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Sports

Wheaton Baseball Playoffs

The academic year may be coming to a close, but Wheaton baseball shows no signs of slowing down as the season winds down. With a 15-2 record in conference play and 27 total wins, the team seems ready to pounce on their playoff opportunity. And with final scores featuring double-digit leads in runs for the […]

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From the Editor

Letter From the Editor (Issue 13)

It has been an intense, creative, insane, and ridiculously wild road this year. As a Junior, I reach the end of this year with excitement and trepidation for what next year will bring. Exam weeks close in with the beautiful sun and the gorgeous atmosphere of Spring we get glimpses of from Library windows as […]

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Astrology

Just Star Stuff (Issue 13)

I love tarot cards and doing readings, so for this issue, I want to give each sign a reading! Don’t @ me, this is for fun…. Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 Tarot Card: The Lovers Interpretation: Love is in the air! Embrace your relationships, whether that be romantic, platonic, or something in between! […]

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Opinion

How Important is the Perfect Internship?

College is expensive, though I don’t need to tell you that. In such a high-pressure environment, we are told to work hard and build up our experiences despite the little to no guarantee that any of us will be able to jump into our desired field of work. Of course, some jobs are more accessible […]

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Opinion

Autism Acceptance Month and Representation on Campus

Autism Acceptance Month has recently come to a close. Autism is a neurological disability in which an individual is unable to automatically pick up on social cues. Other symptoms may include sensory sensitivities, language delay, issues with motor skills and executive functioning issues. As with all disabilities, people have stigmatisms and stereotypes for each ailment. […]

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News

Violence Against Women Symposium

The Violence Against Women course, taught by Professor Gabriela Torres, ran a symposium for the week of April 15. The symposium worked to encourage activism for the class’s topic, involving ideas from class readings that focused on the theme “The Personal is Political.” “We chose this theme because it is a familiar phrase that underlines […]

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News

State of the College

The State of the College was held on Monday, April 8 at 7 p.m. in the Holman Room in Mary Lyon. This event will include remarks from President Hanno about the state of the college, as well as updates from SGA about upcoming events and involvement of SGA on Wheaton’s campus. The faculty representing the […]

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News

IT Upgrades Wifi and Internet Security

Though unseen by many students, Information Technology (IT) Services have been upgrading their facilities during this semester and past semesters to maintain and improve the WiFi network, as well as to enhance cyber-security across campus. Steve Hess, the manager of networking and telecommunication, explained that the current assistant vice president and chief information security officer, […]

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News

Head of the Peacock 2019

This year’s Spring Weekend and Welcome to Wheaton Day began with one of Wheaton College’s most cherished traditions: the Head of the Peacock Pond boat race. The race consisted of student teams that work together to build and design their own boats. The team’s goal is to row their homemade boats as fast as possible […]

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Arts and Culture

Senior Theater Ensemble

“There’s something called the sad clown paradox in the stand-up comedy world, which means that those who make a living making people laugh often struggle with depression and other mental health challenges that are anything but funny… It can be perhaps be theorized that humor provides the comedian with a feeling of control over a […]