For the first time in Wheaton men’s soccer program history the Lyons hosted the NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds on Keefe Field. Three other teams traveled to Wheaton with only one advancing slot for a team to qualify for the “Sweet 16” just games away from a National Championship berth. The Lyons entered the […]
Month: December 2014
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Beard and Weil Galleries reopened, introducing two new student-curated exhibitions: “Tracing the Thread” and “Goya and Beethoven: Finding a Voice Out of Silence.” Both exhibitions blend art, music, and education and connect past works to present-day issues. The exhibition on Francisco Goya coincides with another exhibition of the artist’s work, […]
Dance Company’s end–of-the -semester performance the weekend before Thanksgiving brought a diverse range of dancing styles as well as a large amount of talent to Wheaton’s Weber Theatre. The show, titled “Falling Awake” featured performances not only from Dance Company, but also from TRYBE, Voices United to Jam, and spoken word artist, Tyrek Greene ’15. […]
Wheaton College Professor of English, Beverly Lyon Clark, has recently published The Afterlife of Little Women, a literary critique of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Written in the late 1860s, Little Women is a coming-of-age story about four sisters and their journey from childhood to womanhood. Professor Clark’s book is a reception […]
As a liberal arts school, it’s no secret that Wheaton’s campus is full of passionate and involved students who work alongside administration and faculty to make Wheaton a better place. Cassie Peltola ’14, after graduating from Wheaton this past spring, has taken her passion for higher education and Wheaton a step further by accepting a […]
The Middle East Club of Wheaton College was founded from suggestion at a lunch table in 2008. Associate Professor of Political Science Alireza Shomali recounted the conversation he had with another professor of Political Science, Jeffrey Murphy. Shomali said, “It started as a discussion about the possibility of making our students and community more aware […]
The end of the semester allows us to count down the days to winter break, look forward to the holidays, and plan all of our Netflix binge-watching. Although many of us plan on taking a break from all the work that comes with school, fifty students have applied for a new funding opportunity that Wheaton […]
On Nov. 13, Wheaton’s Intercultural Board (ICB) hosted a talk on cultural appropriation as part of their new After Hours series. The students who voiced their heartfelt concerns on the issue indicated that the problems of appropriation are numerous and troubling. In a broad sense, cultural appropriation is when a group has aspects of its […]
Earlier last week, Rita Marley, Bob Marley’s wife, announced that the Reggae legend’s name will be associated with a range of cannabis products. Rita, the guardian of Marley’s legacy, has taken the worst action regarding Marley’s credibility and name; instead of being remembered for the musical genius he was, he will now be remembered as […]
On Monday, Nov. 24, a grand jury of 12, consisting of 9 white jurors and 3 African-American jurors, reached the decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson for the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. After the announcement, the Brown family released a statement through their lawyer expressing their disappointment with the decision. […]