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FURU: An Introduction

Do you love food? Do you love saving money? Do you want ways to find the biggest bang for your buck? If you answered no to any of these questions, then you are not human. If you answered yes, welcome to the answers you’ve been craving. Answers to those burning questions that stay in the […]

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Sports

Wheaton Tennis looks to improve this year

The new season began for Wheaton Women’s Tennis at with an unfortunate opening loss to Mount Holyoke, 7-2. The Lyons came back to secure their first win later in the week. Coach Pauri Pandian set up an extensive practice to help them win, 5-4, against Springfield. He wanted to reinstate his teamwork ethics of “team culture and player development” […]

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NFL season predictions: Playoff success will rely on defense of Patriots

The NFL kicked off its season on Thursday, Sept. 8 with a rematch between the two Super Bowl 50 competitors. The New England Patriots had a fantastic showing in their season opener against the highly ranked Arizona Cardinals, on Sunday, Sept. 11, despite not having Tom Brady at quarterback. Jimmy Garoppolo will do a decent-enough […]

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Arts and Culture

In the Beard and Weil Galleries: Judy Pfaff

The Beard and Weil Galleries are now welcoming pieces from artist Judy Pfaff. “Drawings Thick and Thin” is an installation where the breathtaking variety of Pfaff’s work can be found. The London-born Pfaff has had her work exposed in important art museums and galleries, some of which include The Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, […]

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Arts and Culture

On the mainstage: Getting technical with Alivia Cross ’19

There are unending factors contributing to the success of any theatrical mainstage production. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, written by Christopher Durang and chosen as the fall 2016 mainstage production here at Wheaton, is no exception. As Stage Manager Alivia Cross ’19 revealed, “The week before the show we do a ten-to-ten, so […]

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Arts and Culture

The new bees of ARTHive

As a result of revived leadership, Wheaton’s only student-run art history club has begun to make a name for itself on campus. Most famous for their bus trip to The Met, Cooper-Hewitt, and the Guggenheim Museums last spring, ARTHive appears ready to continue the momentum this fall. As President Maddy Cook-Comey ’19 put it, the […]

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Opinion

Post 9/11: That’s all we know

September 11, 2016 marked the 15th anniversary of the event that completely altered the modern world ⎯ at least that is what I am told. Even as I lived through this change, I have no recollection of it. At the mere age of three, my world became the “Post 9/11 World.” This is something I […]

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Duct Tape Bowling: My first two weeks at Wheaton

I’m officially through two weeks at Wheaton College: my first real foray into adulthood. Going through daily adult life is still weird. I still hate laundry, more so in the disgustingly hot laundry room. I really need to do groceries and the list of items I wish my mom would mail me grows by the day. Today, I […]

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Hillary Clinton’s illness no indication of presidential ability

My friend got pneumonia two weeks before graduation. And you know what? It really sucked. She was achey, tired, and got the chills. But did it stop her from graduating? No. Did it impede on her judgement? No. Did she drop dead in the middle of senior ceremonies? Absolutely not. She has now just completed her third week at Emory University, and something that happened to her three […]

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Public Safety hires two female officers

Public Safety hired Officer Nichole McNeil and Officer Christine Verdolino, making them the only female Public Safety Officers in uniform within the campus. An officer at Wheaton College plays both a vital role both as an officer and an educator. They regulate student behavior, enforce the law on a State and Federal level, and conduct […]