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Cauldron Album Review

Canada has produced a surprisingly large portion of good heavy metal over the decades, and Cauldron is just one of the newer entries to that pool. Their newest offering, “New Gods,” in addition to featuring some curiously chosen album art, brings its share of hooks and riffs. All of these blatantly harken back to a […]

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Arts and Culture

Inside the Dance Company With Cheryl Mrozowski

Cheryl Mrozowski, Wheaton’s Director of Dance has been with the college since 1987, building and expanding the department throughout the years. She spoke with passion and excitement about the Dance Company and its upcoming main stage performance. This year, the company is comprised of 12 dancers: 11 females and one male, six of which are […]

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News

Protesting the New Residence Hall

Nearly every morning, a few protesters gather outside the construction site of Wheaton’s new residence hall, holding up signs that proclaim “Wheaton College is bad for the Norton community.” The protestors, who wish to remain anonymous, claim that it is public knowledge that Commodore Builders, the construction company hired for the residence hall construction, do […]

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Features

Podcasting, Fandom, and Beyond with “Fansplaining”

Flourish Klink and Elizabeth Minkel are the hosts of the well-known podcast called “Fansplaining,” a show dedicated to discussing the general and various aspects of fandom and fandom culture. On November 15th the duo paid Wheaton a visit and had a long discussion on everything about fan culture, to the aspects and process of building […]

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Coffee with Callie Crossley

Host of WGBH radio show “Under the Radar,” Callie Crossley has built her career in broadcast reporting out of curiosity and dedication to a wide range of topics from politics, pop culture, to history. As a visiting Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and the 2018 Wheaton College honorary degree recipient, Crossley discussed her career, relationship to […]

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Wheaton to the World

At the beginning of November, Wheaton College held a professional development program, Wheaton to the World. It is designed for seniors, but juniors were able to attend this rendition. Ben Chalot, of the Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services, provided insight on the event and more of what is going on at the […]

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Accessibility Services Newest Addition

Autumn Grant is a name that Wheaton College students should become familiar with. She is the newest member of accessibility services here on campus, with a goal “serve the students, the college, the faculty, the staff and to make sure that people’s needs are being met.” Grant has filled a role that had previously only […]

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Sports

Soccer Season Review

Recently, the Wheaton College soccer season came to an unfortunately disappointing end for both the men and women’s teams. Both lost in the semifinals of the NEWMAC Playoffs coming off of successful, yet admittedly rocky, seasons. The women’s soccer team finished with an overall record of 11-7-1. They made it to the playoffs and beat […]

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Sports

A New Look: Basketball 2018

Along with steadily dropping temperatures and falling leaves, the beginning of November comes with another annual phenomenon: the start of the basketball season. This year, however, differs slightly from the past, with the season starting a full week early. The early start marks the first time in nearly 15 years that Division Three basketball games […]

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From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

As finals season comes into full swing, all are beginning to feel the stress. Be it a final paper, quiz or presentation, college has a funny way of making everything due within the same small frame of time. As deadlines come closer and closer, there is a need to push everything back to the latest […]