Student poetry and fiction
Excerpts from the Wabash Review

More photos and teachable moments
From immersion learning in Mexico City, Chiapas


Mississippi Summer
Complete memoir of a Wabash Civil Rights Worker

DEPARTMENTS

From the Editor
Steve Charles

From Center Hall
President Andy Ford


Faculty Gallery
"Bass Lines" by Greg Huebner


Student Gallery
Unlikely Haven, by Kyle Nickel '03


Speaking of Sports
Chris Denari '83

Works in Progress
Nate Boulais ’03









ABOUT THE COVER:
A selection from Professor Greg Huebner's "Bass Lines"

Magazine
Summer/Fall 2002

"Convergence"

In this issue you'll read about alumni and students whose lives converged with fascinating cultures, inspiring individuals, and challenging moments in history in surprising ways.


Unlikely Haven
It was just supposed to be a photography assignment, but through it Kyle Nickel found unexpected friends who reminded him of where stories live, and why they matter.
by Kyle Nickel '03


Among the Living Maya
Fifteen students, two professors, and a Wabash alumnus converged on Chiapas, Mexico, for a ten-day immersion-learning experience that lit a fire in the students' hearts and minds.
by Steve Charles


My Day with Charles Lindbergh
In the shadow of 9/11, a veteran flyer recalls spending Christmas Day with his boyhood hero.
by Maj. General (Ret.) Earl Johnson '38


A Man's Life: Gathering Home
There may exist a prehistoric homing instinct in men, different from but no less powerful than woman's so-called "nesting instinct."
by Michael Ruhlman


Turning Point: Mississippi Summer
Experiences of a Wabash civil rights worker
by John Moorhouse '65


A Skeptical View of the Skeptic
Think devils in the door and psychic prophecies are anything other than coincidence? Page Stephens '65 -- and a million dollars -- says "You're on!"

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