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Wheaton students leave their hearts on the rink at skate night

Last Saturday, September 12, Programming Council put on its semi-annual Roller Rink event in Haas Athletic Center. Students from every grade stopped by to eat and skate around with friends. The leaders of Programming Council blasted “Dancing Queen” and various other quintessential disco songs. Haas was decorated with multi-colored, rotating lights that transformed the athletic […]

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Wheaton Field Hockey undefeated in non-conference play

Wheaton Field Hockey has had an incredible start to their 2015 season with a 5-1 record, undefeated in their first five competitions up until their most reason contest against nationally ranked Wellesley. This has been one of the best starts in program history for the Lyons in their third season under head coach Cara Reese. […]

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Wheaton’s annual service weekend connects students with local communities through volunteer projects

On the weekend of September 11 and 12, Wheaton had its annual service weekend projects under the title “Wheaton Cares.” It was a success with 8 projects and approximately 100 student and alumni participants. The Wheaton Cares program was initiated after 2009, when President Obama declared that the day of September 11 be a National […]

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RAD self-defense program kicks off at Wheaton for men

The RAD self-defense program is taught in almost all colleges and universities in the United States. In the following weeks, a number of Wheaton students will be attending RAD self-defense classes taught by dedicated Wheaton Public Safety officers who are also certified RAD instructors. The RAD program has been running since the 1980s and offers […]

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After the discovery of hate speech in Meadows West, meetings seek to continue discussion

Continuing conversation on campus about the hate flyers put up on two floors on Meadows West on September 5 have so far led to campus meetings with students, faculty and staff, and some policy proposals. President Hanno’s Council on Inclusion and Diversity, or CID, met on September 15 to discuss the incident, and presumably also […]

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Grusky gives a talk on the death of the American Dream

On Thursday, Sept. 17, sociologist David Grusky delivered a lecture entitled ‘The Death of the American Dream?’ to a full audience in the Hindle Auditorium as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars program. Grusky, director of Stanford’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, presented evidence from his recent study to reveal how America’s increasing […]

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Yearbook continues to see a lack of staff

Years after graduation, we might pull out our yearbooks to take a sentimental journey through time, likely asking ourselves on multiple occasions as we flip pages, “Did I really do this?” Without a staff to produce the Nike yearbook, it would be all but impossible to preserve such college memories. Student organizations occasionally experience downtime […]

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Rosa ’18: OneWheaton shows power of community

This past Friday, somberly on the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a large gathering named OneWheaton took place in the Dimple so that that students and administration could discuss the hateful acts that took place nearly two weeks ago. These hateful acts consisted of the 3rd and 4th floors of Meadows West dorm […]

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Welcoming Dean White, Wheaton’s new associate dean of students

The new Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct at Wheaton, Brandon White, is looking forward to working with students to resolve problems within the Wheaton community. White works alongside Dean Kate, the vice president for student affairs, organizing community initiatives and assisting students with personal and academic situations. Specifically, White helps students […]

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What’s good Miley? A Video Music Awards recap

The 32nd annual MTV Video Music Awards, better known as the VMAs, was held this past weekend, showcasing the fervor and intensity of America’s best contemporary mainstream music. Although the event was hosted by the infamous Miley Cyrus and featured many big-name performers such as Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and the Weeknd, the 2015 VMAs […]