Issue #3 December 6th, 2023
Wheaton Weekly
Here’s a list of some upcoming events on campus! Wanting some extra academic support? Stop by the Academic Advising Drop-In Hours on Wednesday, October 18 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM at the Filene Center…
WCCS Fall Playlist
By John Morris and Michael Kanyongolo John’s Fall Picks “Summer Breeze, Pts. 1&2” – The Isley Brothers It’s hard to cover a song that is already so well-known and loved. You would be hard pressed to find someone who couldn’t hum…
On This Day at Wheaton: October 18th, 1930
We are now over a month into the school year, and with this new Wire issue comes a new time capsule from over ninety years ago. On this day in 1930, planning for the Sophomore Hop was well underway. The theme:…
Letter From the Editor
With great pleasure, I present to you this semester’s second copy of the Wheaton Wire. In this issue, you will find stories of artificial intelligence, inflation, water polo, and much more. I hope your October break was rejuvenating. I personally got…
The College Bubble: Befriend or Break? Part Two.
Continued from last week’s column. Note: written in 2021. I am no stranger to collegiate life. I grew up bouncing around the civic engagement offices at Colby College where my mother worked. After school, I would do homework on campus and…
Saw X Review: Too Little and Too Late
Amongst film discourse, it’s somewhat of a running gag that successful, gory, low budget horror movies are nearly always turned into massive cash cow franchises. This is regardless of how convoluted and unnecessarily stretched out their stories become. At the end…
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,…
WCCS Fall Playlist
A playlist to soundtrack the fall semester – Brought to you by WCCS, your campus radio station. (wheatoncollegeradio.com) By John Morris and Michael Kanyongolo John’s Fall Picks “Summer Breeze, Pts. 1&2” – The Isley Brothers It’s hard to cover a song…
Shots ‘FIRE’d at Wheaton’s Freedom of Expression Policy
By Silver Melendez and Emma Keirnan. The Chicago Statement was created by the University of Chicago to ensure “free and open discourse.” Many colleges have adopted the Chicago Statement to build a learning community that allows students to engage in conversations…
The College Bubble: Befriend or Break?
Note: The following interviews and information was collected in the fall of 2021 Standing on a well-maintained patch of grass in a corner of campus, a curious first-year student, I found myself on Oct. 9, 2020, with approximately 70 Wheaton College…
Julie Ertz leaves the game of soccer a beloved trailblazer
Some leave the sport they love quietly. Others fade due to injury or simply age out of the game. Julie Ertz, the now former USWNT midfielder/defender did neither. Ertz departed the sport that she began playing professionally on her own terms,…