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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
The unique artistic integrity of Wheaton’s academia
From Live at the Loft events to Open Mic Nights at the Den, Wheaton makes sure to display brilliant and diverse talent, both on and off campus. Not only does the number of events and…
Pitts ’18: Let’s be honest about academic dishonesty
According to David L. Jaffe, a professor at Stanford University, academic cheating is defined as “representing someone else’s work as your own”. It can take many forms, including, but not limited to: sharing assignments, paying for completed assignments, and plagiarism. Cheating…
Letter from the Editor: Wheaton’s eighth president
Last Friday Wheaton had the pleasure of officially celebrating the start of Dennis Hanno’s tenure as Wheaton’s eighth President. As part of the inauguration’s focus on a commitment to service, Deogratias “Deo” Niyizonkiza was selected as the 2014 recipient of the…
Poster session showcases wide variety of student service and research, helps launch #WheatonCares
Late last month, Provost Linda Eisenmann put out a call for poster proposals showcasing student internships, service projects and research that fall under the theme of “changing lives, strengthening communities.” The plan was for the posters to be displayed at the…
Wheaton welcomes eighth president
In a small ceremony in a chapel filled with sunlight, Dennis M. Hanno was inaugurated as Wheaton College’s eighth president on October 17. His inaugural address encouraged students to build up the Wheaton community by engaging in innovative public service, a…
Patrick Crane ’14 continues with lacrosse overseas
If you mention his name to anyone on the campus of Wheaton College, you are bound to provoke an interesting response. He is the charismatic, passionate, and red-haired, Patrick Crane ’14. A double major in Psychology and Anthropology during his time at…
Group brings traditional Indian dance to Wheaton stage
Addressing an excited audience on Sept. 30, Viswanath Kaladharan said, “Kathakali means story play: ‘katha’ meaning story, ‘kali’ meaning play.” That Tuesday night, the intimate space of Kresge Experimental Theatre was filled with students and faculty for “An Evening of Kathakali.”…
Influential Art Internships
Several Wheaton students spent the past summer engaging in engaging off-campus internships. Two students, sophomores Audrey Spina ’17 and Liam Grace-Flood ’17, completed fun, insightful and enlightening art-related internships last summer. Although currently undeclared, Audrey Spina ’17 plans to major in…
Studio art study abroad programs: Ireland, Scotland, Italy
Sophomores and juniors are beginning the process of looking into studying abroad, attending the study abroad fair a few weeks ago as well as the ongoing information sessions for individual programs. Among the recent information sessions, one was specifically dedicated to…
Notes on record players and progressively moving backwards
This just in: it’s beautiful, it tells a story, and it makes your ‘wanna-be-hipster’ even more convincing. Wait for it … it’s a record player. And it is hip hopping its way back into style. The timeless machine (the phonograph) that…