Wheaton College President Dennis Hanno announced in December that Kate McCaffrey Kenny would assume the role of Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. Kenny, formerly Kate McCaffrey, served in the top student affairs post last summer and fall in an interim capacity while a national search was conducted to find a successor […]
Month: February 2015
Wheaton College is a very weird place. I think we can all agree on that. It’s a wonderful, weird, very small and unique place. Coming back to Wheaton after being abroad is a uniquely horrible experience; I also think that is something that everyone who has done it can agree on. The transition back to […]
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Saudi Arabia capital, Riyadh, last Tuesday in order to pay his respects to the late Saudi King Abdullah. This visit was unplanned and had interrupted the president’s busy trip to India, reflecting the importance of Saudi-American economic and political relations. The visit took place under […]
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Letter from the Editor
Readers, Welcome to the spring semester, where the days get warmer! That said, here’s hoping you’ve all dug yourself, your car, your illicit pets, and any other belongings of yours out of the massive amount of snow we’ve been receiving. My article this week on the operations of essential staff at Wheaton during blizzards and […]
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Welcome Back Whiteout
Winter storm Juno put an abrupt halt on classes and activities last week as Wheaton College students were greeted with nearly two feet of snow within their first few days of returning to campus from winter break. Norton, Mass. and the surrounding area received nearly 20 inches of snowfall during the storm, which lasted from […]