;t help myself. 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