The United States of America seems to have accepted the notion of working closely with Cuba in an attempt to globally manage the Ebola epidemic. An official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attended a summit in Havana earlier this week. The summit was hosted by the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of […]
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Letter from the Editor
Today I woke up and it was snowing. It must be November. Thankfully, we were blessed with a beautiful week leading up to Halloween and a plethora of exciting Halloween programming thanks to the fact that, gloriously, October 31st fell on a Friday this year. But, now, apparently, it’s time for winter. Leaves will fall […]
President Hanno and Student Government Association President JP Carando, both dressed in all pink, were ceremoniously caked in the face in front of the chapel on Friday. The caking was the culmination of a competition called the “King of Pink.” The competition, which is held annually, aims to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise […]
“How would you characterize relations between Wheaton and Norton?” asked a focus question at the Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Student Government Association on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Holman Room of Mary Lyon Hall. Chair of the Norton Board of Selectmen Mary Steele, the board’s longest standing member Robert Kimball, and other town […]
The Boston Bruins are off to a rocky start this season. The team is currently 2 and 4, which has caused some concern already. Starting the season off with a 2-1 win against the Flyers, the team has suffered a 4-0 shut against the Washington Capitals, and 6-4 loss against bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. […]
On a Saturday in early September with the blazing afternoon sun still high in the sky, senior Alexandra Marlowe ’15 guided a rebuilding Lyons team to their first NEWMAC victory of the season against Mount Holyoke. Despite losing a quartet of graduating seniors this fall, Marlowe and teammate Amanda Brazell ’17 were able to lead […]
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A nostalgic Live at the Loft
The crowd was visibly excited Thursday night as they waited for students Sophia Darby ’17 and Wilson Sadowski ’15 to begin playing at the Loft. Often times, the bands that perform at Live at the Loft are unknown to attending students; however, Wilson and Sophia are well-known Wheaton favorites. Having performed multiple times at events […]
In Oct. 2011, the TDF Accessibility Program began its Autism Theatre Initiative with a performance of Disney’s “The Lion King” in New York City. Since then, the program has seen enough success to continue putting on autism-friendly productions. Previously, there have been TDF productions in New York City, Houston, and Pittsburgh, and the number of autism-friendly […]
On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 9, the Lyon’s Den hosted Jose Roldan, Jr., who performed his solo, autobiographical performance “Father Forgive Me For I Have Sinned.” The event was a collaboration between the Marshall Center, the Latino Student Association, and the Alliance in honor of National Coming Out Day. Directed by Dante Albertie, Roldan’s […]
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Building a healthy and hopeful community
On Oct. 17, the same day as President Hanno’s inauguration, Wheaton honored another leader committed to changing lives and strengthening communities. The Otis Social Justice award was presented to Deogratias “Deo” Niyizonkiza. “Bestowing the award on what is such a festive day for us is a great privilege,” said Provost Linda Eisenmann. Deo narrowly escaped […]