Hello, Wheaton!
It’s been a cold winter so far, and in my four years here in the oh-so-lovely town of Norton, MA, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the snow piled this high on my walk to classes. I’m already eager for it to be much warmer, even though the arrival of spring means that graduation will soon be one visit to the Dimple closer. It’s an odd feeling, knowing that there’s no “next semester” of my undergraduate academic career to push things off to — this is my last chance to end my experience at Wheaton in a way that feels fulfilling.
My time with The Wire has certainly been a large part of that, and as I wrap up my last designs and train next year’s team to take over, I’ve been reflecting on how I can make that final push to make my portfolio feel complete. I’ve been so focused on creating a professional design for the paper that I’ve always left some of the more creative decisions for a later time. Now, I’ve decided it’s time to mix it up and focus on how to invite a little organized chaos into issues.
In this particular print we have plenty of articles and art about what’s been happening in our community recently. Some of these include a report about an AI chatbot asking for donations, a spotlight of a journalism professor who many in The Wire have learned from, and a recap of experiencing the Super Bowl LX in the Lyon’s Den. Additionally, the back page features a revised checklist of 50 things to do before you graduate that was updated by myself and Max Aaronson ’26. We’ll be trying to complete the list and a few bonus points we added over the next few months — good luck to the rest of y’all on the journey. We also have a few pieces of student art scattered throughout the pages, although we’re always looking for more. If you have any art that can be easily digitized, please send it my way to potentially publish for the rest of our readers to enjoy.
Aside from art, if anyone has any areas of campus that they feel are doing something neat or that deserves recognition, send a tip our way and we’ll consider it for coverage. This is a publication for the Wheaton community, and as we continue to build ourselves stronger that means we want your input on what is important to you.
Signing off,
Moira Sankey
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Design Editor