Students are coming together to plan an International Court of Justice (ICJ) conference for the Wheaton community to be occurring next fall semester. As a branch-off of Wheaton’s existing Model United Nations club, the real ICJ is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations. The ICJ debates and decides cases of international law as […]
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If you happen to take a course with Professor Matthew Gingo, you might want to avoid fabricating excuses for late assignments; Gingo knows all about lying. This is because he studies deception through the lens of social and moral development – in other words, when children choose to lie and how they justify their lies. […]
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Spring Playlist
As the days get warmer and the trees begin to bloom, only one thing remains to bring a day to ideal excellence: the perfect song. Here to serve as the soundtrack to nature’s glorious rebirth is a spring playlist. 1) “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield There is no need to explain this choice. 2) […]
Roxy Azari, a Wheaton college alum and founder of iSpeak, performed at the Lyon’s Den as the last event of Middle East Week on April 8. Azari is an Iranian-American poet, performer, writer and educator raised in New York City. During her time at Wheaton, she was able to create iSpeak and land the new […]
The light– literally and figuratively– never dims at Wheaton’s interdisciplinary production of The Servant of Two Masters. Every performance is different, as actors use audience participation to improvise on a plot that already features estranged lovers, impersonation of a dead brother and a foiled double suicide. A kick-off to the 25th academic festival, The Servant […]
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Javon Mullings ‘16 Wins Watson Fellowship
Another Wheaton student will be heading off on a journey around the world in order to explore a field of interest with the help of the prestigious Watson Fellowship. Senior and Wheaton College Posse Scholar, Javon Mullings ‘16, will be spending one year studying youth robotics programs in different parts of the world. The Thomas […]
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Remix Playlist
1. Gold Dayzz (Maribou State remix) – Ultraista Maribou State takes advantage of the lonely drawl of static as background noise in their remix of Ultraista’s “Gold Dayzz.” Not only does the remix give the song a newfound self-reflective, organic aura, but it also drops some catchy beats and is the ultimate social scene mood […]
The bi-annual Ten-Minute Play Festival occurred during a two-hour performance period on March 29 in Watson Fine Arts. The plays this semester focused on secrets and lies while having strong political undertones. These ten-minute plays have been a primary event on campus since the festival was formed in 2002. The process of putting on these […]
The piano music of Amy Beach inspired by Native American Themes and French Impressionist music by Calude Debussy, Cécile Chaminade, Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc filled Mary Lyon Hall on March 29 as six student pianists and one vocalist held a concert in the Woolley Room. As the concert began, Shelby Forbes ’16 introduced the […]