Wheaton College is proud to present The World’s Coolest Dad: David LaFerriere. LaFerriere is no ordinary dad. By day, he is a graphic designer for Wheaton’s Office of Communications. But by early morning, he is a present-day sandwich bag Picasso. A father of two, LaFerriere began his sandwich art in May of 2008 as a […]
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As the investigation continues into the fate of Malaysian Airline flight 370, theories, both plausible and impossible, have arisen. Here’s what we already know. On Saturday Mar. 8 a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing seemingly disappeared, losing contact with air control and failing to show up on radar. The number of passengers totaled 227, […]
In an email sent to all students, staff and faculty on March 17, President Ronald Crutcher outlined a number of initiatives that were presented to the Board of Trustees at their last meeting on February 21. The initiatives include an effort to improve career services and a renovation of Emerson and Chase that is expected […]
I wrote “Examining the coexistence of academics and athletics” not because I thought people would agree; it is an op-ed, not a news article. Rather, I wrote this in order to spark a campus-wide conversation about a topic that I believe people frequently avoid (largely for social reasons). As a sister of a former Wheaton athlete, […]
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Letter from the Editor 3/26/2014
Is March Madness better than the Winter Olympics? I think so. Yeah, the Olympics are great for nationalism, at least sometimes. Wherever you are from, It can be fun to watch your country do well. And there are certainly many opportunities to do that, from hockey and ice skating to luge and curling (for my […]
The ducks have been living in the cold, icy waters for almost two months now. Cowduck’s rocky throne is almost always covered with snow, keeping her from resting there and addressing her comrades in the traditional manner. She has tried everything she can to keep them feeling warm, both physically and in spirits. She made […]
The setting of “Wheaton Words,” directed by Luke Demers ’14 and Blair Davis ’14, is one of the show’s many strengths. Enclosed in the small gallery space of the Beard and Weil Galleries in Watson Fine Arts with a capacity of 35, the audience is forced to get close to the performers’ sometimes harsh, but […]
Hungry students filed into Emerson’s Faculty Dining Room on February 27 at 5:30 p.m. for the Oxfam America Hunger Banquet. Sponsored by The Office of Service, Spirituality and Social Responsibility (SSSR), Hungry Lyons, and Aramark, this simulation in hunger awareness brings the Wheaton Community closer through an understanding of hunger problems facing the United States. […]
The Public Safety Log from 3/17/2014 through 3/24/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.17_03.24.14 .
Both religion and feminism play important parts in the community at Wheaton, however hidden or visible these may be, yet is it safe to say that these two can be intermingled as a form of identity and lifestyle? This past Wednesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. in Meneely 102, the Feminist Association of Wheaton (FAW) […]