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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
Clubs, Teams, Students Join Forces in Fight Against Cancer
On Saturday, April 11, the Wheaton’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer held its annual Relay For Life fundraising event. While the club has not yet reached this year’s goal of $20,000, the event brought in…
Wilson ’16 wins National Volleyball title while studying abroad in UK
Junior Deirdre Wilson ’16 has won a National Volleyball title in England during her travels abroad at the University of Sussex. Wilson was one of two Sussex students who joined four other Sussex students that received sports bursaries from the University…
With win over Springfield, Wheaton men’s tennis scores first conference win this season
Wheaton men’s tennis set out for their 2015 campaign after a snowy Massachusetts winter determined to not let it hold them back. The Lyons are lead by senior captain Lawrence Chan ’15, first-year Tyler Butler ’18, and a strong supporting cast…
An exciting semester for WCCS, Wheaton’s student-run radio station
Many say that radio is dying, if not already dead. This is not the case, however, for Wheaton’s radio station, WCCS, thanks to the vision and leadership of acting manager, Liam Grace-Flood ’17. WCCS was founded in 1978 and has been…
A closer look: The inspirational works of playwright Charlotte Meehan
Resident playwright and professor Charlotte Meehan, with the aid of her students, will witness their hard work coming to fruition with this weekend’s showings of the spring main stage production, What Happens When. What Happens When has been in production since…
Wheaton grad makes it to “American Idol” top 7
Who has over 24,000 likes on Facebook and is Wheaton-affiliated? If you guessed local celebs Cow Duck or Dennis Hanno, you’re wrong. It’s Nick Fradiani ’08, who, on April 8, became one of the final seven contestants on this season of…
Wheaton seniors prepare for what lies ahead
One of the most dreaded questions college students receive is the classic “So what are you doing after graduation?” Whether this question comes from professors, relatives during the holidays or from a family friend at the grocery store, it is not…
Five prominent alums speak at Sociology Career Panel
On Thursday, April 2nd, the Sociology Department held its 3rd Sociology Alumnae/i Career Panel where five former Wheaton students talked about their career paths and experiences in this field of study. The panel was followed by a dinner that gave students…
Fifth Annual “Sweats to Suits” provides networking opportunity for seniors
On Friday, April 3rd, the Filene Center hosted its fifth annual ‘Sweats to Suits’ senior event. Focused on informative seminars and networking opportunities, Sweats to Suits started in 2006 under the name “Beyond the Bubble” and has grown in the last…
What is… Atomic Learning?
Several campus locations such as Balfour Hood and the library have recently added life-size cutouts that feature well-known characters such as Dumbledore, Austin Powers and the cast of the Big Bang Theory. These advertise Atomic Learning or AL, which is the…