Over the winter break, twelve students in Julie Searles’s MUSC 204 class, Innovative Music Traditions of Trinidad and Tobago, were able to spend eleven days in Trinidad and Tobago. This was Searles’s sixth time bringing students to Trinidad. While on the trip, the students were able to witness some of the country’s most celebrated steel […]
Category: Arts and Culture
A new semester means campus groups have been seeking new members, and Wheaton’s various a cappella groups are no exception. Having temporarily lost some members due to various study abroad experiences, each group was left with spots to fill. Thus, the Blend, VUJ, the Gentlemen Callers, the Wheatones, and the Whims all held auditions within […]
This August will mark the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina— the tropical storm that devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. For many, ten years seems like a long time; however, New Orleans is only halfway through the city’s extensive twenty-year recovery plan. This winter break, a group of seventeen Wheaton students and four staff members […]
The 33rd Annual Sociology and Anthropology Senior Symposium took place Jan 28 and 29, featuring a keynote address from Wheaton alumna Dr. Anne Galvin ’93. The talk, entitled “Dynamic Social Worlds: A Reflection on Human Relationships and Social Scientific Research in Jamaica,” marked the end of the symposium. The tradition of the symposium is to […]
During this past winter break, Wheaton College students Kyle McNicoll ’17 and Asher Trout ’17, along with several Brown University students, embarked on a birthright trip to Jerusalem, a program that allows Jews from all around the world to visit Israel. Trout heard about the birthright program through family and friends who had previously partaken […]
President Dennis Hanno, a world traveler and adventure-seeker, has been leading trips to Africa since 2001 and trips to Rwanda since 2008; however, winter break marked his first time visiting a country alongside Wheaton students. Fourteen students traveled with President Hanno to Rwanda to teach Rwandan students the entrepreneurial skills they need to become successful […]
Over winter break, six Wheaton students traded in the cold for a few weeks in the tropics of Costa Rica and Belize. The trip, led by Wheaton College’s Scott Shumway and the State University of New York Purchase’s Susan Letcher, is offered every other year. As with other faculty-led trips, students must apply in the […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Beard and Weil Galleries reopened, introducing two new student-curated exhibitions: “Tracing the Thread” and “Goya and Beethoven: Finding a Voice Out of Silence.” Both exhibitions blend art, music, and education and connect past works to present-day issues. The exhibition on Francisco Goya coincides with another exhibition of the artist’s work, […]
Dance Company’s end–of-the -semester performance the weekend before Thanksgiving brought a diverse range of dancing styles as well as a large amount of talent to Wheaton’s Weber Theatre. The show, titled “Falling Awake” featured performances not only from Dance Company, but also from TRYBE, Voices United to Jam, and spoken word artist, Tyrek Greene ’15. […]
Members of the Wheaton community rushed to the Rushlight Reading Room in the Lyons Lounge on Wednesday, Oct. 22, and Thursday, Oct. 23, to read original literary works by students. In the midst of hectic schedules, one could stop by and stay for any amount of time between 2 and 7 p.m. to relax and […]