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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
Kendrick Lamar takes the Grammys by storm
This past Monday, the biggest names in music gathered under the Staples Center roof in Los Angeles for what is arguably the biggest night in the industry: the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The show opened with…
Beyoncé: The Real MVP
We all probably remember when Beyoncé released her surprise album, “Beyoncé,” back in 2013. As it turns out, Beyoncé is full of surprises. This past weekend, the day before her halftime show at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé unexpectedly released the music…
Body Maps bonds students in Theatre and Social Change
Most classes spend their first full week going over the syllabus and getting into the background and basics of the subject at hand. This is not so for the course Theatre and Social Change, taught by Professor Stephanie Daniels in the…
Annual TRYBE gala brings fairytale theme to stage
TRYBE performing their annual show in the Weber Theatre. Credit: Alex Gim-Fain ’17 The annual TRYBE Gala, one of the most anticipated dance performances of the year, premiered this past Thursday. TRYBE’s cast consists of 17 members…
‘Between the Lines’ Dialogue Program Begins 10th Semester at Wheaton
For the past ten semesters, the intergroup dialogue program ‘Between the Lines’ has created a non-judgmental learning environment. This ten-week program tackles controversial issues with the goal of finding a common ground between different experiences. Topics are rotated each semester and…
Abroad Blog: Peter Green ’17, Waseda University, Japan
I started studying Japanese as part of my foreign language requirement almost on a whim: I had watched a lot of anime, started to figure out fragments of the language, and decided to pursue it further. When I found out that…
“Drive-by” news changes how we draw conclusions
Traditional news sources are being challenged by social media in engaging the public with news and current events. In the forefront, Facebook stands as the powerhouse among social media forums. According to a Pew Research Center report from 2013, most Americans…
75 thoughts I had while stuck in Black Friday traffic
Credit: Businessinsider.com I live about 25 miles away from Wrentham Outlets. It should only take me about 45 minutes to get there; an hour if there’s traffic. On November 27, 2015 (Black Friday), it took me three…
Chase dining disappoints on weekends
Chase dining has done a moderately good job listening to student feedback in order to improve over the course of this semester. One overpowering critique of Chase dining that seems to be picking up is of the changes that occur every…
Terrorist attacks in France frighten United States into tighter refugee screening
“Where the 1,854 Syrian Refugees Admitted to the U.S. Since 2012 Were Placed” Yellow indicates states whose governors said they opposed the placement of Syrian refugees in their states Credit: NYTimes Refugees and immigrants have been…