Last Thursday, April 23, Beard and Weil Galleries held a gallery opening and reception, displaying unique artworks created by senior Art majors. Seniors have been working hard all semester on these pieces as part of their Studio Art senior seminar. Their artwork represents their talent as artists and the techniques they have acquired as Art […]
Month: April 2015
With spring weather in full swing, the official inauguration event of the Wheaton College Community Garden brought hundreds of students, faculty, and Norton residents together for an afternoon focused on sustainability. The three hour event, better known as FarmFest, featured farmers’ markets, local bands, and a variety of other activities—including a gigantic rock wall. Organized […]
There are many people who say they don’t want to be taught by students, no matter how educated the students are. When it comes to classes taught by instructors from the Brown/Wheaton Faculty Fellows Program, there should be no complaining. Not only are these instructors highly qualified; they went through a selective application process, and […]
The Wheaton men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the NEWMAC Championships this past weekend at the Henry G. Steinnbrenner Track on the campus of MIT where the teams placed 6th and 3rd overall respectively. Wheaton came in third place on the women’s side with 105 points behind WPI who came in second […]
On Wednesday, April 15th, Alliance and Safe Haus collaborated to host the annual LGBTQIA discussion panel in Mary Lyon. This year’s panel was called ‘Sh!t People Say’ and had faculty, staff and students answering questions and sharing experiences as part of the LGBTQIA community. President of the Alliance, Deanna Biddy ’17, said that this panel […]
As a part of the college’s continued efforts to address sexual assault on campus, Wheaton is currently administering its first campus climate survey. The survey asks questions about behaviors students have witnessed, and seeks to establish student familiarity with the sexual assault and misconduct policy as well as the reporting process. The deadline to complete […]
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A weekend of games for Wheaton teams
The Wheaton Lyons have had some very strong competition this season in all sports that have competed in the spring of 2015. With seasons winding down, some teams are aiming for NEWMAC contention while others are aiming a bit further for championship seasons and NCAA Tournament runs. Potentially the most successful team at Wheaton this […]
Hoo: Lumes, a funky new student band, has recently captured the attention of Wheaton’s student body. Band members include singer/songwriter Sophia Darby ’17, bassist Drew Sencabaugh ’17, tenor saxophonist Asher Trout ’17 and drummer Andrew Quinlan ’18 on drums. The band is influenced by a number of artits, but draws most of its inspiration from […]
As the saying goes, ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’, or in the case of Students Engaged in Green Activism (SEGA), one man’s trash is another man’s high-end fashion. In honor of Earth Month and in order to raise awareness for environmental issues, SEGA, a Wheaton environmental club, put on its first annual Trashion […]
During Admissions Events, one of the topics that always arises is Wheaton’s array of more than 40 majors and 50 minors. Among those is the option to have an Independent major, in which students work with various faculty members in order to structure a major that combines courses from two or more departments. Yet despite […]