Even with Rick Santorum’s three-state caucus sweep last Tuesday, it still does not seem likely that we will see what is often dreamt of by politicos everywhere: a brokered convention, where no candidate receives enough delegates at the national party convention to secure the nomination. What Santorum’s improbable comeback does show, however, is the widening […]
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Letter from the Editor
In this New Year I am still astonished that gay marriage is still an issue.
Admissions statistics boast big change
After many years of allowing a January enrollment option to its first year and transfer applicants, Wheaton College has begun phasing out late enrollment. Yet while one program fades in importance, fall applications for the Class of 2016 have yielded unprecedented gains.
What’s Happening: 2/15–2/21/12
After Eleven Years, Ground Zero Revisited
With the recent withdrawal from Iraq, I have been thinking about the beginning of it all, the event that changed the world. As I was strolling through downtown Manhattan in my home of New York City, I passed by Ground Zero with the same frustrated discontent as I had eleven years ago. The desolate abyss […]
Spring sports preview of national teams
Tom Brady fired deep on deep on a Hail Mary pass, seeking a prayer that could keep the Patriots away from what seemed like an inevitable defeat. Instead, it fell incomplete in the end zone, ending the New England Patriots season in Super Bowl XLVI as the New York Giants were crowned champions. As the […]
Starting in 20 out of 22 games, Women’s Basketball freshman Abbie “Brick” Brickley of Sandy, Utah is proving to be a key element in the team’s chemistry both on and off the court. With an average of 28 minutes per game, and contributing a total of 262 points for the season thus far, her presence […]
The new social media craze: Pinterest
If you love StumbleUpon and Tumblr, you’ll love Pinterest, a new social photo sharing website.
Let’s face it: When you first come to college, the dining seems great. But somewhere after the first semester of freshman year, dining hall food sometimes just doesn’t seem to cut it anymore.
Scores and Schedules
Recent Results Women’s Basketball 2/4 Babson 79, Wheaton 54 2/8 Wellesley 47, Wheaton 42 2/11 Clark 59, Wheaton 41 Men’s Basketball 2/2 Wheaton 64, Worcester 57 2/8 Wheaton 71, WPI 69 2/11 Wheaton 67, Coast Guard 62 Women’s Swimming and Diving 1/28 Wheaton 190, WPI 179 Men’s Swimming and Diving 1/28 Tufts 210.5, Wheaton 149.50 […]