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New Policies for In-person and Hybrid Events

These are the following policy updates recently sent out to the Wheaton Community.  In-person and hybrid events will be allowed on-campus at Wheaton as of Feb. 22 with students being able to reserve a room for up to 10 people for 2.5 hours. This is also including an update to outdoor events, which are permitted […]

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Dennis Hanno Embracing Community and His Legacy

The campus was devastated to hear Dennis Hanno’s decision to step down as President of Wheaton College in late 2021. But instead of dwelling on Wheaton’s now anticipated loss of such an inspiring leader, I aim to shine a positive light on the subject.

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The Wheaton Wire Wakeup

The Wheaton Wire Wakeup

~ A Weekly Morning Podcast ~ It’s time to wake up with The Wire! Modeled after the likes of Up First and The Daily, listen to our new weekly, early morning podcast covering everything from campus-wide news stories to global, national, and local news. Curated info that college students actually care about! The podcast will […]

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PAC Adapts to the Hybrid Semester, Releases February Event Line-Up

Wheaton’s Programming and Activities Council (PAC) adapted quickly to the hybrid fall semester, hosting several popular events including a show put on by comedic juggler Ivan Pecel, a virtual campfire with Nic Howell and a paint night. The club recently released its line-up of events for February!  “I’m most excited about the Speed Dating event,” […]

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Part 2 of Policing Scenarios: An Educational Read on Policing & The Criminal Justice System

Scenario 1: Black man Scenario 2: White man (Read the scenarios again in Part 1!) “Abolish the police,” became a rallying cry around 1988. Prior to this, the creation of the police was to maintain law and order. The word comes from polis. As seen in the article The Invention of the Police, polis means […]

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What you missed in 2020

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the year 2020 more than anything else, there have been many life-changing events that have been overlooked due to the overarching attention the pandemic has stolen from news industries around the world. Natural Disasters The Australian bush burn fires that had been traveling across the many forests and parks […]

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Public Safety Report: Summarized

A copy of the 2020 Wheaton College Annual Security and Fire Safety Report was made available on Monday of this past week by Public Safety. The report includes statistics for 2017, 2018, and 2019 calendar years.

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Wheaton College President, Dennis Hanno, stepping down in Late 2021

Wheaton College President Dennis Hanno will step down late in the calendar year of 2021.

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Horoscopes for the Week of 12/6 – 12/13

Aries (March 21 – April 19) It’s finally time to get your home in order, Aries. Now that school is done for the semester, you can focus on getting organized! Don’t worry about the stuff that you don’t get organized, just make a list of what else you need to accomplish when you feel like […]

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Say Her Name Vigil

We live in a world where even in a pandemic we still have so much injustice being done to Black women. Danielle McConell ’24 conducted a vigil including a healing space in honor of Breonna Taylor.