This past summer, the decision to cancel Wheaton’s Advanced Playwriting course due to insufficient enrollment numbers in April was collectively made by Playwright-in-Residence and Professor of English Charlotte Meehan, Associate Provost Shawn Christian and English Department Chair Deyonne Bryant. The course was heavily intertwined in Wheaton life, as this was the only source of material […]
Wheaton students’ awareness of its cheer team is similar to their knowledge of the science center door connecting to the library stacks level: most are ignorant to its existence, but the few who do know about it realize its potential. Kika Chatterjee ’18 and Julie Januskis ’18, co-captains of the Wheaton Cheer Team, shed light […]
One of the most well-known problems our school faces is the constant confusion between our Wheaton College here in Massachusetts and the Wheaton College in Illinois. Our Wheaton is a non-denominational liberal arts school that embraces students and faculty of all religions and cultures while the other one is a Christian and far more conservative […]
Rock music certainly isn’t dead in America, but when comparing its status to that in other countries, one might get that impression. Australia, on the other hand, is a vernal pool teeming with life; the likes of Pond, Wolfmother, Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala show us where psychedelia and guitar-driven music is going, with King […]
The fourth season of Netflix’s “BoJack Horseman” was just released on September 8. Though the season still follows most of the same characters, it is much different than the previous season in terms of structure and content; it is much darker and separates each main character in a way it hasn’t done before. And while […]
In the past year, there has been a huge interest in the study of astrology among teens and young adults on social media. Just look at your discover feed on Instagram and you might come across one of these astro-memes. However, these are a bit different than the vague horoscopes that you read in the […]
On September 5, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference announced that senior goalkeeper Riley Thompson ’18 has been named NEWMAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the week. She continues to earn the admiration of her teammates for her sense of duty, her ability to concentrate and the poise she displays in difficult and […]
Dear Wheaton students, faculty and staff! Welcome back to our beautiful campus for what I’m sure will be a year filled with growth, new friendships and new opportunities. This first month at school has assuredly been a busy one. Freshmen are adjusting to their new way of life; sophomores and juniors are gearing up to […]
I don’t know if I’m the only person who feels this, but I’m a little bit exhausted of hearing about Donald Trump. It’s not even so much that I’m tired of Trump himself. Rather, I’m sick of seeing his presence everywhere on TV and the internet. Every late night comedian seems to have their own […]
It is important to establish the fact that the North Korean regime is not run by a madman, but a rational actor. Having seen what has happened to dictators such as Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi that eschewed nuclear weapons and were subsequently toppled, the regime views nuclear weapons as necessary to its survival. Understanding […]