Monthly Archives: September 2005

Steve Charles – More than a month before his novel Olympos made the New York Times extended bestseller list, Dan Simmons ’70 presented the first public reading from the book to a Wabash audience packed into a Baxter Hall classroom … Continue reading →

Steve Charles—TIME magazine Miami Bureau Chief Tim Padgett ’84 travels to New York next month to receive the Cabot Prize from Columbia University for his outstanding reporting on Latin America. But I’ve learned much and been moved by his recent … Continue reading →

Jim Amidon — As the home game photographer for Wabash’s athletic teams, I like to shoot more than just game action. Some of the best shots I get come after a game, when the Little Giants are taking off their … Continue reading →

Jim Amidon — I read Joy Castro’s powerful memoir The Truth Book quite some time ago, before it was in print. I knew instantly that it had the grace and muscle to attract a large reading audience. Just before its … Continue reading →

Jim Amidon — Many colleges and universities have Homecoming parades complete with bands and floats. I gather that many years ago that was the case here at Wabash. Today, though, the freshman floats don’t float. In fact, we call them … Continue reading →

Jim Amidon — Okay, I can side with some members of the faculty who say Homecoming is a giant sleep-depriving waste of time and leads to an unproductive week in the classroom. But it is a lot of fun — … Continue reading →

Jeremy Robinson ’04 is working at an inner-city high school in Chicago with Teach For America. Jeremy, who is from Indianapolis, was a Lilly Scholar while at Wabash and a Summa Cum Laude graduate. His experiences at Harper High School … Continue reading →