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Category: News


2024 US Election: Final showdown

Connor Phillips '28 | Staff Writer

Nov 05, 2024

An ever-awaited day that comes every four years, Election Day, which falls on November 5 this year, will determine the next President of the United States. Seats in the Senate and the […]

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McCormick and Braun ’76 weigh in on key topics

Nov 04, 2024

In exclusive interviews with The Bachelor, the Indiana gubernatorial candidates spoke about issues relevant to Wabash students Question 1: How will your term as governor help support college students preparing to enter […]

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Can we trust polls’ predictive powers?

Elijah Wetzel ’27 | Staff Writer

Nov 04, 2024

Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, many Americans are left wondering if they should pay attention to polling Ask anyone for their 2024 Presidential election prediction and, regardless of who they think […]

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Tags: election, Indiana news, News, political science, Politics | Posted in News



What’s on the ballot in Indiana?

Logan Weilbaker ’25 | Managing Editor

Nov 04, 2024

When Indiana voters go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5, most of the ballot will appear as expected. Of course, you’ll be asked to make your pick for the next President […]

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Jake Weber ’25 earns moot court victory

Noah Taylor '28 | Staff Writer

Oct 25, 2024

Out of a stiff group of competitors, Jake Weber ’25, a rhetoric major and brother of Tau Kappa Epsilon, was named top advocate at the 31st moot court competition on October 24. […]

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Lights… Cameras… Action?

James Wallace ’26 / Elijah Wetzel ’27 | News Editor / Staff Writer

Oct 18, 2024

Amidst uncertainty surrounding future security improvements, College leadership looks away from cameras in the near future For this year’s 2024 LGBTQ+ History Month celebration, members of Wabash’s gay-straight alliance, ’shOUT, lined the […]

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Pride flags found in dumpster after being removed from Mall during LGBTQ+ History Month

Sam Benedict '25 | Editor-in-Chief

Oct 16, 2024

Students and staff awoke on the morning of October 16 to find that every LGBTQ+ pride flag lining the brick pathways across the mall had been pulled out of the ground and […]

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Grub Hollow powers up

Ty Murphy ’27 | Staff Writer

Oct 03, 2024

After numerous delays, facility is one step closer to opening With construction taking place on the sidewalks and the Mall parking lot being shut down permanently, it marks the beginning of the end […]

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4th-hour requirements approved

Elijah Wetzel '27 | Staff Writer

Sep 30, 2024

Changes to documentation gives Wabash the clear At a school where tradition is supreme, change can be difficult for the Wabash community. This semester, students and faculty have had to deal with […]

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La Alianza renews Buy Local Competition

Elijah Wetzel '27 | Staff Writer

Sep 17, 2024

On a campus that prides itself on its philanthropic success, it is hard to stand out. However, La Alianza’s Buy Local Competition has managed to do just that.  The Buy Local Competition […]

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Mental Health Mile invites tough conversations about suicide

Ty Murphy '27 | Staff Writer

Sep 16, 2024

Last year, the Sphinx Club hosted Leslie Weirich for her Chapel Talk “One Second of Hope” where she detailed her story of losing her son and former student Austin Weirich ’18 on […]

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Sphinx Club rethinks Homecoming

James Wallace '26 | News Editor

Sep 05, 2024

Expectations high following misfortune in 2023 Last year, in what was a shock to the Wabash community, the marquee event of Homecoming, Chapel Sing, was a day marked by injury and frustration. Chapel […]

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