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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
The independent major: a rewarding experience, yet unrecognized
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…
Education majors learn from teaching
While every student has a major, not everyone knows what they want to do with it. But for most Education majors, the answer is simple: they will teach. The Education major, though currently the newest major on campus, is an important…
SWEATworking provides innovative method of networking
One of the newest initiatives in a series of events, SWEATworking is a fresh approach to traditional networking in a stuffy formal setting. Instead, this new event series brings alumnae/i and students together through fun and physical activities like Zumba, hiking,…
Transgender 101 workshop hopes to raise awareness, promote inclusiveness
SafeZone intern, Sam Hammond, directed the Transgender 101 Workshop that took place on Friday, April 10. This talk placed emphasis on how students on campus can become more inclusive and understanding of the struggles of the transgender community. “Actions that may…
Wheaton gets green with reusable to-go containers
In an effort for the Wheaton community to become more environmentally conscious, Emerson dining hall will be selling reusable to-go containers in collaboration with AfterTaste. The containers will be sold during Friday Farmer’s Markets in Balfour from 11-2 p.m. and Thursdays…
Computer Science House holds well-received alumni talk
On Saturday, April 11th, the Computer Science Theme House hosted their Alumni Talk in the Hindle Auditorium. This event invited recent alums to provide computer science students with some insight regarding career paths and higher education options after Wheaton. Kamran Noorian…
New club reintroduces Inter-Faith Alliance to Wheaton
The Wheaton ‘Better Together Day’ took place on Saturday, 11th April. This day was hosted by the colleges’ Better Together club and consisted of various activities with different clubs that both students and professors could attend. Better Together is not a…
Al-Mogahed ’18: Yemen and the backlash of foreign intervention
To understand the situation in Yemen, we should understand the historical and geographical facts about the country and the region. Yemen is located at the south end of the Arabian Peninsula where it shares most of its borders with Saudi Arabia.…
Jennings ’18: Chindian evacuations represent strategic win over the United States
When the United States decided to evacuate its embassy and military personnel in Yemen, but not its citizens in the wake of the current conflict, eyebrows were raised. Several human rights groups have gone so far as to sue the state…
Letter from the Editor
Readers, Last week, the Wire dipped its toes in the waters of campus programming for the first time in (recent) memory. I was delighted to see nearly 50 people in Ellison Lecture last Wednesday, at which we hosted veteran journalists Bill…