This past Monday, Nov. 6, Robert Katende and Phiona Mutsei visited Wheaton. The college has recently awarded Katende the Otis Social Justice Award. Last year, Disney made a film, “Queen of Katwe,” about their life; it follows Mutsei’s life growing up in Katwe, one of Uganda’s largest slums. As a child, Mutsei could not attend […]
Recently, Disney and 21st Century Fox have been talking about a possible acquisition. According to David Faber of CNBC, Disney wants to purchase most of Fox’s assets, excluding Fox News and any sports coverage. Disney would buy the rights to all of Fox’s media franchises; however, it would not buy Fox’s sports programming assets because […]
Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter Sagittarius | Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through […]
Art Fest, an annual event held in Cole Memorial Chapel, is designed to raise money for the arts program at Norton High School (NHS). This year, the event raised $1,300 with a combination of ticket sales for the a cappella competition and raffle tickets for the art gallery. It was hosted by Mary Margaret Yancey […]
“Blade Runner 2049” is a film spectacle I have yearned for, for so very long, as very few films in theaters today are able to pull off what this movie has accomplished. This is especially true for science fiction films of the modern era, which usually feature an hour-and-a-half-long onslaught of CGI action with little […]
Recently, the presence of the Marshall Center, an academic center on campus under the Provost Office, has been growing steadily. The team consists of Director of the Marshall Center of Intercultural Learning Dean Raquel Ramos, Assistant Director of Intercultural Programming Tai Feaster and Administrative Assistant Ana Foote. Although the Marshall Center has been consistently active […]
In light of recent revelations regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election and in United States politics in general, it is worth taking a look at Russia’s history of covert political interference in the West and its long-term strategy of deception. The Russians developed a doctrine of deception in both war and peacetime during the […]
On Oct. 28, Wheaton’s men’s soccer team finished their season in impressive fashion, handing Springfield College their first loss in a two-to-one victory at Keefe Field. The game served as a curtain call for seven seniors, who were honored in a pregame ceremony and flanked by their families and loved ones. Two of these individuals, […]
During the week of Oct. 22, Wheaton took part in an internationally recognized portrait and storytelling project called Dear World. On Wednesday, Oct. 25 and Thursday, Oct. 26, Wheaton students and faculty gathered in the Balfour-Hood Atrium to share their stories and have their portraits taken. Dear World invited students to share stories from their […]
A number of cultural clubs on campus, including the Middle Eastern Club, Asian Student Association (ASA), Latino Student Association (LSA) and Tea Club, have teamed up to host a “Chai Night.” This event will take place in the Balfour-Hood Atrium on Friday, Nov. 17 4-6 p.m. Chai Night will be a night of traditional tea […]