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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
Town hall-style meetings connect students and faculty
Last week, students gathered to hear several on campus a cappella groups sing for the first time with their new members during the tradition every Wheaton student knows as “Slype.” Shortly after VUJ began their…
Christie, Guadagno, Ford: Political scandals everywhere
We have all heard the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Likewise, political scandal is in the eye of the beholder – its perception greatly depends on one’s party affiliation. Grabbing the headlines of newspapers, we hear about…
Issues and controversy surround Sochi Winter Olympic
With the opening of the Winter Olympics this past weekend, everyone is talking about Sochi. The only problem? The majority of attention has not been directed towards the events, but towards the city and country hosting the games. Of course, athletes…
Sex and the Dimple: Sochi Olympics and Condom Distribution
At several of the more recent Olympic games, journalists have been struck by the idea that when you take some of the world’s fittest, most attractive people and put them in a village together under high stress for a short period…
Public Safety Interferes at Slype Night
Music is powerful. It can heal. It can start revolutions. At Wheaton College, it can bring Public Safety. A cappella performances in Slype are a much-loved tradition here. Students gather in the archway to hear the groups’ new members make their…
The empire strikes back: Yankees push for AL East Revenge
The 2013 season belonged to the Boston Red Sox. A busy winter for general manager Ben Cherington included the additions of valuable free agents like Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino, while retaining commodities such as David Ortiz. The team unexpectedly came…
Sex and the Dimple: Fundawear!
TOUCH OVER THE INTERNET,” the advertisement for Durex’s latest “durexperiment” proclaims. The online video ad is for a sophisticated, expensive pair of underwear (for both sexes) that allows people in long distance relationships to stimulate each other over the internet. It’s…
Daft Punk, Macklemore dominate 56th Grammy Awards
Daft Punk. Lorde. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Imagine Dragons. What do these artists have in common? They all won at least one Grammy last Sunday, January 26. The televised award show, complete with performances by favorites Beyonce, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar,…
Letter from the Editor 1 Spring 2014
So, I’ll begin with a simple statement of truth: I don’t hate Macklemore. Far from, actually. I enjoy Macklemore’s music pretty much the same way I enjoy other radio staples nowadays–in an ephemeral, listen-as-the-trees-whiz-by sort of way. What makes Macklemore a…