Longtime American character actor Harry Dean Stanton passed away at 91 on Sept. 15, 2017. Though Stanton’s name may not be well-known within the realm of popular culture, his work has had a noteworthy impact on cinema since the start of his career. Stanton’s final role was in a film called “Frank and Ava,” where […]
Rock music certainly isn’t dead in America, but when comparing its status to that in other countries, one might get that impression. Australia, on the other hand, is a vernal pool teeming with life; the likes of Pond, Wolfmother, Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala show us where psychedelia and guitar-driven music is going, with King […]
The fourth season of Netflix’s “BoJack Horseman” was just released on September 8. Though the season still follows most of the same characters, it is much different than the previous season in terms of structure and content; it is much darker and separates each main character in a way it hasn’t done before. And while […]
In the past year, there has been a huge interest in the study of astrology among teens and young adults on social media. Just look at your discover feed on Instagram and you might come across one of these astro-memes. However, these are a bit different than the vague horoscopes that you read in the […]
When you tune in to WCCS, the campus radio station, you might hear Matt “The Digger” Goldstein ’17 say, “You never really know what’s going to happen.” And this is true; Wheaton Radio offers unique and diverse programs to cater to a wide variety of interests. While WCCS offers different music programs that span a […]
After a long 25-year hiatus, the critically acclaimed cult television show “Twin Peaks,” helmed by none other than surrealist film master David Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost, has once again returned to TV. The last time we saw everyone’s favorite FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle Maclachlan) was June 10, 1991, when fans were left […]
2/10/17 – Friday, 14:00 Boston, MA I’m about to spend the next six months just about as far away from home as I can comfortably imagine. One Eighteen hour flight and nine-thousand miles away, is the University of Canterbury. It still blows my mind – just a few generations ago this journey would have taken […]
As I write this, it is my first day working in the Scottish Parliament, and I am in the parliament cafe with a cup of coffee in hand, a little worried for what the day has in store for me. I am anxious and excited to meet the Member of Parliament I will be working […]
Wheaton Words took place this past weekend in a series of three emotional and thought-provoking nights. Students took to the intimate space of the chapel to perform their own work as well as pieces written by others. Directed by Audrey Dubois ’17 and Caleigh Grogan ’18, the shows took place on March 2 to 4. […]
An often-overlooked resource on the Wheaton campus is found within the Beard and Weil Galleries located in the Watson Fine Arts Center. The galleries provide an opportunity for Wheaton students studying art to engage with the professional curating process. The galleries also provide material that students and professors can utilize in relation to classroom discussions. […]