Author: Grayce Howe '29
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Dr. Parker Addresses Questions on Campus Identity, Engagement During SGA Senate Visit
On March 31, 2026, Vice President for Student Affairs Darnell Parker visited SGA’s Senate meeting and answered a variety of questions regarding changes in student involvement on campus, the relationship between the student body and administration, and the identity of Wheaton as a community. Parker is one of many administrative figures to attend a Senate…
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Dining Services Plans Changes to Chase Dining Hall
Dining Services is planning a series of changes to Chase Dining Hall to improve throughput, flow, and the overall dining experience. These include moving the bakery and ice cream stations to Chase Round and the Create Kitchen to the current bakery location, where four burners would be added to increase capacity. Make-your-own smoothies may also…
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Wheaton Men’s Volleyball Caps Inaugural Season with Program Milestones
The Wire would like to congratulate the Wheaton Men’s Volleyball team on finishing 11-16, tying for the most wins of any inaugural Division III men’s volleyball program in the country this year. Co-captain Jack O. Kenyon ’28 told The Wire, “This season was a huge step forward for our program. Along the way, we took…
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The Wheatones Celebrate Their 80th Year With an Overdue Alumni Concert
Alto, mezzo, and soprano voices blended in perfect harmony as they soared into the rounded ceiling of Weber Theatre on March 29. In their 80th year of singing, the Wheatones are an essential facet of the Wheaton community, as the first and oldest a cappella group at Wheaton, founded in 1946. With the 75th anniversary…
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Column: The Unfiltered Transcript
April showers bring May flowers, but here at Wheaton we are seeing many sunny and warm days continuing to welcome spring to campus. Many students have noticed the increased landscaping crews around campus, whether it be waking up to a lawnmower outside Meadows or the smell of mulch as you walk past the dimple. Although…
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Why Does the Spring Semester Seem So Much Busier?
With the flowers and animals finally coming out in the early spring, so too does the dread of many college students. Many find the spring to be more jam-packed with events, and less time to do bigger and bigger projects for their professors and their classes. Personally, I find myself struggling to manage my time…
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Letter From the Editor
Dear Wheaton, It is not often that a campus newspaper finds itself remixed into anonymous manifestos. Whether through impromptu conversations in the library or anonymous posters circulating across campus—namely “We deserve the truth” and “Speak up before you write your department’s eulogy”—this past week marked a revival of campus dialogue. When I first noticed the…
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Ed Grande and Taylor Tall: The Acoustic Duo
On March 28, those in attendance of the Wheaton Events Board’s “Wheaton’s Got Talent” were in for a real treat. Two musically active students, Aidan Strovink ’29, and Amanda Bergeron ’29, took to the bottom of Hindle Auditorium, guitars in hand and a song in mind. Their duet performance of Everything Has Changed by Taylor…
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Opinion: Why Would You Ever Buy Protein Water?
As a new addition to the protein craze, water has joined the ranks of endless protein-forward and infused products on grocery store shelves, a range of items from protein boxed mac and cheese, to high protein chips. While I am by no means against protein, speaking as a near addict of the new protein smoothie…