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A Lesson on Voice
Allow me to start by saying that I am a Digital Media and Communications major with a double minor in English and Journalism. My entire life revolves around words in the form of essays I write to complete my academic requirements,…
Shots ‘FIRE’d at Wheaton’s Freedom of Expression Policy
By Silver Melendez and Emma Kiernan This June, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, (FIRE), published an online article attacking Wheaton’s adoption of the Chicago Statement for its Freedom of Expression Policy. The Chicago Statement was created by the University…
Coffee and “Tea” EVENT Saturday 3/4 11AM
Social Entrepreneurship Studio – Discovery Center This Saturday, join us to discuss “tea” and the 2 new issues of The Wire. There will be food and drinks, as well, so you don’t want to miss it!
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’s 11th Annual WheaTalks Event
Wheaton’s chapter of the Roosevelt Campus Network will be hosting the Eleventh Annual WheaTalks event on April 8 this year. WheaTalks is Wheaton’s annual TedTalk-like event. Roosevelt @ Wheaton describes the event as their attempt to gather the most dynamic and…
Self Love During COVID: A Quick Guide to Sex Toys
It’s been a year since we all went home. With the pandemic still going, hookups put on hold are still not super safe. And what about those of us who aren’t really interested in sex with another person? With more time…
Tracy Wear ‘24 on Their Small Business Making Masks
Tracy Wear ‘24, a first-year majoring in Women and Gender Studies and Sociology, has a small business making masks. They first began to sell them when they realised that some of their friends were having trouble finding masks at the store…
Resolution from SGA in Response to the Podcast
Dear Dean Irish, President Hanno, DEAL Co-Chairs: Stephanie Daniels, Shaya Gregory-Poku, and Raquel Ramos; and Title IX Coordinator Caraline Mulholland, We call upon you, members of the administration, to clarify the ambiguity of the clause “hostile environment” for bias incidents. The…
The First-year Social Disconnect
With a half-baked closure of high school and a hybrid kickoff of college life, the class of 2024 has been left socially stunted and stressed.
Wheaton Student Government Advocates for Repercussions after Student-Run Podcast Expressed Controversial Opinions
Corrections have been made to this article on April 9, 2021. Two Wheaton College students, Yawanathan Joseph ‘22 and Onyx Mussa ‘22, recently asserted that women should be able to provide “sex, sandwiches, and silence,” when required, during the tenth episode…