Ted Nesi ’07 recently joined Wheaton’s English Department to teach ENG 285: Journalism. What is someone who majored in Political Science doing in the English Department, you may ask? Well, Nesi is certainly qualified; he is a reporter for WPRI, a news station in Rhode Island. While anyone not hailing from Rhode Island might not […]
Month: February 2015
Love and improv comedy were in the air on the night of Feb. 12, as the Dimple Divers embarked on a quest to find the meaning of true love in their annual Valentine’s Day show in Emerson Dining Hall. The Dimple Divers are known for being Wheaton’s best (and only) improv group. They hold a […]
A Valentine’s pageant
The chapel was the place to be on Valentine’s Day as students gathered to witness the crowning of this year’s Mr. Wheaton. The chapel was beautifully decorated for the occasion and the crowd was very festive. The pageant began with a catwalk and each of the ten contestants was given the opportunity to show the […]
The students of Wheaton College may soon have an opportunity to make a positive impact in the greater community. This impact will be implemented in the form of a program which will allow Wheaton students to become pen pals with low-performing high school students in the area, particularly in Norton. The program will culminate in […]
Last year the world watched as Venezuela’s socialist government seemed to teeter in March as a result of the student-led anti-government protests. The government sent in tanks to quell the unrest while government supporters provoked street violence and protesters set fires to the streets of Caracas. Student demonstrations, which sparked violent reactions from pro-government gangs, […]
Letter from the Editor
Readers, As we noted in the Wire several weeks ago, Wheaton has begun a new strategic planning process to solidify its goals for the next five years. But what, exactly, is strategic planning? Why should students care if all of us plan to be gone within five years anyway? A strategic plan is essentially a […]
Wheaton has recently made great changes regarding its approach to fostering diversity and tolerance throughout the college. The new initiative and council is called CID (the Council on Inclusion and Diversity) and will replace the old board of the PACIE (President’s Action Committee on Inclusion Excellence). Both President Dennis Hanno and Associate Dean Raquel Ramos […]
Despite freezing temperatures, Wheaton students crowded into Mary Lyon last Friday night dressed in formal attire for The Fanciest Show. Featuring a variety of bands and performers from the Wheaton music community, The Fanciest Show showcased the talents of the Wheaton Music Co-Op. Students milled around and chatted casually as the evening kicked off, sampling […]
On Feb. 17, Provost Linda Eisenmann stated via email that snowstorms had caused the college to cancel classes on two Mondays, a Tuesday and a Wednesday. She announced that a missed Monday would be rescheduled for afternoons of either Friday, March 20 or 27. Eisenmann wrote that since Wheaton does not have “built-in snow days […]
The Theatre Department’s main stage production, ‘What Happens When’ will open on April 9. The play is only one of the components of a grant awarded to the college in 2012 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women. This $300,000.00 grant was awarded to the college over the course of three years […]