In the midst of free food, warm lounges on Chapel field and Peacock Pond boat races, Wheaton’s step team S.O.L.E. kicked off the Friday of this year’s Spring Weekend with their third annual STOMP OUT. The team collaborated with Paraiso Latino, TRYBE and Tap Out Loud as well as hosted performances by VUJ. S.O.L.E. performances […]
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Wheaton’s Great Woods Chamber Orchestra traveled to Smith College to perform in Celestial Melodies on April 16. The program featured Gordeli’s “Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 8,” Gould’s “American Salute” and Holst’s “The Planets, Op. 32. “ As well as the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra, Celestial Melodies hosted the Smith Orchestra and the Smith […]
The third annual iHeartRadio Music Awards was a night of bright lights and big lungs. The night honored musicians at the top of the charts at The Forum in Los Angeles. Despite its newness, the star-studded guest list included Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake who entertained fans with numerous performances and […]
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Spring Playlist
As the days get warmer and the trees begin to bloom, only one thing remains to bring a day to ideal excellence: the perfect song. Here to serve as the soundtrack to nature’s glorious rebirth is a spring playlist. 1) “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield There is no need to explain this choice. 2) […]
Roxy Azari, a Wheaton college alum and founder of iSpeak, performed at the Lyon’s Den as the last event of Middle East Week on April 8. Azari is an Iranian-American poet, performer, writer and educator raised in New York City. During her time at Wheaton, she was able to create iSpeak and land the new […]
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Remix Playlist
1. Gold Dayzz (Maribou State remix) – Ultraista Maribou State takes advantage of the lonely drawl of static as background noise in their remix of Ultraista’s “Gold Dayzz.” Not only does the remix give the song a newfound self-reflective, organic aura, but it also drops some catchy beats and is the ultimate social scene mood […]
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Baauer: How hyped should we be?
This past Thursday, Programming Council announced via the Wheaton Wire website that the Spring Weekend performer for next month will be Baauer, an American DJ and record producer. He is most famous for his song “Harlem Shake.” Baauer is relatively new to the music industry, releasing his debut album Aa on March 18 of this […]
The 1975, a band that originated in Cheshire, England, made a return to the musical scene at the end of February with the release of their lengthily titled sophomore album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It. The group, which can loosely be defined as ‘alternative,’ is […]
Ariana Grande has taken to the iTunes charts yet again with the release of her new single “Dangerous Woman,” this time in black latex bunny ears and complete with a mask. The track is more fierce and fiery than ever, getting us pumped for her highly anticipated new album with the same title. “Dangerous Woman” […]