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Issue #6 April 4th, 2024 Volume LVI
Emma Seligman’s Bottoms
With 2023 coming to an end, it’s easy to assume that a lot of the year’s heavy-hitter film releases have already come and left theaters. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth thanks to…
On This Day at Wheaton
September 27, 1930. On this day in 1930, the Wheaton News published their September 27th issue recounting a spectacle at the tennis courts earlier that week, where a raised boxing ring had been erected and several juniors play-fought opponents from different…
Wheaton Weekly
Looking to speak with some local artists one-on-one? On Wednesday, September 27 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM there will be the inaugural Beard and Weil Artists Residency, hosted by Bláithín Haddad and Adjua Greaves. Stop by the Beard and Weil…
Eating Five Lobsters at Lobster Night?
Once a year, Chase Dining Hall hosts a lobster night for students. It’s a time for Wheaton students to gather around with their friends and the larger community to feast and enjoy lobster. Lobster is a huge tradition in New England,…
Lost Heirlooms and Free Expression
By Elsie Carson and Lily Maguire “Get naked or get out!” Those five words were bright and bold on the Art Haus wall in their living room for years. First painted on in 2019, the words became the motto for Art…
The Movie Industry’s Franchise Obsession
Jurassic Park, Terminator, Mission Impossible, James Bond, Fast and Furious, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, The MCU, The DCU, Transformers, Lord of the Rings, the number of major movie franchises seems to grow larger and larger with each passing year.…
Letter From the Editor
It feels like just yesterday that I was writing my inaugural Letter From The Editor for this year’s chapter of the Wheaton Wire, and now to- day I write my final one. Ah, I grew up so fast. Fear not, this…
The History of Madeline Clark Wallace Library
Ralph Adams Cram sure did a lot more for Wheaton College campus than most students realize. Not only did he design the campus blueprints, but he followed in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson and placed our school’s library at the center…
Do You Lock Your Dorm Room Door?
It’s a simple decision: you either walk right out of your dorm door every morning or you stop to lock it behind you. Either way, it’s nothing more than a reflex. It simply is what you do. Personally, I haven’t locked…
Wheaton’s Unsung Heroes: Katsumi
Katsumi is one of the kindest people that works at Wheaton, and perhaps one of the kindest people that I have ever met. She has been working as a cashier for Aramark for an astonishing 21 years, which is as long…