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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
People Not Prisons: The Fight to Abolish Inhumane Incarceration
On Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. Wheaton College hosted speaker Sashi James, an organizer for The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. James spoke about why we need a Jail and…
Modern Russian Imperialism
On the night of Feb. 24, I was horrified when I encountered the news about the Russian “special operation” in Ukraine. The thing everyone had been discussing for weeks but refused to believe had occurred. Being from Belarus, I cherish and…
Horoscopes – Issue 10
The Punxatawney Phil of horoscopes: baseless, random and only correct 39% of the time. Pisces • Feb. 19 to March 20 Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it will lead you down a shocking internet rabbit hole. Aries …
Can a Computer Be Conscious?
Brains exist to solve problems. They help us process information and find the best solution for these problems. Initially, this problem was survival, but brains have since enabled us to use our environment to our advantage in developing efficient ways to…
The Russian Ukrainian Conflict, Explained
As Russian forces mobilize on the Ukrainian border, many Westerners may see more similarities than differences between the two countries. Both are countries in Eastern Europe, use the Cyrillic alphabet and were parts of the USSR. Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin said…
Euphoria: The Rebirth of the Shared Television Experience?
Will Rue ever become sober? Will Maddie (insert Alexa Demie’s voice) ‘li-Ke literally’ kill Cassie? Is Sam Levison a creep? The HBO Max high school drama, “Euphoria,” seems to be all anyone is talking about. Recently renewed for a third season,…
Athlete Feature: Matthew Lambert
For some, running is viewed as a punishment, but to Matt Lambert ’24 it is part of who he is as a person. Since middle school, running has been part of his life and will continue to contribute in a positive…
Same Sport, Different Recognition
Whenever I turn on the television these days, most of the same themes ring throughout all the sports channels. Men get all the flash and media coverage, analysts talk about the NBA Finals but forget the WNBA even exists. Since the…
Briefs by Ben (02.23.2022)
Return of the PAC The Programming and Activities Council (PAC) have changed their name to the Wheaton Events Board (WEB) with a unanimous vote. PAC broke up last semester following allegations of bias incidents within the organization. Mansfield Politics Mansfield Architect…
Wheaton Virtually Hosts Seventh Annual Dr. MLK Jr. Legacy Celebration
On Feb. 3, 2022, at 5 p.m., Wheaton held its seventh annual Martin Luther King Celebration event. The event consisted of a showcase of children’s art, the presenting of both the Faculty and Student Martin Luther King Junior awards, a keynote…