The Wheaton Wire

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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI

Counseling Center offers ‘Slow Your Roll’ group session, other new options

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Counseling and Health Services,  Jeff Klug said that the strategic and focused restructuring of the Counseling Center would allow students to get the help that they need. One…

Temple ’15: The severity of sexual assault on campus

Recently, there has been a lot of news coverage about sexual assault on university campuses, but it has been a problem for centuries and still continues to be.  Wheaton is one of the many colleges around the globe that shares this…

Joy ’17: Robin Thicke’s never-ending problematic behaviors

Robin Thicke’s past year, to state it in the kindest way possible, has been pretty rough. Last Monday during a discussion with his lawyers, he admitted to being “drunk and high” every time he stepped into the recording studio. He also…

Letter from the Editor Week 3 Fall 2014

As we launch this, our third issue, Wheaton has finally settled down into the school-year routine. The public safety log grows shorter (thankfully). The campus, with a noticeable lull, prepares itself for the bright sun and chill air of autumn. My…

A small school takes part in the largest climate march in history

Wheaton participated in what was hailed as the “largest climate march in history” on Sunday, Sept. 21 in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Dan Altman ’16 and Sara Mitsinikos ’15 of Outdoors Club helped to organize…

Art Haus hosts LARP in backyard, mayhem ensues

Art Haus hosts LARP in backyard, mayhem ensues

To strains of The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, two mighty troops armed to the teeth clashed in a battle for the ages in a backyard here on campus. On Saturday, Sept. 13, the House of the Living Arts, known to…

An interview with Dennis Hanno, Wheaton’s eighth president

Wheaton Wire: A major theme that’s been part of your first few weeks here has been this one of “Let’s Get Started, Now.” I’m wondering now that you’ve settled in, what does that entail? What do you want to start here…

Public Safety Log Sept. 6, 2014 through Sept. 13, 2014

The log for this week can be found here: 9.6.14_9.13.14

Club sports continue to expand and evolve at Wheaton

The benefits of being involved with a club sport can be seen in many ways. From the friendships that are formed to the ability to stay involved with a sport which you love, students at Wheaton have the ability to truly…

Thacker ‘16: Wheaton Women’s Soccer prepared for upcoming season

A new season has brought about some newly inspired confidence for the  Women’s Soccer team. “We definitely want to win NEWMAC’s”, stated Goalkeeper Lauren Thacker ’16. The Junior keeper made it clear that this isn’t some pipe dream, or just a…