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Field hockey ends their NEWMAC drought

On September 22, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Wheaton took on Clark University at home. It was their second New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game of the season. The Lyons, whose first NEWMAC match was a 4-2 loss against Smith College, had a better performance against Clark. Wheaton fought to a […]

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Arts and Culture

Arts in Ireland

This past summer, thirteen students traveled to Ireland to study at the Burren College of Art for a faculty-led study abroad program for twenty-one days. The trip culminated in an art project that expressed their time in the country. Located on the first floor of the Mars Arts and Humanities building, in the Davis art […]

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News

Wheaton’s Annual Asexual Panel

        An asexual person is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. It is not a choice, like celibacy, but an innate quality that the person cannot change. Asexuality is a spectrum and includes orientations, both sexual and romantic, such as gray-asexual and demisexual. To celebrate and share knowledge about asexuality, this year’s Asexual Awareness […]

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The death of a culture. The death of Versace.

Ever since its establishment in 1978, the Versace brand, an illustrious Italian household name, has been a staple of the modern, confident woman. After Gianni Versace’s untimely death in 1997, Donatella Versace strived to grab hold of the reigns of the behemoth brand, and produce clothes, season after season, that could ravish and enchant just […]

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Changes in theme house locations

This year, there have been several changes in the theme houses’ locations. The LGBTQIA+ Safe Haüs took the upstairs half of 17/19 Howard Street, an area that Media Amelioration and Discernibility (MAD) House used to occupy. MAD House has moved to 27 Pine Street, where Student Organization of Hispanics and Latinx (SOHL) House used to […]

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Opinion

Not My President, Not My Religion, Not My Country

It is one of my sincerest wishes that as a Jew, I don’t have to have an opinion on Israel. After all, I ascribe to the belief that the State of Israel does not speak for my identity nor do policies that are enacted on another continent shape how I navigate in my own country. […]

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Opinion

Your genetic ancestry doesn’t matter, unless you want it to

You’ve probably seen that Ancestry.com commercial — the one where Kyle, who grew up thinking he was German, takes a DNA test and discovers that his ancestry is mostly Scottish, and trades his lederhosen for a kilt. Or maybe you’ve seen the one where Kim learns from a DNA test that she is 26 percent […]

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Update on new residential hall construction

On May 18 2018, a groundbreaking ceremony was conducted to begin the construction of Wheaton’s new residential hall. Since then, Wheaton has released a page on their website dedicated to the construction of the residential hall, which includes an interactive campus map and a time-lapse video of the progress. As described on Wheaton’s website, the […]

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Astrology

Just Star Stuff

Aries; March 21 – April 19 Fate Pulled: Four of Wands The Meaning: It is a time for celebration, for creativity and freedom of expression! Believe in your ability to start on a new path, and celebrate your talents. Taurus; April 20 – May 20 Fate Pulled: The Magician The Meaning: Determination, confidence, elemental strength […]

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Sports

Archery club hits the target

There are new beginnings in the Archery Club at Wheaton. It has gone through a reorganization process upon entering this year and is looking forward to what is ahead of them. So far, the club has added an official secretary to the staff and more events to the calendar. A typical week for archery will […]