“You will think seriously about the questions posed during this course, and should have demonstrated such thinking through effective class discussion and completion of assigned papers and assignments.” This is the second item listed under the “course goals” for the new freshman course titled “Enduring Questions” or, as it is more commonly referred to, EQ. [...]

On March 1st and 2nd, the Wabash Community welcomed author James McBride to campus. His New York Times Bestseller The Color of Water takes up a week-long discussion of “identity” in the first year of the C&T replacement course, Enduring Questions. McBride tells the story of his “white” mother who successfully put twelve children through [...]

Fall has finally come to the campus. The Hoosier heat and humidity have receded into memory, and now cool winds blow the colorful leaves off the trees. Included in this issue is a review of Dr. Placher’s final book, Mark, which was just published this past August. Zach Churney ’14 presents an interesting [...]

In The Phoenix’s last issue for the 2009-10 academic year, we take a look back into some of our college’s history.  In the Cover Feature, Kevin Stevens explores the meaning and development of Lilly Library’s Goodrich Room.  Austin Rovenstine also comments on former Wabash president Lewes MacKintosh, while Nolan Eller discusses the little-known story of [...]

Amidst all the commotion these past months regarding the curricular future of our College, the paradox has once again proven true that the words which resound the loudest are those which are uttered by the softest of voices. Of the many individuals who took a stand on behalf of what they believed would be best [...]

There is a common phrase that is often said about walls: “If only they could speak.” If you have ever ventured inside the Goodrich Room on the second floor of the Lilly Library, you will immediately notice that it is a unique room. As far as I’m concerned, it is one of a kind. Many [...]

A couple of months ago, I sat in on one of the student-faculty discussion sessions for a new all-campus course to replace Cultures and Traditions. And when I say “sat in,” I mean just that. I was an observer, not a participant. The session had all of the telltale markings of a C&T discussion: students [...]

Now that the Cultures & Traditions course is gone, there has been much debate over what the future holds for Wabash.  In this issue, Adam Brasich discusses what the changes in curriculum mean for the college.  Also, Bob Cassady reflects on the pre-med program at Wabash, and Curtis Peterson highlights the importance of the Teacher [...]

Wabash College prides itself on being a “liberal arts college for men.” Faculty and some students continue to wax poetic about the liberal arts, especially in recent times. With discussions about curriculum reform in relation to the decreasing number of faculty teaching at the College and the reformation of the old Cultures and Traditions class, [...]

Why is national defense considered a public good? What is the Monroe Doctrine? The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) coordinated a national survey on civic literacy that asked questions like these to American college students. Apparently, they are harder to answer than any comprehensive exam ever given at Wabash. Fifty universities and colleges took part in this study, and the average score among them was 53.2%.