This past weekend, the boxing world was able to experience one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in recent memory. After their controversial draw in Dec. 2018, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder met once again in the boxing ring to decide who is the best heavyweight. Unlike the first fight where it ended in a […]
The Bernie Sanders campaign train seems to be chugging along just fine, even with close finishes compared to Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa Caucus. It is clear in my eyes that Bernie Sanders is the frontrunner to win the Democratic nomination, as his campaign seems to be able to […]
Last issue in “The function of campus newspapers,” a potential new relevant function for the idea of a campus newspaper – like The Wheaton Wire – was discussed. Though the conclusion was not necessarily a fixed or determinant deduction, it was, nonetheless, framed within the context of digital reproduction and whether or not the publication […]
“Politics in the Dark” was an hour long discussion before Tuesday’s DNC Debate where students could submit their anonymous questions about 2020 candidates to a student panel. House of Reps began the night by administering The Washington Post’s “I Side With” quiz to open discussion of participant’s candidate preferences. The “I Side With” quiz and […]
English Professor Winter Jade Werner has been granted tenure by the Wheaton College MA Tenure Board. This comes with a salary increase, as well as a title change, from ‘Assistant Professor’ to ‘Associate Professor’, and the decision was made following deliberations by President Dennis Hanno, Provost Renee White, and 5 other Wheaton professors, who make […]
The constant pressure to be a profound academic sometimes warrants a need for escape. “Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness,” said textile artist Anni Albers in her famous quote. There’s a certain atmosphere that sits in the Beard and Weil gallery that emulates just that, a small place […]
This year, a number of Wheaton students attended the PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) East convention in Boston. PAX is a video game convention where independent game developers, large game companies and critics alike attend to meet and see new developments in the industry. “It was a lot of see different games that are currently in […]
Stupid Fucking Bird drew attention from the moment it was chosen as the mainstage for the fall semester. How does Wheaton College even begin to advertise a play with a swear word in the title? However, often overlooked is the smaller details of the play. In particular, the intentionality of the costumes. The designer for […]
If you are a baseball fan then you definitely know what has been going on with the Houston Astros this off-season, but if you don’t, they have found themselves in the biggest cheating scandal in MLB (Major Baseball League) history. Mike Fiers, who was a part of 2017 World series champions Houston Astros, publicly came […]
With The Bachelor finale just a few weeks away I feel it is important to ask, what is it about reality television that has everyone continuously tuning in ratings? Although you may not watch reality TV yourself, it has become increasingly difficult to ignore. Within recent years, the realm of reality television has grown immensely […]