The Wheaton Wire

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Issue #5 February 28th, 2024
Volume LVI

Identity in Transition: A Gender Autobiography 

I never felt like a girl. Though I would wear frilly, pink dresses, I still had a sinking feeling in my stomach every time someone would call me anything feminine. However, what bothered me most…

Dining Changes Cause Concern Among Students

Dining Changes Cause Concern Among Students

Wheaton College announced on June 12, 2023 that changes had been made to the meal plans available to students. The first option was for students to opt into the unlimited plan, which costs $3600 per semester and allows students to use…

Do Wheaton College Artists Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Wheaton College Artists Dream of Electric Sheep?

A Conversation on A.I Art In the past few months, it has been nearly impossible to escape the A.I. conversation. Almost every American industry has had conversations on what their futures hold with the growing strength of online predictive algorithms like…

Alana Burgess’ commitment acts as the framework for one of Wheaton’s newest sports 

Alana Burgess’ commitment acts as the framework for one of Wheaton’s newest sports 

New is merely a synonym for exciting.  With the knowledge of a pool already a central part of campus, Wheaton Athletics expanded into a completely new aquatics sport, Water Polo. Even with small numbers on both the men’s and women’s sides…

Wheaton Weekly

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 in Kollett Hall. These hours will…

WCCS Fall Playlist

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

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…