The Wheaton Wire

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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI

Letter from the Editor: Response to Latest D-Log

I’d like to take a minute to talk about integrity. First off, yes: this is a response to Dean of Students Lee Williams’ latest D-Log, a piece that I think mostly hit the nail on…

LEAPS host trio of Wheaton film & media alumni

For some it can be intimidating thinking about what life will be like after college. On Tuesday April 8, the Wheaton Institute for the Interdisciplinary Humanities and the Film and New Media Studies program co-sponsored LEAPS (Liberal Education and Professional Success)…

WheaTalks 2014: A night of ideas

Ten presenters and ten ideas drew an at-capacity crowd to Hindle Auditorium on Thursday, April 3. WheaTalks was based off of the concept of TEDTalks, brief presentations by speakers from a variety of fields on “ideas worth spreading.” Wheaton’s chapter of…

Monday night first talk on Wheaton’s sexual assault policy

As a part of the Violence Against Women Symposium, students in the class  Alexandra Natale ‘16 and Kate Gannon ‘16 hosted the first in a series of two talks about Wheaton’s sexual assault and misconduct policy on Monday night in Meneely…

Public Safety Log from 4/7/2014 through 4/14/2014

The Public Safety Log from 4/7/2014 through 4/14/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 04.07_04.14.14

The Enormity of Sister Outsider and What Makes Them Potent

On Thursday April 11 at 8 p.m. in the Cole Memorial Chapel, the Feminist Association of Wheaton (FAW) and Latin Students Association of Wheaton (LSA) hosted the group Sister Outsider, consisting of the current two top slam poets in the world,…

Round 2 of Student Government Association (SGA) speeches educates voters on candidates

On April 7th at 6:00 p.m. in the Mary Lyon room, Round 2 of SGA speeches began. First to speak were those running for SGA Senate and began with freshman Kweku Ampem-Darko, running for Senator at Large. In his time here,…

Public Safety Log 3/31/2014 through 4/7/2014

The Public Safety Log from 3/31/2014 through 4/7/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.31_04.07.14

New species literally goes out with a bang

How long have humans been around on Earth? We set up camp on this planet a while ago, and we’ve evolved and grown alongside all kinds of critters and wildlife. But no matter how long we’ve been around, we still keep…