Author: wheatonwire
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‘Between the Lines’ kicks off semester-long group dialogue
The Between the Lines Intergroup Dialogue had its kick off session on Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. at the Marshall Center. This semester long dialogue is divided into two issues; one on socio economic status facilitated by Muneeba Syed ’17 and Forest Sung ’17 and another on race and ethnicity facilitated by Samantha Barnett ’16…
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Trinidad journey offers firsthand insight for music class
Over the winter break, twelve students in Julie Searles’s MUSC 204 class, Innovative Music Traditions of Trinidad and Tobago, were able to spend eleven days in Trinidad and Tobago. This was Searles’s sixth time bringing students to Trinidad. While on the trip, the students were able to witness some of the country’s most celebrated steel…
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Faculty approves credit cap on initial course registration times
As a freshman or sophomore, course selection week at Wheaton can feel like the Hunger Games. Some classes, particularly in the natural and social sciences, are in high demand. Underclassmen must often race for the few spots that remain open to them after juniors and seniors have registered, only to discover that spaces have opened…
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Fahoum ’18: The problem with the Middle East
Being an Arab is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, being an Arab ensures having a beautiful language, a diverse religious community and never ending art, music and literature. On the other hand, being an Arab living in Europe or North America (or the Middle East) during the post-September 11th era is…
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A cappella groups induct new members
A new semester means campus groups have been seeking new members, and Wheaton’s various a cappella groups are no exception. Having temporarily lost some members due to various study abroad experiences, each group was left with spots to fill. Thus, the Blend, VUJ, the Gentlemen Callers, the Wheatones, and the Whims all held auditions within…
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Letter from the Editor
Readers, It’s that time again. The time of the senior freak-out. Everywhere I go, seniors talk about how things feel different. Attitudes have changed, once-loved places and people have become merely added stressors on top of school work and job applications. For seniors, even if you’re not too worried about what’s coming next, or you’ve…
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Fahoum ’18: Islamic State terrorist attack unites Arab nations
A shared sense of anger and revulsion was felt by the majority of Arabs earlier this week after the Islamic State published a video of the execution by burning of Muath Kasasbeh, a young Jordanian pilot. Lt. Kasasbeh’s murder sparked an overall outrage; the Syrian Government denounced ISIS and so did Al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood…
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Groundhog Day: Digging deeper into our favorite (and only) marmot-based holiday
Fun fact: Groundhogs and woodchucks are actually the same animal. Before writing this article, I thought they were two related but separate animals. Of course, you all know the tradition behind Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, comes out of his burrow on Feb. 2 every year. If he sees his shadow, we get…
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Faculty discusses upcoming issues and agenda
Forty faculty members attended the second faculty meeting of the semester last Friday as President Dennis Hanno introduced the topics for discussion and the faculty members then shared updates on subjects addressed in past meetings. Hanno discussed a new grant program that would benefit faculty, staff and students. The grant will make funding of up…
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Snowfall hampers removal process
With an unprecedented amount of snowfall this winter, the task of its removal and clean up was undertaken by combined efforts of the Grounds Department, Public Safety and the Communications Office. Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Kate Kenny, said that her role was that of a messenger, while the grounds crew…