Around Wabash – December 2007
A look at interesting policies, issues, and conversations taking place on our beautiful campus each day
Marx at Wabash?
On October 25, Karl Marx made an appearance on campus at Salter Hall. Sponsored by multiple Wabash departments and coordinated by history professor Dr. Stephen Morillo, the production of liberal historian Howard Zinn’s one-man play Marx in Soho proved to be a high-quality and exhilarating performance by actor Robert Weick. The play tried to both rehabilitate and humanize Marx. While displaying the hardships of Marx’s life, the Zinn play tried to demonstrate that the Marxist critique of capitalism is more relevant than ever. In the play, Marx says: “If I were to walk through the streets of American cities today, I’d be surrounded by garbage, breathing foul air. I’ll walk past a bunch of men and women sleeping on the streets. Do you call this progress because you have motor cars, cell phones, flying machines, and a thousand potions to make me smell better?” Perhaps Mr. Marx should visit Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, and other cities and view the social carnage of leftist social policies. Marx is right – Marxism is very much alive. The housing projects are proof.
We Love Mail
We would like to apologize to those of you who submitted letters to the editor for this issue. Due to a packed issue, we ran out of room and did not have anywhere to print your comments. We promise to include them next time. The Phoenix always encourages readers to direct comments, praise or scorn to editor (at) wabashunion.org.
Ward Connerly
On November 15th, the Wabash Conservative Union hosted Mr. Ward Connerly, founder and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute and recognized leader in the fight to end race preference in America. The lecture went quite well and was well received. (At least by those who came with an open mind and were willing to listen.) It is the Phoenix’s hope that this important conversation about race preference and affirmative action continues on campus. It is too important a topic to be ignored.
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