Issue #1 September 27th, 2023
How to land a spot on the Wheaton webpage
My dream is to be featured on the Wheaton College webpage. I have been doing everything in my power to get on that homepage; I have jumped in the background of people taking professional looking…
Upcoming: The Second Annual Student- Athlete Alumnae/i Reception
Wheaton Athletic Mentors are pleased to present the Second Annual Student-Athlete Alumnae/i Reception. This reception will take place on February 28, 2013, from 6:30-8:00 pm, in the Davis Spencer Café of the Mars Center for Science and Technology. The goal of…
Computer Science students team up to develop new Wheaton “cowDuck” app
Tri Nguyen ’14 (pictured at the top of the page) Taylor Wright-Sanson ’13 and Clayton Rieck ’14 (bottom of page) spent much of their fall semester with several other Computer Science students working on a new mobile…
Faculty to vote on proposal for Business major
The Educational Policy Committee voted last week to approve and distribute a proposal for the creation of a new major in Business and Management. If approved, Wheaton will join an increasingly long list of small liberal arts schools that have chosen…
Are professional sports too dangerous?
Almost one year ago the world was shocked to learn that former NFL linebacker, Junior Seau, had committed suicide. Though initial reports were unclear as to why he committed suicide, recent findings have suggested that Seau suffered from a type of…
Profile: Mark Burgess, stir fry extraordinaire
There are some defining Wheaton experiences that every student goes through during his or her four years at Wheaton. In addition to swimming across Peacock Pond, ordering a stir fry from Chase employee Mark is another uniquely Wheaton experience. Mark’s witty…
Wheaton students enjoy a night of classical music
On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Beard & Weil Galleries were filled with an audience eager to hear visiting artist Irina Muresanu, on the violin, and Professor of Music Ann Sears, on the piano, perform classical pieces for the…
Letter from the Editor Week 3 Spring 2013
I’m all for a business major at Wheaton College. I understand that, like most things, a new department will only be successful if the entire process is done correctly. I’m not worried about that, though. One thing Wheaton has consistently excelled…
Tenth annual New Plays Festival showcases student talent
In just a few weeks, the tenth annual New Plays Festival will showcase Wheaton students’ talents in playwriting, directing and acting. The festival will take place over the first weekend in March, and will include nine plays. Professor of Theater David…
Honda ’14: The forgotten, innate eloquence of handwritten letters
The letter is undeniably becoming a relic of the past, a trend that has been confirmed by the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) announcement on February 7 that first class mail delivery services will be reduced to five days per week…