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Abroad Blog: Demetra Edwards ’17; Valencia, Spain

“¡Hola!” from Valencia, Spain! It’s hard to believe that in one week I will have been living in Spain for two months. Ever since the beginning of the semester, I have been planning trips throughout Europe, with my eyes set on the middle of March for all of my trips and suddenly, it’s here! As […]

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Kanye West’s Pablo falls short of expectations

Despite his controversial fame, it is hard to deny that Kanye West, best known for songs like “Gold Digger” and “Stronger,” is a musical force to be reckoned. He thinks himself to be as influential as Michael Jackson or, oddly enough, Albert Einstein, whom he alludes to in his new song, “Closest Thing to Einstein,” […]

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Playlist: Feminist Basement Show

“Raising the Skate” – Speedy Ortiz Speedy Ortiz is a rock outfit from Northampton, Mass. fronted by Sadie Dupuis. They’ve recently made news for their help hotline at shows for fans who feel unsafe, especially women and queer people who are targets of harassment. Dupuis takes no shit, and it shows in this track off […]

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Carol finds success despite Best Picture loss

The film Carol, directed by Todd Haynes,was opened in limited released last November and received some of the best reviews in 2015. Carol received ratings ranging from 8.5 out of 10 to an impressive 95% from various sources such as Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, grossing an international total $35.4 million dollars and received a ten-minute […]

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Kendrick Lamar takes the Grammys by storm

This past Monday, the biggest names in music gathered under the Staples Center roof in Los Angeles for what is arguably the biggest night in the industry: the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The show opened with Taylor Swift standing in a sparkling blue body suit belting the lyrics to her single “Out of the Woods” in […]

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Beyoncé: The Real MVP

We all probably remember when Beyoncé released her surprise album, “Beyoncé,” back in 2013. As it turns out, Beyoncé is full of surprises. This past weekend, the day before her halftime show at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé unexpectedly released the music video for her new hit single, “Formation”. Denver Broncos linebacker, Von Miller, may have […]

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Annual TRYBE gala brings fairytale theme to stage

The annual TRYBE Gala, one of the most anticipated dance performances of the year, premiered this past Thursday. TRYBE’s cast consists of 17 members and the Gala featured thirteen different dance numbers, with Nataja Artist (Flood) ’16 as the host. Featuring SOLE and Dance Company over the course of a two hour production, TRYBE received […]

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Abroad Blog: Peter Green ’17, Waseda University, Japan

I started studying Japanese as part of my foreign language requirement almost on a whim: I had watched a lot of anime, started to figure out fragments of the language, and decided to pursue it further. When I found out that Wheaton has an exchange with Waseda University in Tokyo, it seemed like the logical […]

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Abroad Blog: Ian Opaluch ’17; Oxford University, England

In many ways, studying abroad in Britain leaves little room for culture shock. While it’s true that cars drive on the left side of the road, and items are regularly described as ‘posh’—as a whole, the Oxford college experience is not fundamentally different than it is in the United States. Students still stay up late […]

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Halloween costumes and cultural appropriation

Halloween is quickly approaching. Over the past few weeks, several discussions have been held on the subject of Halloween costumes and cultural appropriation, namely the discussion held last week by FAW, DWOCC and RENI. Buzzfeed has also been diving into the subject by releasing videos of the topic of cultural appropriation during Halloween. Two such […]