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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
Candidates Running for SGA Elections Highlight New Initiatives
Student Government Association (SGA) Elections saw the highest ever voter turnout with over 1 in 3 students voting to decide student body and respective class councils for the 2016-2017 academic year. Speeches took place in…
Study Finds that Privilege Affects Self-Understanding and Identity
Students and faculty gathered in the Woolley Room of Mary Lyon Hall for a lecture on Negotiating Privilege and Identity. On March 3, Associate Professor of Education at Colby College Adam Howard and his Research Assistant Kelsey Cromie shared their research…
Jamie Washington talks on Leadership and Diversity
Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington visited Wheaton to talk about Leadership and Diversity in the 21st Century. The lively and engaging discussion took place the evening of March 22 in a packed Hindle auditorium. President Dennis Hanno touted the event as incredibly…
Multicultural Showcase Entertains and Educates
Balfour Hood was filled with the sound of Bollywood music as community members ate fried plantain, Nigerian rice, general Tso’s chicken and drank mango lassi. This was the lively atmosphere at Wheaton’s first ever Multicultural Showcase, held on the evening of…
Wheaton professor writes book on multicultural psychology
The works of Wheaton faculty never fail to impress. Our latest example comes from Professor Peony Fhagen of the psychology research. With the help of a few Wheaton seniors, she is currently writing a book about multicultural psychology. Professor Fhagen has…
Cowduck Returns to Peacock Pond
Not a day has gone by since Cowduck’s passing in July in which her presence has not been missed on campus. As the school’s unofficial mascot, she brought joy to the campus community on a daily basis and her company has…
Ariana Grande matures in new single
Ariana Grande has taken to the iTunes charts yet again with the release of her new single “Dangerous Woman,” this time in black latex bunny ears and complete with a mask. The track is more fierce and fiery than ever, getting…
Frost, Roosevelt and Vonnegut: Wheaton features significant artists in its history
The Oscars is easily the most glamorous night in Hollywood. The most successful people of the year in the film industry come together under the Dolby Theatre roof to celebrate the achievements of both familiar and foreign names. This year, controversy…
Abroad Blog: Michelle Beauvais ’17, University of Sussex
I can still remember when I was back at Wheaton, just planning for my study abroad trip to the University of Sussex. I thought I had everything figured out. I always assumed that there would be no culture shock whatsoever, because…
Abroad Blog: Dani Dickinson ’17; Granada, Spain
I have just hit my two-month mark in Granada, Spain and to be quite honest, it still doesn’t feel real. I feel as if I’m in a dream and any moment I’ll wake up and be in Norton, Massachusetts. Southern Spain…