Ides of August Presented on Friday
Wabash College’s annual Ides of August program will be presented in Hays Science Hall, Room 104, Friday, August 22. The Ides of August is the College’s traditional forum for faculty and staff members to discuss their recent projects.
[Story] (08/21/08).

Wabash Football Senses Something Special
Before Wabash College's opening football practice, Darryl Kennon, the Little Giants' senior defensive lineman, took in the moment. His eyes told him how committed the Little Giants stayed to their first summer football theme - "Up The Ante". His ears listened as players yelled, whooped and teased each other about the new head coach Erik Raeburn's upcoming drills. Even his nose could sniff out something different Tuesday afternoon.
[Story] (08/20/08).

Football Team Begins Practices
Junior quarterback Matt Hudson believes this year’s Little Giants aren’t going to be complacent with finishing in the top eight in the country. He said this year’s team is committed to having another successful season, and that journey started Tuesday when the Little Giants had their first fall practice under first-year coach Erik Raeburn.
[Story] (08/20/08).

Warner Postpones Leave to Serve Students
History Professor Rick Warner was to have been on a research sabbatical this fall. Then, late in the summer, he got a call from the president, and was later asked if he would step in to become the acting associate dean of students under new Dean of Students Mike Raters.
[Story] (08/19/08).

Wabash Football Youth Clinic Set for September 19
Wabash College's football team will hold its sixth-annual Youth Day Football Clinic next month. The free clinic will run from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium.
[Story] (08/15/08).

Wabash Football Team Exhibits Its Plane Strength
This past weekend, the Wabash College senior guard Erik Shaver, along with 18 other Little Giants football teammates, moved a 147,000-plane Boeing 727 plane 20 feet in less than five seconds. The plane pull was just one of the events in the Special Olympics Indiana FedEx Plane Pull Challenge in Indianapolis.
[Story] (08/13/08).

FYI Blog: "There for Each Other"
"They had a wonderful chemistry from the beginning," says Cathy Flink, wife of Steve Flink ’72, who is among 29 Phi Delts from 1971-74 who have gathered every 10 years at the invitation of Mike Dill ’71 at the home of Judy and Ed Pitkin ’71 in Indianapolis to celebrate their friendship.
[Story] (08/04/08).

Graham Hits Cover of NCAA Magazine
Wabash junior Brock Graham's story of spending spring break in Botswana with 20 teammates has been told in the latest Wabash Magazine and on the web site. Now the story is garnering national attention as the cover feature for Champion, the quarterly publication from the NCAA.
[Story] (07/30/08).

Students Present Business Plans to Expert Panel
Students in the College’s Summer Business Immersion Program wrapped up eight weeks of work Thursday with presentations of their final business plans to a panel of entrepreneurial and marketing experts.  
[Story] (07/11/08).

Incoming Freshman Helps Rescue Lafayette Woman
Brandan Alford, a member of the Wabash Class of 2012, joined his Lafayette American Legion baseball teammates in rescuing a women trapped under a minivan Saturday afternoon. Alford, Emilio Domondon, Andrew West, and Kory Banes lifted the vehicle off 72-year-old Helen Williams, who was trapped under a tire.
[Story] (06/24/08).

Wabash Mourns Nancy Kashon
While the Wabash College community mourns the loss Nancy Kashon, a long-time assistant to the Dean of the College, her neighbor Steve Charles reflects on their friendship.
[Story] (06/20/08).

Alumni Band, Class Gift Highlight Big Bash Banquet
An extraordinary gift from the Class of 1958, the awarding of 50th Reunion Medallions, President Pat White's welcome, and an alumni band were among the highlights of Friday Night's Big Bash Banquet. 
[Story] (06/08/08).

Wilkins Helps Rescue Drowning Man
Mark Wieneke, a 21-year-old Lafayette man, could not have been luckier Saturday. Wabash Assistant Professor of Art Kristen Wilkins and her partner Jaysen Harris happened to be nearby at Fort Ouiatenon when Wieneke was struggling for his life in the rushing waters of the Wabash River.
[Story] (05/19/08).

Raters Ready for the Challenge
President Pat White’s decision to promote Mike Raters ’85 to the Dean of Students position ushers in a new era of leadership in the Dean’s Office at Wabash.
[Story] (05/16/08).

Bankarts Reflect on Long Joint Careers at Wabash
After more than 30 years of service to Wabash College, Psychology Professors Brenda and Peter Bankart have retired. But the many connections and friendships will remain long after they move to Vermont later this month.
[Story] (05/14/08).

Come Travel with Dr. Z
Emeritus Chemistry Professor and Wabash’s official, unofficial College Photographer John Zimmerman welcomes the public for an insider’s view of 95 of his framed photographs currently on display at the Crawfordsville District Public Library.
[Story] (05/14/08).

Weather Doesn't Dampen Graduation
Cold, wind and rain did not dampen the brightest of days for the young men and their families on Wabash College's 170th graduation day. The College graduated 186 seniors on Mother's Day. There were plenty of proud fathers too. Six new photo albums added Tuesday.
[Story] (05/11/08).

Price, Pynenburg Earn Wabash Honors
Senior Adi Pynenberg was awarded the Frank Hugh Sparks Award and classmate Jackson Price was honored with the John Maurice Butler Prize at Saturday's Dean's Breakfast.     
[Story] (05/10/08).

Wabash Teachers Honored for Service
The Wabash community honored those faculty and staff who are retiring, as well as those who have served the College for decades, during Friday's Faculty and Staff Awards Luncheon.
[Story] (05/10/08).

Wabash Center Hosts Open House, Ribbon Cutting
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion will celebrate the opening of its new home with an open house and ribbon cutting this weekend. The open house is scheduled for Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with the ribbon cutting ceremony set for Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m.
[Story] (05/07/08).

Classics Class Has Arrived in Greece
Professor of Classics Leslie Day is leading a May immersion class to Greece. The class is studying the Bronze Age of Greek Archaeology. The group has arrived and will be blogging about their experience through May 14.
[Story] (05/07/08).

Lilly Scholarship Winners Announced
Wabash College has designated William (Jake) Peacock, Donovan Bisbee, and Zachary Rohrbach as Lilly Scholarship winners for the Class of 2012.
[Story] (05/07/08).

Wabash National Study Expands with Teagle Grant
Wabash College and the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash have received a $394,500 grant from the Teagle Foundation to further the work of the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
[Story] (05/07/08).

Commencement Set for May 11
The Wabash College Class of 2008 will graduate in commencement weekend activities May 10-11. The seniors' final weekend on campus begins with the Deans' Breakfast and culminates in the 170th Commencement Ceremony.
[Story] (05/01/08).