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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
SGA is Getting in the Spirit of Inclusivity
Decoration from Halloween At The Club Hub Credit: Aba Lypps ’21, SGA President In an attempt to head off a repeat of the infamous blackface incident of 2017, every year as Halloweekend comes back around,…
The Best Advice from Professors, from Fourteen Students
Professor Relihan Professor Relihan once told me, “It’s okay not to aim for the horizon” when I said I felt like the gray sky outside. It is a nice reminder that I don’t have to be perfect or even happy every…
SGA discusses “Club Congress”
The Student Government Association (SGA) discussed plans for a meeting of club leaders, which was deemed “Club Congress,” at their recent meeting on Oct. 14. The proposal was originally titled “The Wheaton Coalition of Club Leaders” and was a group proposal…
The Wheaton Administration is going the wrong way with the Coronavirus right now
I am descending my ivory tower as the Opinions Editor to write a serious opinion piece. I have not shared my opinions often, as doing so threatens my reputation as a neutral journalist writing articles about SGA and protests in and…
Horoscopes for the Week of 10/26-10/30
Source: https://astrostyle.com/learn-astrology/history-of-astrology-timeline/ Aries (March 21-April 19) Have you changed your approach to your hobbies, Aries? If you haven’t, then you can brainstorm with friends on how to break away from the same old, same old. Those ideas could help you explore…
October 28th SGA Discussion of the College Conduct Process
Carlos Corrada, Member-at-Large for the class of 2022, requested for a last-minute Urgent Discussion to be placed on the SGA Agenda. Corrada spoke of a Wheaton female student of color who had been detained and arrested, and was currently awaiting information…
Mikaela Savarese On Accessibility Advocacy at Wheaton College
Mikaela Savarese ’22, a psychology major with a public health minor, is working towards being a clinical psychologist, hoping to work with mental health-related public policy as a part of her career. Every person Savarese has worked with, spoke of her…
Jane Kim on Finding her Spaces of Faith and Culture at Wheaton
Jane Kim ’21 is currently Co-President of the East Asian Student Association (EASA), the Secretary for the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), the Center for Social Justice and Community Impact’s Interfaith Intern (SJCI), and a Lead Residential Advisor for the YMC quad.…
Double Feature: Wire Editors, Eliza and Ben
Eliza Browning Eliza Browning ’22 is the Wire’s current Arts and Culture Editor. She’s an English and Art History double major and is a Collections Assistant as well as Access Services Assistant in the Library. She’s also an editor for Rushlight,…
Colleges announce spring reopening plans
As the pandemic continues to flare in the U.S., many colleges have adjusted their plans for the spring term accordingly. On Oct. 6, Wheaton released an updated academic calendar that pushed the start of the spring semester until Feb. 3, extending…