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Have a ‘gourd’ time this October!

After October break, getting back into the swing of things may seem daunting with the many hours of studying ahead of you. However, in the spirit of autumn, there are several fall events that will allow for an a-maze-ing time. Just check out what’s brewin’! Programming Activities Council (PAC) has hosted many events that are […]

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Arts and Culture

Album Review of “Beautiful Oblivion” By Issues

On Oct. 4, Issues, a metalcore band from Georgia, released their third studio album entitled Beautiful Oblivion. The album includes thirteen songs with a runtime of 46 minutes. Issues consists of four members: Tyler Carter, Josh Manuel, Skyler Acord and AJ Rebollo.  Musically, this album is very exciting and diverse. Issues has always pulled from […]

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Arts and Culture

New England’s Scariest Town Being Preserved

As Halloween quickly approaches and everyone begins to plan seasonal festivities, keep in mind a notably spooky city in the Bay State. On the North Shore, the town of Salem is a host to countless “haunted happenings” throughout the month of October. Instead of rewatching Hocus Pocus every year, now is the time to experience […]

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Features Satire

Unveiling New Anti-Mosquito Technology (A Satire Article)

*Writers note: The following article is a work of satire, please do not take any of it as truth. Any specific people mentioned in any of my articles were made aware of their inclusion in it prior to publishing. Please direct any complaints with the content of the article to cohen_benjamin@wheatoncollege.edu.* When news of a […]

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Features

Take a seat. An advice column

Dear Payce,                                                                 I watch too many YouTube videos and I want to watch fewer. I always tell myself not to watch so many, but then I just click to the next one in my recommendations. Some things I really do want to watch, but I don’t need to know this much about cooking or makeup […]

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Opinion

Is Water Wet?

Science is defined as the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. Over the years, scientists have worked very hard to give meaning to things in this world. Sometimes, scientific reasoning can strike up controversies between other scientists and […]

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Sports

Newitts and a New Coach

While the men’s team’s autumn season came to a close earlier, the Wheaton women’s tennis team competed in the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament on the weekend of Oct. 11.  The tournament is the longest running women’s intercollegiate tennis tournament in the nation. It features a unique format in which schools register sets of […]

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Opinion

Is Dating Dead or Just Changing?

In a world of ever-changing technology and apps such as Tinder, is traditional dating strong enough to survive?  When comparing the current dating climate to that of our parents, the landscape thirty years ago looks wildly foreign. The long-established dinner date has been swapped out with group hangouts or Instagram direct messages. The entire approach […]

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News

Big PlayStation Reveal

If there’s one thing that every Wheaton student needs from time to time, it’s a break. We all work endlessly to accomplish our myriad academic, athletic, and extracurricular goals as we jump from class to task and back again before coming to crash in our dorms for a temporary respite. That downtime is used differently […]

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Astrology

Star Stuff (Issue 5)

As it grows closer to Halloween and to the end of the semester, it can be daunting. So is your horoscope. Libra | Sept. 23 to Oct. 22 Oh damn…you went and did that. Nice. Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 Hold me back bro. Hold me back! Sagittarius | Nov. 22 to Dec. […]