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Bruins kick off their 2014-15 campaign with 4 losses

The Boston Bruins are off to a rocky start this season. The team is currently 2 and 4, which has caused some concern already. Starting the season off with a 2-1 win against the Flyers, the team has suffered a 4-0 shut against the Washington Capitals, and 6-4 loss against bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. […]

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Women’s Tennis eyes 14th straight NEWMAC tournament berth

On a Saturday in early September with the blazing afternoon sun still high in the sky, senior Alexandra Marlowe ’15 guided a rebuilding Lyons team to their first NEWMAC victory of the season against Mount Holyoke. Despite losing a quartet of graduating seniors this fall, Marlowe and teammate Amanda Brazell ’17 were able to lead […]

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Arts and Culture

A nostalgic Live at the Loft

The crowd was visibly excited Thursday night as they waited for students Sophia Darby ’17 and Wilson Sadowski ’15 to begin playing at the Loft. Often times, the bands that perform at Live at the Loft are unknown to attending students; however, Wilson and Sophia are well-known Wheaton favorites. Having performed multiple times at events […]

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Arts and Culture

The Lion King goes autism-friendly

In Oct. 2011, the TDF Accessibility Program began its Autism Theatre Initiative with a performance of Disney’s “The Lion King” in New York City. Since then, the program has seen enough success to continue putting on autism-friendly productions.  Previously, there have been TDF productions in New York City, Houston, and Pittsburgh, and the number of autism-friendly […]

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Arts and Culture

Roldan’s performance recounts remarkable life story

On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 9, the Lyon’s Den hosted Jose Roldan, Jr., who performed his solo, autobiographical performance “Father Forgive Me For I Have Sinned.” The event was a collaboration between the Marshall Center, the Latino Student Association, and the Alliance in honor of National Coming Out Day. Directed by Dante Albertie, Roldan’s […]

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Building a healthy and hopeful community

On Oct. 17, the same day as President Hanno’s inauguration, Wheaton honored another leader committed to changing lives and strengthening communities. The Otis Social Justice award was presented to Deogratias “Deo” Niyizonkiza. “Bestowing the award on what is such a festive day for us is a great privilege,” said Provost Linda Eisenmann.  Deo narrowly escaped […]

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Students come together to celebrate Gandhi

For those of you who didn’t know, Oct. 2 was the birthday of the widely known peaceful political activist Mohandas Gandhi. In celebration of his life, the Anthropology 210 course, Feast or Famine: The Ecology and Politics of Food, put together a dinner and discussion event on his birthday. In Beard Hall students and faculty […]

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“Women in Politics” talk brings Professor Chera LaForge to campus

What can the United States learn from other countries?’ asked the poster for the inaugural Davis House Speaker Series that took place on Oct. 9 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Woolley Room. Indiana University East Assistant Professor of Political Science Chera LaForge drew upon her research of Congress and women in politics to […]

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Inauguration guests speak informally with students

For Wheaton College students, the plethora of special guests at the inauguration of President Dennis M. Hanno on Friday meant the opportunity to speak and engage with leaders and experts from around the world. At two special events taking place after the inauguration ceremony and luncheon, students got the chance to hear more from two […]

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Opinion

The unique artistic integrity of Wheaton’s academia

From Live at the Loft events to Open Mic Nights at the Den, Wheaton makes sure to display brilliant and diverse talent, both on and off campus. Not only does the number of events and clubs on campus provide evidence for Wheaton’s thriving appreciation of the arts, the reception of many of these events is […]