Rebellion was in the air in the fall semester of 2008. As Student Senate elections approached, students eager to display their disapproval of the Wabash College administration ran on combative platforms—proposing, in various different forms, a “student judiciary” to counter the power of the Dean of Students in disciplinary decision-making.
“Here’s what I would advocate [...]

It was a typical day of class on November 5, 2007. The only difference was sitting to my left in Calculus 111. It is not the particular class that is important, but the person sitting to my left was someone I had been anticipating to meet. The man, Dr. Leonard [...]

As another summer comes to its final days, a new chapter begins at dear old Wabash, and with the gentlemen of 2013 joining this brotherhood, there will no doubt be a few familiar words echoing ‘round the campus. Before long, we all will be able to recite the Gentleman’s Rule while asleep thanks to all [...]

This summer, The Phoenix was able to obtain the first student publication interview with Wabash College’s new associate dean of students, Dean Will Oprisko. We discussed his background, his interpretations of the Gentleman’s Rule, his views on all-male education, and many other subjects.

Newly appointed Associate Dean of Students Rick Warner was getting ready for church on Sunday, October 5, when he received the news that Wabash freshman Johnny Smith had passed away early that morning. The tragedy pulled him away from his usual Sunday worship and back to the Wabash campus to deal with the situation.
Three [...]

by Sean Clerget ‘09
Oh the Gentleman’s Rule, how
often art thou referenced. Much is
made of the rule, especially for freshmen,
who hear a great deal about it
during orientation. Lauded by many,
yet inevitably criticized at least once a
semester as being “dead”, the Gentleman’s
Rule creates at Wabash a kind of
experiment, an environment of constant
learning. Such an experiment,
however, has both [...]