Wheaton’s softball team is now over a third of the way through the season, and their story is monumentally different than that of one year ago. The Lyons stand at a strong 12-4 overall record as of March 26—compared to a record of 2-10 at the same time last year. Pitching has been an area […]
Author: Abram Buehner
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Two-Game Baseball Win
A single home run in the ninth inning by the Coast Guard Academy was not enough for them to prevail in the second game of their series against Wheaton College’s baseball team. In this two-game series, Wheaton’s 10-3 baseball team was able to outplay and outlast the Coast Guard Academy as they outscored them 5-0 […]
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The Unrealized Potential of Video Games
Political change is seldom felt until it affects us personally. That is what made the 2018-19 government shutdown so visceral and terrifying. For thousands of government employees living on month-to-month paychecks, the shutdown raised fears of eviction or going hungry. Some even had to go as far as to sell their blood plasma to make […]
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Wheaton Tutor Outreach Program
The Wheaton Tutor Outreach Program is one of Wheaton’s successful connections to the Norton community and other surrounding areas. It is a semester-long volunteer program that allows Wheaton undergraduates to assist teachers at several locations near campus including: the Norton Public Schools, Taunton Housing Authority and Head Start. Alumna, Cassie Peltola ’14, the assistant director […]
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Wheaton’s Politics and Culture Magazine
The Babe Lincoln magazine, Wheaton’s only student-run magazine that focuses on politics and culture, was created in 2015. As said by Faheem Dyer ’19, the magazine’s current Editor-in-Chief, “with the Wire‘s news focus, and Rushlight‘s focus on creative writing, but no publication dedicated primarily to commentary and criticism, Pia Parisi-Marcoux ’19—then a writer for […]
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Wheaton Honors and Awards Employees
On March 22, the 2019 service awards were given out during an annual event that recognizes employees’ services to Wheaton and presents the Staff Excellence Awards. A performance of two songs by Voices United to Jam (VUJ) began the afternoon and was followed by a reception by President Hanno and four division officers that honored […]
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A Review of US by Jordan Peele
The time has come once again where Jordan Peele astonishes the world with his great capacity for creating beautiful horror and horrific beauty. “US” premiered March 22 in the states as Peele’s second horror film and has in a short time already received numerous praise, millions of dollars, and infinite questions. For my own review, […]
Netflix’s “Love, Death & Robots” (LD&R) takes us around the animation world in 18 animated shorts. This anthology has exactly what the title tells you: some love, many robots, and loads of death. The collection is credited to Tim Miller, who has directed films such as “Deadpool” (2016) and was nominated for an Academy Award […]
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D.I.V.E. Conference
On March 23rd, nine Wheaton students drove to the University of Rhode Island Diversifying Individuals Via Education (D.I.V.E.) conference to collaborate with other students who were interested in learning how to break stereotypes and bring intercultural techniques to college campuses. Colleges from all over New England gathered together to learn about pertinent issues involving race […]
The theater department of Wheaton will be showcasing the one-act musical “Once on This Island”, book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, with music by Stephen Flaherty. The show follows Ti Moune, an orphan girl raised by peasants in sea-swept, post-revolution Carribean village. “The whole story surrounds Ti Moune seeking the gods who rule her island,” […]