On Wednesday, March 26, Wheaton hosted Rolf Schütte, the German Consul General for the New England States, to discuss the growing role of Germany in both the European Union, as well as the international community. The event had to be relocated to the Holman Room in Mary Lyon after the May Room reached well beyond […]
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In the spotlight: Sex Week 2014
In the Balfour Hood café, students are standing behind a table handing out free condoms and pamphlets on sexual health. “It’s sex week!” they say as you walk by. What exactly is sex week? It’s not what you may think. Twice a year, Wheaton’s Sexual Health Advocates Group (SHAG), dedicates a week to educating students […]
There we were at 5:00 am, groggy, hungry, and cold. We all met at Peacock Pond before the sun had come up to get the waters and equipment ready before our departure for lacrosse practice, because as every athlete knows, early is on-time. The seven of us freshmen hardly said a word as we each […]
As the fall semester was coming to an end, finals weren’t the only concerns for members of Together We All Prosper (TWAP) house. They received an email from Dean of Students Lee Williams, which led them to wonder if the final weeks of the semester would also be the final weeks of TWAP. “I’ve received […]
According to Public Safety reports and a message sent to the Wheaton community by Dean of Students Lee Williams, two separate and unrelated instances of assault occurred at Wheaton early Sunday morning. The first incident was a fight between students at McIntire Hall between 12 and 1 a.m. that was, according to Wheaton College Director […]
If Ms. Grace Kirkpatrick is a NARP, then I must define myself as a non–NARP. But, honestly, I’d rather define myself as a student–athlete of Wheaton. This is a response to her op–ed, “Examining coexistence of sports and academics.” In this op-ed, Kirkpatrick generalized athletics as a whole, failing to see this “dilemma” from both […]
The Public Safety Log from 3/24/2014 through 3/31/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.24_03.31.14
The Wire has received multiple reports on a series of verbal and physical assaults that occurred on campus Sunday morning. According to sources, the assaults took place around 1 a.m. on the north side of campus between Clark Hall and Watson Fine Arts Center. Police cars and Public Safety vehicles were seen in the area […]
The Boston bruins have torn through their March schedule, going 12-0 as of March 22. The streak has put them atop the Atlantic Division and, barring some horrific meltdown, has guaranteed them the top seed in the East for the playoffs as well as a shot at the President’s Trophy (given to the NHL team […]
10. Eagulls – Eagulls Eagulls fit into the loud-is-more punk tradition of bands like Iceage and Savages, but unlike those groups, their first priority is the hook. On their eponymous debut, the English five-piece uses this strategy to great effect, creating what feels less like a sprawling mess of a record than one may expect given […]