9/11 was a tragic day in which many Americans suffered the loss of loved ones. As a nine-year-old, I remembered seeing images and videos of victim’s families showcasing their devastated faces. These devastated faces represented the different faces of America, but these scenes left out a group people that also shared this same experience: Muslim […]
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Wheaton College is evolving. Evolution can be marked by a significant change or growth, neither of which come very easily. Both, however, were evident in the latest iteration of Wheaton Words, titled “(En)Compass”. Director Milana Meytes ’15 and her hard-working staff were tasked with building upon a legacy and these efforts resulted in a resounding […]
The Programming Council (P.C.) has recently announced that the Spring Weekend musical headliner would will be Boston rapper and songwriter “Sammy Adams”. Certain anonymous members of the Wheaton community have gone online and have been excessively negative toward the Programming Council and their decision. Despite this damaging feedback, P.C Chair, Molly Grannell ’15, still believes […]
Last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, students and faculty gathered in Cole Memorial Chapel to hear some of Wheaton’s writers describe some of their most personal experiences. (En)Compass, this year’s production of Wheaton Words, directed by senior Milana Meytes ’15, was a collection of performances, monologues and poems that sought to address the topics of sexuality, […]
It’s that time of year again. Our Spring Weekend artist has been announced and the campus is buzzing. One of the biggest questions is, how did we decide on Sammy Adams? Programming Council (PC) works with a budget of $25,000-$30,000 specifically to pay our Spring Weekend headliner. This budget does not, however, include our other […]
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Wheaton celebrates Women’s History Month
Since it’s founding in 1834 by Mary Lyon, Wheaton has a long history of cultivating women’s education and women scholars. Wheaton’s early years were devoted to offering a liberal arts education that could compare to men’s colleges of the time. Internationally, the first International Women’s Day was observed in 1911 and 70 years later, the […]
When at the Activities Fair at the beginning of the semester, there are endless clubs and organizations to get involved with on campus. One of the most fun groups is one everyone on campus recognizes: The Dimple Divers. This improv comedy troupe is consistently entertaining, but there’s more to the group then just the surface […]
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Letter from the editor
Readers, Welcome back! Here we are on the final sprint to the end of the semester. With the end of spring break came the end of Chase — at least for me. I will never sit in Chase Dining Complex again as a student (though, thanks to Dining Services, I have kept a piece of […]
Building off a 2014 NEWMAC Championship and a run in the NCAA Tournament that reached the second round, the Wheaton women’s lacrosse team is hoping to continue with both their conference success and NCAA success this 2015 season. The Lyons concluded their last season with a deserving first seed in the NEWMAC tournament that lead […]
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Gebbie leaks lead to student room relocation
Even as spring begins to arrive to the Wheaton campus, some effects of the harsh winter still linger. One such effect occurred earlier this semester to roommates Matisse Baumann ’16, Jeffrey Sanborn ’16 and Michael Cronin ’16. They were moved out of their room in Gebbie and relocated, presumably because the freezing pipes and a […]