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Sports

Rebuilding in hockey: How it works, why it happens

Professional sports can be fickle from one year to the next. A team that is almost identical to the year before’s playoff team can end up at the bottom of the pile with fans calling for the heads of the GM, coach, star player, owner, and even other fans. To any hockey fan, winning and […]

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Sports

Wheaton softball has dominated their opponents with a 26-4 record

The Wheaton College women’s softball team has dominated their opponents throughout the season, rising into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll. A 26-4 record entering Saturday’s doubleheader against MIT accurately depicts how successful the team has been to this point, which included a 17-game winning streak in March. Pitcher Allison Baker […]

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Arts and Culture

iSpeak’s “I Am…” showcase presents poetry about identity

Under the red glow of ambient lights, members of iSpeak and guests Raw Elements gathered in the Kresge Experimental Theatre in Watson Fine Arts on Friday, April 4 to share spoken word and poetry for their spring showcase entitled “I am…” iSpeak is a campus slam poetry group under the direction of Tyrek Greene ’15. […]

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Arts and Culture

Relay for Life gathers students passionate about cancer prevention

Every year, Wheaton’s Colleges Against Cancer club promotes awareness of cancer prevention and raises money for cancer research by hosting a number of events that involve the surrounding community. On April 4, students and local residents gathered in Haas Athletic Center from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. for Relay for Life, a yearly event sponsored […]

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Features

A retrospective on the candidates for SGA president following the election of John Carando ’15

It was that time of the year when the smell of freshly printed flyers filled the air and chalk campaigns took over the pavement. Wheaton’s SGA elections have come and gone. Under the spotlight was the open position of SGA President. With current President Joey Campbell’s ’14 approaching graduation, this year Wheaton was very lucky […]

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News

Creator of “Martha Speaks” returns to Wheaton to discuss inspiration

The story “Martha Speaks” is a beloved children’s book about a dog that eats alphabet soup and then gains the ability to talk. On Wednesday April 9, Wheaton was lucky enough to have the brains behind the idea, Susan Meddaugh ’66, come and share her story. A Wheaton alum, Meddaugh majored in French, but was […]

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News

Artistic Balfour chalkboards being vandalized: A request from SAIL

Wheaton’s community has been one that emphazies respect and appreciation of one and other. That being said, in the weeks before spring break, the Chalk boards in Balfour hood café and the science center café have been defaced. Students work tirelessly for 5 hours a week to complete these masterpieces that are not only beautiful […]

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Opinion

Wheaton’s disappointing response and participation in Relay for Life

In the late afternoon of Friday, April 4 there was a light sprinkle of rain outside of Haas Athletic Center as friendly faces greeted my teammates and I. Wearing matching blue t-shirts, the Relay for Life 2014 Walk for Cancer committee were so enthusiastic to see Mac Attack in our purple, hand-made shirts from Michael’s, […]

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Opinion

Dickinson ’17: Queer issues are more than marriage

During the weekend of March 29th, I, along with ten other Women’s and Gender Studies majors and Feminist Association of Wheaton (FAW) members, attended the 10th annual National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. It was a weekend of critiques, empowerment, and more critiques. As an out lesbian and open member of the queer […]

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From the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Response to Latest D-Log

I’d like to take a minute to talk about integrity. First off, yes: this is a response to Dean of Students Lee Williams’ latest D-Log, a piece that I think mostly hit the nail on the head. However, I believe one implication in her article was off-base, and I’d like to address it respectfully. I […]