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Embracing the Craftsman’s Ethos

Alex Rotaru ‘22

Oct 29, 2021

American culture values warriors above all else. From a young age, children take part in sports, learning about, among others, strategies to defeat the other team, and an overall warrior ethos that […]

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Evaluating the Reality of Keeping Wabash Unique

Reed Mathis '22

Oct 22, 2021

Fall “break” is over. Midterms are still going along. And, yes, Senior Seminar is always there to remind me of what awaits come January. A senior year like any other. Still, my […]

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It’s Time for us All to Get A Hobby

Burkley McCarthey '24

Oct 22, 2021

Amid a generation obsessed with work and taking themselves too seriously, I can’t help but notice that along the road of selfrighteousness, hobbies have long since died off. I find that in […]

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How to Judge the Life of Sec. Colin Powell

Liam Buckley '22

Oct 22, 2021

In the wake of Former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death, how do we best reflect on the lives of people who committed singular wrongs of enormous proportion? Colin Powell was one […]

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Wabash is a Religion

Austin Hood '21

Apr 30, 2021

I talked a lot about Wabash during my semester abroad. I think a lot of other Wallies have experienced this. It doesn’t take much detail to get people thoroughly intrigued about this […]

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The Midwest Needs Decent Rail Connections

Alex Rotaru ’22

Apr 30, 2021

Before coming to college, I practically grew up taking trains wherever I needed to go: my grandmother’s house, a day trip, or even a field trip with the school. However, much to […]

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On Vaccines

Adam Berg ’22

Apr 30, 2021

I long for the days of mask-free office hours and in-person lunch talks on physics concepts I pretend to understand, and with today’s second vaccine clinic, most of our campus will take […]

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Wabash Always Fights… Right?

Malcolm Lang ’21

Apr 30, 2021

There is no secret that we are a culture that heavily values the traditions and customs that make Wabash College so special. We are driven by slogans and mottos that enable us […]

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What Are You Going to Do About It?

Will Osborn ’21

Apr 30, 2021

Another opinion piece from a senior? Can’t you guys just move on and get out of here? I’m sure at least some of you are probably questioning our sanity for writing an […]

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Traditions Are What You Make of Them

Jake Vermeulen ’21

Apr 30, 2021

At The Bachelor, it is tradition to have Seniors on staff write opinions for the last paper of the week and I think that’s a great tradition. It’s also super weird to […]

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