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Wheaton hosts Lyons Pride 5K

The annual Lyons Pride 5K took place on October 25. The runners included alums, students, visitors and even administrative members. The race, which started and ended outside of Meadows Hall, was a standard 5 kilometer race (3.1 miles). The crowd was relatively large and very inclusive as to who could race. Most racers registered online […]

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Arts and Culture

Halloween costumes and cultural appropriation

Halloween is quickly approaching. Over the past few weeks, several discussions have been held on the subject of Halloween costumes and cultural appropriation, namely the discussion held last week by FAW, DWOCC and RENI. Buzzfeed has also been diving into the subject by releasing videos of the topic of cultural appropriation during Halloween. Two such […]

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Abroad Arts and Culture

Abroad Blog: Nicole Labresh ’17; Denmark

Hej again from Copenhagen! I am now halfway through my semester abroad (!!!) which means it’s midterm season. It seems strange to be talking about midterms when here I am in Europe, in case I haven’t mentioned that yet. I’ve had a lot of experiences since I last wrote that have brought both historic and […]

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Dr. Cullen’s We Are Wheaton workshop starts tonight at 7 p.m.

Over the next two days (Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20), the Council on Inclusion in Diversity will be hosting an intensive workshop and discussion featuring Dr. Maura Cullen, an expert on the issues of diversity and leadership. Dr. Cullen’s highly interactive program, titled We Are Wheaton: Building a More Inclusive Community, will be […]

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Features

Svetlana Alexievich wins the Nobel Prize in Literature

  On Thursday Oct. 8, Svetlana Alexievich was the fourteenth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature by the Swedish Academy. An adamant journalist and prose writer, Alexievich, 67, is also the sixth Russian to win the award, the last being Ivan Bunin in 1933. She resides in Belorussia, and writes of politics and […]

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Opinion

Bombing Syria is the way to celebrate – Happy birthday, President Putin

President Vladimir Putin is often seen on Russian television, yet in honor of his 63rd birthday and his one week bombing-Syria anniversary, President Putin was dedicated to fully celebrate and commemorate himself and his political actions by going to the extravagant extents in publicity, the arts and sports. President Putin’s lone-wolf military initiative on Syria […]

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Opinion

“Winter is coming, Wheaton. Be prepared.”

From extreme heat to the bitter cold, this campus experiences everything in between on the weather spectrum. Yesterday’s crisp air is going to be replaced by sun and temperatures in the seventies later this week. For those are you still acclimating to the unpredictability of New England weather, good news has arrived. Res Life just […]

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Wheaton granted an extension from the Department of Justice

Wheaton is still feeling the pressure from the Department of Justice’s investigation. The investigation has asked for files spanning from 2012 to 2015 concerning the sexual assault cases, looking for a breach in Title IX policies. The first step of the investigation proved to be very challenging and a bit of a hiccup in the […]

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Sports

Wheaton’s Equestrian Team has first show of the season

The Wheaton Equestrian competitive team is a club sport that gives students a chance to ride and showcase their talent. Yesterday, the team of twelve (of which nine participated) had its first show of the season which was hosted by Worcester State University at Maplewood Farms in Berlin, MA. Wheaton is a part of the […]

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Abroad Arts and Culture

Abroad Blog: Thea Ziegler ’17; South Africa

Studying abroad? Yea, it’s a little bit terrifying at first. You’re basically signing up to start over at a new university, and we all remember the first days of freshman year. Nevertheless, I’m used to traveling by myself and not knowing what exactly I’m getting myself into, so I figured studying abroad couldn’t be much […]