Veterans Day is formally known to fall upon Nov. 11; it is an official United States public holiday to honor military veterans who are no longer serving in the military. Veterans Day coincides with Armistice Day, which honors the armistice signed between the allies of World War I and Germany, and Remembrance Day, which is […]
Thirteen yahrzeit candles flickered in the night on Nov. 1 on Wheaton’s campus. Their wick burned both in remembrance and mourning. Their light shed upon yet another tragedy to occur on American soil. According to the New York Times, eleven innocent lives were taken Oct. 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Members of the Tree of […]
On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, the Department of Theatre and Dance Studies premiered to the Wheaton community the opening of its latest mainstage production: William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This complex and humorous story revolves around the lives of various characters. Upon returning from battle, Prince Pedro of Aragon, along with his companions Benedick […]
Much Ado About Nothing, one of the best known and best loved of Shakespeare’s comedies, has been entertaining audiences for well over 400 years before its staging at Weber Theatre. Featuring warring lovers, mistaken identity, and bumbling watchmen, the play has remained immensely popular among audiences and is significant as a rare Shakespeare production to […]
The festivities of Halloween started off with a Hall of Horrors event on campus. It was hosted by The Center for Social Justice and Community Impact, and it was curated by Caleigh Grogan ’18, Jasmine Silva-Jones ’18, Cassie Peltola ’18 and the area coordinator, Dani Roberts. The event was held at The Base from Oct. […]
On Friday, Oct. 26, The Residence Hall Association (RHA) hosted an on-campus carnival called the Great Pumpkin Fest! The event took place in the center of campus, on the chapel field. The carnival included many activity stations and the RHA included many different clubs on campus in the event. There was a performance by Trybe, […]
Sierra Prasad ‘21, became the Student Government Association (SGA) Treasurer this last semester and has quickly changed how SGA relates to clubs. Her position as Treasurer of SGA means she works with two areas of funding: all club and theme house funds and the venture fund. This second funding avenue relates to expenses which can […]
Public Safety (PS) has had their work cut out for them over the first two months of the semester. Following Labor Day weekend, Director of Public Safety, Christopher Santiago, states the first reports of harassment and voyeuristic activity came in. On Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2 reports came in of persons lurking outside the bathroom windows […]
At the beginning of the 2018 school year, Wheaton welcomed a new Dean of Library Services to the Wallace Library: Megan Brooks. Brooks is originally from Minnesota but has been living in Natick, MA, for over 10 years. She has been married to her wife, Amy, for 12 years, and they have 2 dogs that […]
Atmospheric Black Metal is an eclectic genre in every sense— melodic while still heavy, distorted while still hypnotic— and this combination of elements has brought me closer to it these past few years. I did not listen to the genre at its height of popularity, but it was Eldamar which place it in my radar […]