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Public Safety Log 3/24/2014 through 3/31/2014

The Public Safety Log from 3/24/2014 through 3/31/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.24_03.31.14

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Breaking: Multiple reports of assaults on campus Sunday morning

The Wire has received multiple reports on a series of verbal and physical assaults that occurred on campus Sunday morning. According to sources, the assaults took place around 1 a.m. on the north side of campus between Clark Hall and Watson Fine Arts Center. Police cars and Public Safety vehicles were seen in the area […]

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Sports

Boston Bruins have extended their win streak to 12 games

The Boston bruins have torn through their March schedule, going 12-0 as of March 22. The streak has put them atop the Atlantic Division and, barring some horrific meltdown, has guaranteed them the top seed in the East for the playoffs as well as a shot at the President’s Trophy (given to the NHL team […]

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Arts and Culture

Lost in the Dream: Ranking the year’s best albums (so far)

10. Eagulls – Eagulls Eagulls fit into the loud-is-more punk tradition of bands like Iceage and Savages, but unlike those groups, their first priority is the hook. On their eponymous debut, the English five-piece uses this strategy to great effect, creating what feels less like a sprawling mess of a record than one may expect given […]

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Features

Wheaton’s Dave LaFerriere, the sandwich bag extraodinaire

Wheaton College is proud to present The World’s Coolest Dad: David LaFerriere. LaFerriere is no ordinary dad. By day, he is a graphic designer for Wheaton’s Office of Communications. But by early morning, he is a present-day sandwich bag Picasso. A father of two, LaFerriere began his sandwich art in May of 2008 as a […]

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Authorities continue search for Malaysia Airline flight 370

As the investigation continues into the fate of Malaysian Airline flight 370, theories, both plausible and impossible, have arisen. Here’s what we already know. On Saturday Mar. 8 a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing seemingly disappeared, losing contact with air control and failing to show up on radar. The number of passengers totaled 227, […]

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Major dining renovations topic at Board of Trustees meeting

In an email sent to all students, staff and faculty on March 17, President Ronald Crutcher outlined a number of initiatives that were presented to the Board of Trustees at their last meeting on February 21. The initiatives include an effort to improve career services and a renovation of Emerson and Chase that is expected […]

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Opinion

Kirkpatrick ’17 responds to op-ed criticism: “I stand behind what I have said”

I wrote “Examining the coexistence of academics and athletics” not because I thought people would agree; it is an op-ed, not a news article. Rather, I wrote this in order to spark a campus-wide conversation about a topic that I believe people frequently avoid (largely for social reasons). As a sister of a former Wheaton athlete, […]

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From the Editor

Letter from the Editor 3/26/2014

Is March Madness better than the Winter Olympics? I think so. Yeah, the Olympics are great for nationalism, at least sometimes. Wherever you are from, It can be fun to watch your country do well. And there are certainly many opportunities to do that, from hockey and ice skating to luge and curling (for my […]

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Features Peacock Pond Series

Peacock Pond Days #3: “The Thaw”

The ducks have been living in the cold, icy waters for almost two months now. Cowduck’s rocky throne is almost always covered with snow, keeping her from resting there and addressing her comrades in the traditional manner. She has tried everything she can to keep them feeling warm, both physically and in spirits. She made […]