For those of you who didn’t know, Oct. 2 was the birthday of the widely known peaceful political activist Mohandas Gandhi. In celebration of his life, the Anthropology 210 course, Feast or Famine: The Ecology and Politics of Food, put together a dinner and discussion event on his birthday. In Beard Hall students and faculty […]
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What can the United States learn from other countries?’ asked the poster for the inaugural Davis House Speaker Series that took place on Oct. 9 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Woolley Room. Indiana University East Assistant Professor of Political Science Chera LaForge drew upon her research of Congress and women in politics to […]
For Wheaton College students, the plethora of special guests at the inauguration of President Dennis M. Hanno on Friday meant the opportunity to speak and engage with leaders and experts from around the world. At two special events taking place after the inauguration ceremony and luncheon, students got the chance to hear more from two […]
From Live at the Loft events to Open Mic Nights at the Den, Wheaton makes sure to display brilliant and diverse talent, both on and off campus. Not only does the number of events and clubs on campus provide evidence for Wheaton’s thriving appreciation of the arts, the reception of many of these events is […]
According to David L. Jaffe, a professor at Stanford University, academic cheating is defined as “representing someone else’s work as your own”. It can take many forms, including, but not limited to: sharing assignments, paying for completed assignments, and plagiarism. Cheating is an epidemic that infects learning institutions across the country. In 2013, the Joseph […]
Last Friday Wheaton had the pleasure of officially celebrating the start of Dennis Hanno’s tenure as Wheaton’s eighth President. As part of the inauguration’s focus on a commitment to service, Deogratias “Deo” Niyizonkiza was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Otis Social Justice Award. I had the pleasure of attending an informal roundtable discussion […]
Late last month, Provost Linda Eisenmann put out a call for poster proposals showcasing student internships, service projects and research that fall under the theme of “changing lives, strengthening communities.” The plan was for the posters to be displayed at the luncheon after Dennis Hanno’s inauguration as Wheaton College’s eighth president. Come Saturday morning, those […]
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Wheaton welcomes eighth president
In a small ceremony in a chapel filled with sunlight, Dennis M. Hanno was inaugurated as Wheaton College’s eighth president on October 17. His inaugural address encouraged students to build up the Wheaton community by engaging in innovative public service, a call to “more strongly link learning and doing.” The title of the address was […]
If you mention his name to anyone on the campus of Wheaton College, you are bound to provoke an interesting response. He is the charismatic, passionate, and red-haired, Patrick Crane ’14. A double major in Psychology and Anthropology during his time at Wheaton, Crane was a driven student-athlete who devoted plenty of his time to the […]
Addressing an excited audience on Sept. 30, Viswanath Kaladharan said, “Kathakali means story play: ‘katha’ meaning story, ‘kali’ meaning play.” That Tuesday night, the intimate space of Kresge Experimental Theatre was filled with students and faculty for “An Evening of Kathakali.” Kathakali is an Indian dance style originating in Kerala, with a centric focus on […]