The Wheaton Wire

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Issue #5 February 28th, 2024
Volume LVI

Beyond the Hashtag: The Art and Activism of #BlackLivesMatter

Beyond the Hashtag: The Art and Activism of #BlackLivesMatter

On Thursday, Nov. 12, Patrisse Cullors, an internationally recognized artist, activist, and advocate for civil rights and social justice spoke in a zoom webinar entitled Beyond the Hashtag: The Art and Activism of #BlackLivesMatter. Cullors…

Horoscopes for the Week of 11/15 – 11/21

Horoscopes for the Week of 11/15 – 11/21

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Do you feel like you’re at the top of your game, Aries? Good, you are. Use this energy to get organized for finals and next semester. If you have any group projects, reach out to…

SGA Discusses: Updating the Removal Process, Mindfulness

On Nov. 4, 2020, SGA senate began with a quick discussion of remote learning during the informal conversation of Community Commentary. With the recent COVID-19 spike at Wheaton, many students have opted to leave campus over the past two weeks instead…

Crunchy Cheetos vs Cheeto Puffs

Crunchy Cheetos vs Cheeto Puffs

The crunchy, cheesy, classic snack food that will leave an orange residue on your fingers after you eat them: Cheetos. What do you picture when you think of a Cheeto? This week, I turned to the members of the Wheaton community…

Double Feature: Wire Editors, Buehner & Beaudoin

Double Feature: Wire Editors, Buehner & Beaudoin

Abram Buehner ’23 Abram Buehner is the Wheaton Wire’s Web Editor. He is a Film and New Media Studies and English double major. He is also a writer for CBR, or Comic Book Resources, a website dedicated to the coverage of…

All photographs submitted by interviewee

Rony Yin On K-Pop at Wheaton

Rony Yin ’21, a senior psychology major and the Vice President of KAOS, Submitted by interviewee “Before I met Jess, I was kind of frustrated about not being able to dance,” said Rony Yin ’21, explaining how she didn’t enjoy freestyle…

SGA discusses: Book Buyback Proposal, Educational Council Constitution

On Nov. 4, 2020, SGA Senate began with a quick discussion of current events during the Community Commentary. Cleef Jonathas ’23, Chair of the Class of 2023 Class Council, referenced the previous day’s presidential election and the current lack of a…

Horoscopes for the Week of 11/8-11/14

Horoscopes for the Week of 11/8-11/14

Aries (March 21 – April 19) How are you handling your disagreements, Aries? There may be a conflict of interest in your classes or in your friend group. If this is getting too much and it’s getting to you, find healthy…

Poster for Say Her Name Vigil

Say Her Name Vigil

We live in a world where even in a pandemic we still have so much injustice being done to Black women.  Today, Danielle McConell ’24 conducted a vigil including a healing space in honor of Breonna Taylor.  Breonna Taylor was unjustly…

In Response to President Hanno

In separate but similar emails sent on Friday of last week to students, staff and faculty, following days of pressure for communication, President Hanno wrote of “the challenges we face” noting how he has been “inundated with outreach… a good deal…