Welcome Back Weekend may be officially over, but various campus groups continued to host events throughout the following weekend and continued celebrating the beginning of another school year for both new and returning students. The quartet of main events included a dinner for students returning from abroad, a DJ showcase, a bonfire, and the always-popular […]
Month: September 2013
Two Wheaton students made good use of their art courses this summer, taking on challenging internships that prepared them for a career after Wheaton. Emily Swalec ’14 spent her summer at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum of Art in the Costume and Textiles department. Swalec started her summer by updating a website […]
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Wheaton Hacks
Some need-to-know aspects of Wheaton life for our first-year students. 1. The library steps are reserved for students. Get caught siting on them may get you thrown into Peacock pond. 2. Chase coffee gets worse as the day goes on. 3. Your Wheaton ID gets you discounts at Bertucci’s, J.Crew, The Boston Museum of Fine […]
I was a sophomore at the Den the first time I heard that Wheaton used to have a sailing club. We were talking to a senior from Outdoors Club, and offhand he mentioned that Wheaton used to have a sailing club but that it no longer exists. He also said that we still own sailboats, but […]
Something very scary is happening this week: President Obama is involving Congress in American foreign policy Asking Congress to approve military action against Syria will delay what should be a swift response, and will risk harming America’s international credibility by having established foreign policy cast aside by rebellious lawmakers. In an ideal world, Congress would […]
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Aaron Hernandez Arrested for Murder
When Aaron Hernandez was led from his home in North Attleboro in handcuffs, New England lost a lot more than a talented 23-year-old tight end. Patriots fans across the country watched in stunned silence as their former hero was led into a 7-foot-by-10-foot jail cell. As fans, we connect to professional sports by indulging ourselves […]
All, I’ve lived on Wheaton’s campus for the past three years of my life. Most seniors would say the same. My situation has been a little different, though, because when most people leave for home after finals week, I stay on campus. Each year, I watch the amount of people residing at Wheaton dwindle until […]
In a Gallup poll published last Friday, public support for U.S. military action in Syria is projected lower than it has been for any recent conflict. Despite increasing evidence that Bashar al-Assad, the embattled President of Syria, used chemical weapons last month against civilians, the American public has been reticent when it comes to attacking […]
Dear Class of 2017, Welcome to Wheaton. I’m pretty sure you’ve heard that a lot in the past few weeks and by now you’re tired of icebreakers, but let me say it one last time. Hopefully by now, you’re moved in, your schedule is finalized and you know your way around campus. Let me start […]
Welcome back, Wheaton! Students new and old are back on campus for the fall semester, and it’s buzzing with activity. This year, members of the Wheaton community celebrated the end of the summer and the beginning of the school year with CORE events for the freshmen and Welcome Back Weekend for all class years. CORE […]