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Sports

Women’s Rugby season recap

The Wheaton Women’s Rugby team started off their 2019 fifteenth season with many new athletes mixed in with returning veterans. Last year was a challenging year with very few victories, so this year they were determined for success. Despite the concerning thought of not having enough athletes for the season and having two veterans abroad, […]

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Men’s Rugby season recap

The Lyon’s finished first in their pool, defeating three teams, and went on to face new teams in the championship rounds!

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New Pawtucket soccer team will be a positive influence in the community

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, with billions of people tuning in to watch the World Cup, and now it will be coming local. The Fortuitous Partners investment firm, led by Brett Johnson, will privately fund a soccer-specific stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, only twenty minutes from the Wheaton campus. The stadium will house […]

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Opinion

Arsenal vs. Politics

This past week, German soccer player Mesut Özil took to his social media accounts, specifically Twitter and Instagram, to speak out against the mistreatment of Uighurs in China. Özil’s club team, Arsenal, chose to not rally behind its teammate, to remind the public that the club will not take any political stance and will continue […]

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Doctors arrested while protesting Border Patrol & unfavorable rhetoric towards illegal immigrants–the war on detained migrants in the United States

Earlier this week, protestors came together in opposition to the government’s neglect to offer vaccinations to detained migrants in federal custody. Since the death of three detained migrants in the past year, there have been cries of national outrage. This three-day protest, observed by immigration activists, volunteer doctors, and demonstrators, lead to their arrest on […]

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Women’s Fight For Healthcare

Women in the United States are not protected. The Constitution pledges and ensures ‘safety’ and ‘security,’ but the government has failed to live up to its promises in their failure to protect women’s health, especially their reproductive health. Lack of attention to this issue has resulted in discrimination against African American women; many factors contribute […]

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Opinion

A Response to “Maybe You Could Try Being Correct”

Dear writer,  Thank you for joining me in this discussion. Your response has shown me that my initial writing did not fully convey the message I wanted to send, so allow me to clarify a few things.  Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I respect your decision to reach out and […]

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Opinion

Maybe You Could Just Try Being Correct

An article submitted anonymously in response to the article published in Issue 6, “The Failing of Political Correctness” written by Sam Stone ’22.  Sam,               You are correct to say that our country is growing more divided as our culture becomes more aware of inclusion; but the division really exists between those who care enough […]