Newly formed band ‘Crown Chakra’ performed as the closing act at the ‘Demon Daze Open Mic Night’ this October, taking the stage and making their debut performance in a packed, sweaty Lyon’s Den. An all-freshmen band and new to the Wheaton music scene, Crown Chakra was introduced to the crowd as a “group to watch […]
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In September 2024, videos of a baby pygmy hippopotamus named ‘Moo Deng’ started going viral all across the internet- but just who is this sensation? Moo Deng was born on July 10, 2024, in the Khao Kheow Zoo in Thailand, and is currently living in an enclosure with her mother and two sisters. After her […]
On October 14, 2024, the Europa Clipper; the largest interplanetary spacecraft built so far, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Over the next six years, it will travel to Europa, Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon and the most promising moon for extraterrestrial life. The clipper should arrive in 2030 and immediately begin data collection on Europa […]
On Tuesday August 27, classes for the Wheaton fall 2024 semester began- but so did something else. A new visiting art exhibit in Beard Gallery opened to the public and Wheaton students, called Drug Addiction, Real People, Real Stories, Massachusetts and covering an ever relevant topic: addiction. Entrance of exhibit As of 2023, the Center […]
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WCCS Winter Playlist
A playlist for the frigid winter months at Wheaton – Brought to you by WCCS, your campus radio station.
The Many Voices, Many American Poetries Festival took place this past weekend, marking the first event of its kind on Wheaton’s campus. The festival included round table discussions held by visiting poets, a showcase that featured undergraduate students from the Boston area and Wheaton alum, as well as a poetry reading by a local arts […]
My experience from studying abroad for a year in two different countries: As I’m getting ready to go back to the United States and face responsibilities such as applying for law school, working a job, applying for fellowships, and seeing myself in the near future where I no longer will be in college, I am […]
The newfound Wheaton parody play, “A GATRA Named Desire,” debuted in the Lyon’s Den this past Thursday. The reading caused the Den to reach maximum capacity and ran for approximately 40 minutes. The play was co-written by Emily Bergmann ’16 and Audrey Dubois ’17. Bergmann took initiative in writing the play two years ago when […]
With strums on a pastel purple ukulele named Carrie came the voice of Christina Smith ’19, who sang Sara Bareilles’ “She Used to Be Mine” at the most recent open mic night at The Lyon’s Den. Christina can be found taking this stage regularly, having performed medleys, songs from Hamilton and participating in rap battles. […]
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Lumineers review
On April 8, 2016, The Lumineer’s second studio album titled ‘Cleopatra’ was released to the eager ears of waiting fans worldwide. The album comes four years after the group’s self-titled debut album that secured The Lumineer’s reputation as a folk- inspired, alternative band. The band is most famous for their single “Ho Hey,” which can […]