On April 8, 2016, The Lumineer’s second studio album titled ‘Cleopatra’ was released to the eager ears of waiting fans worldwide. The album comes four years after the group’s self-titled debut album that secured The Lumineer’s reputation as a folk- inspired, alternative band. The band is most famous for their single “Ho Hey,” which can […]
Sameena Mulla, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Marquette University, visited Wheaton to talk about her book, “The Violence of Care: Rape Victims, Forensic Nurses and Sexual Assault Intervention.” Mulla’s book was published in 2014 and received an Honorable Mention for the 2015 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, presented by the Society for Medical Anthropology. The April […]
Next semester, the Wheaton College theme house community will welcome two new theme houses onto campus. The first, House of REPS (Residents Engaged in Political Science), will be a political science focused house headed by Joshua Kelly ‘17. The second, SOHL (Student Organization of Hispanics and Latinos) House, will concentrate on raising awareness for Hispanic […]
In the midst of free food, warm lounges on Chapel field and Peacock Pond boat races, Wheaton’s step team S.O.L.E. kicked off the Friday of this year’s Spring Weekend with their third annual STOMP OUT. The team collaborated with Paraiso Latino, TRYBE and Tap Out Loud as well as hosted performances by VUJ. S.O.L.E. performances […]
’Tis the season for students finding out whether or not they have been selected to receive some highly coveted funding for their summer endeavors. The latest slew of winners has been announced for the Porter Cleveland Fellows Program. This year’s fellows include Danielle Dickinson ’17, Gabrielle Maginn ’17, Olivia Milne ’18 and Julia Daniels ’17. […]
Students, staff and faculty filled the Cole Memorial Chapel on April 13 to attend a talk by Professor of Political Science, Dr. Larycia Hawkins, titled “Embodied Solidarity and the Other Wheaton.” Hawkins is from the University of Virginia and formerly of the ‘other’ Wheaton College in Illinois. She spoke of standing with the oppressed and […]
Wheaton’s Great Woods Chamber Orchestra traveled to Smith College to perform in Celestial Melodies on April 16. The program featured Gordeli’s “Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 8,” Gould’s “American Salute” and Holst’s “The Planets, Op. 32. “ As well as the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra, Celestial Melodies hosted the Smith Orchestra and the Smith […]
Is drinking milk an issue of feminism? Yes, according to posters around campus that say ‘cows used by the dairy industry are intensively confined, continually impregnated and bred for high production with little concern for their well-being.’ One such poster urges people to make connections between what they consume and what they believe. Kimberly Williams […]
Have you ever struggled with learning a second language from a textbook? Bill VanPatten, director of language instruction in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, discussed these issues during a talk titled ‘Against Rules: Second Language Acquisition’ in Holley Room, Mary Lyon. The lecture on April 18 discussed problems with […]
For those living in the Wheaton bubble, discolored water from the hydrant flushing is a bi-annual reminder of our inclusion in the greater Norton community. In a campus-wide email on April 13, Wheaton’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced plans to install filtered bottle fillers in 11 locations around campus. These locations include Watson, Meneely, Knapton, […]