Yesterday the campus was teething and alive with festivities for Halloween. The administration and students helped to celebrate the holiday in grand fashion with events and activities taking place both prior to the holiday and on it. President Hanno (who dressed as Tom Brady) offered candy at his house to students, as it was his […]
The annual Lyons Pride 5K took place on October 25. The runners included alums, students, visitors and even administrative members. The race, which started and ended outside of Meadows Hall, was a standard 5 kilometer race (3.1 miles). The crowd was relatively large and very inclusive as to who could race. Most racers registered online […]
Halloween is quickly approaching. Over the past few weeks, several discussions have been held on the subject of Halloween costumes and cultural appropriation, namely the discussion held last week by FAW, DWOCC and RENI. Buzzfeed has also been diving into the subject by releasing videos of the topic of cultural appropriation during Halloween. Two such […]
Hej again from Copenhagen! I am now halfway through my semester abroad (!!!) which means it’s midterm season. It seems strange to be talking about midterms when here I am in Europe, in case I haven’t mentioned that yet. I’ve had a lot of experiences since I last wrote that have brought both historic and […]
Over the next two days (Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20), the Council on Inclusion in Diversity will be hosting an intensive workshop and discussion featuring Dr. Maura Cullen, an expert on the issues of diversity and leadership. Dr. Cullen’s highly interactive program, titled We Are Wheaton: Building a More Inclusive Community, will be […]
On Thursday Oct. 8, Svetlana Alexievich was the fourteenth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature by the Swedish Academy. An adamant journalist and prose writer, Alexievich, 67, is also the sixth Russian to win the award, the last being Ivan Bunin in 1933. She resides in Belorussia, and writes of politics and […]
President Vladimir Putin is often seen on Russian television, yet in honor of his 63rd birthday and his one week bombing-Syria anniversary, President Putin was dedicated to fully celebrate and commemorate himself and his political actions by going to the extravagant extents in publicity, the arts and sports. President Putin’s lone-wolf military initiative on Syria […]
From extreme heat to the bitter cold, this campus experiences everything in between on the weather spectrum. Yesterday’s crisp air is going to be replaced by sun and temperatures in the seventies later this week. For those are you still acclimating to the unpredictability of New England weather, good news has arrived. Res Life just […]
Wheaton is still feeling the pressure from the Department of Justice’s investigation. The investigation has asked for files spanning from 2012 to 2015 concerning the sexual assault cases, looking for a breach in Title IX policies. The first step of the investigation proved to be very challenging and a bit of a hiccup in the […]
The Wheaton Equestrian competitive team is a club sport that gives students a chance to ride and showcase their talent. Yesterday, the team of twelve (of which nine participated) had its first show of the season which was hosted by Worcester State University at Maplewood Farms in Berlin, MA. Wheaton is a part of the […]