The Lunar New Year celebration, sponsored by the Asian Student Association (ASA), was held on February 8, 2019. It included performances by several groups. The ASA invited two groups from Boston: The Boston Korean Traditional Dance Group as well as The Hung Gar Kung Fu and Lion Dance academy to perform Korean Fan and Drum […]
Every semester, Wheaton’s dining services attempt to improve the food that is offered to students and faculty members. Scott O’Rourke, the director of dining services, explained that Chase Dining Hall operates on a four-week menu cycle, which means that the menu is rotated every four weeks. In between semesters, Chef Adam creates the next […]
Wheaton College will experience changes to security on campus. After incidents of arson in the fall semester and a subsequent arrest of the alleged perpetrator on February 7, the campus administration has been reviewing what safety means on campus. The most prominent development is the installation of security cameras on the exterior of campus housing. […]
The Wheaton College co-ed indoor track teams participated in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on February 8, which included all NCAA division teams and club teams from the immediate area. The women’s team featured runners who reached new personal records in both sprint and distance events. In the words of first-year hurdler Nina Schofield ’22, […]
Like most college students, I am always trying to think of what I should be doing to get ahead in my career while also gaining as much experience as I can. Often times, that can be a difficult battle, especially when you’re not too sure what it is you’re supposed to be preparing for in […]
Hidden deep within the clandestine halls of the old science center exists one of Wheaton’s many on-campus hidden treasures. Officially titled Lab 213, the workshop more commonly known as The Makerspace, is just as the name would allude, space for students to flex their creative muscles through the use of modern technology. I sat down […]
On February 9, the men’s basketball team took on Babson College in a game that honored their four graduating senior captains: David Carbonello ‘19, Duaka Ekwensi ‘19, Nick Geremia ‘19 and Riley Tetreault ‘19. Unfortunately, despite a career-high 34-point performance from Carbonello, the injury-ridden Lyons were unable to overcome the Beavers and ultimately lost 80-65. […]
Culture shock, a foreign language, and you still have to go to class? The prospect of studying abroad can be daunting for many students. After all, college life is already stressful enough, even when accompanied by a carefully cultivated routine. Could completely uprooting one’s self just for a change of scenery really be worth it? […]
Hello again readers, February’s flying by and the semester seems to be in full swing. As we continue Black History Month, I thought I’d muse on one of my personal idols, Ida Bell Wells. Wells was a woman who, regardless of risk or threat, wrote about what was important and fought about what was right […]
On Feb. 3, the Music Industry woke up to discover that popular rapper She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, best known by the public as 21 Savage, had been arrested by American immigration officials. With this arrest, came a larger revelation about the rapper and his past. Despite being associated with the Atlanta rap scene, Abraham-Joseph is not […]