By Emma Kiernan and Moira Sankey As this academic year comes to a close, Provost Karen McCormack is finishing her one-year interim provost position. After spending the past three years working in higher education administration as an associate provost and interim provost, she will return to the Wheaton faculty this fall. Provost McCormack was more […]
By Emma Kiernan and Joshua Nangle On Friday, April 26 Wheaton held the thirty-third annual Head of the Peacock as part of Spring Weekend celebrations. The Head of the Peacock is a boat race featuring different theme houses, clubs, and student organizations on campus. Any organization can build its own ‘boat’ and race it on […]
By Emma Kiernan and Moira Sankey The end of this semester marks two years since President Michaele Whelan joined the Wheaton community, bringing with her years of experience in liberal arts administration. There has been a sense of confusion among Wheaton students as to what exactly the president of a college does in an average […]
By Sam Ferland and Marguerite Bartlett Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is now underway with several events and discussions taking place at Wheaton during April. The Sexual Misconduct and Assault Resource Team (SMART) has an education program on campus that will be holding several events during SAAM to create awareness about sexual misconduct and assault, […]
Birds About Town: an occasional column If you have ever been out at night walking by parking lot 4 or if you are living (or trying to sleep) in Meadows, you have probably heard a strange noise. This noise comes from the American Woodcock who lives near the basketball courts. He has probably gotten your […]
A playlist for the frigid winter months at Wheaton – Brought to you by WCCS, your campus radio station.
By Silver Melendez and Emma Keirnan. The Chicago Statement was created by the University of Chicago to ensure “free and open discourse.” Many colleges have adopted the Chicago Statement to build a learning community that allows students to engage in conversations with a range of viewpoints. Wheaton adopted the statement as well, updating their policy […]
Social Entrepreneurship Studio – Discovery Center This Saturday, join us to discuss “tea” and the 2 new issues of The Wire. There will be food and drinks, as well, so you don’t want to miss it!
Wheaton’s chapter of the Roosevelt Campus Network will be hosting the Eleventh Annual WheaTalks event on April 8 this year. WheaTalks is Wheaton’s annual TedTalk-like event. Roosevelt @ Wheaton describes the event as their attempt to gather the most dynamic and engaging speakers at Wheaton to offer them 10 minutes on stage presenting their bold […]
It’s been a year since we all went home. With the pandemic still going, hookups put on hold are still not super safe. And what about those of us who aren’t really interested in sex with another person? With more time in (when not buried in papers and readings) how should we spend it? For […]