If you were to look at Wheaton’s Art Calendar at this very moment, you would quickly see a pattern. Under almost every event listed, you’ll see “Contact: Jessica Kuszaj.” Kuszaj is Wheaton’s Arts Events and Publicity Manager. She said that her primary focus is the Evelyn Danzig Haas ’39 Visiting Artists Program. Of the program, […]
Wheaton Words, a series of monologues written by Wheaton students and alumnae, will be held on March 20, March 21 and March 23. The monologues are centered on various subjects such as sexuality, relationships and identity. The monologues are directed by Blair Davis ‘14 and Luke Demers ‘14 and produced by Sophie Howard ’14. Emily […]
Coinciding with the “Inner and Outer Space” exhibit, NASA affiliated artists Monica and Tyler Aiello completed a residency at Wheaton this past week. In addition to visiting four classes and eating “bad Chinese food,” as Gallery Director Michele L’Heureux joked, they also taught an art-making workshop. Monica and Tyler Aiello’s work focuses on visual representations […]
When we think of Rastafarianism, we usually tend to think of that black, red, and green image of Bob Marley smoking what is presumably marijuana. On Friday February 21st at 4 pm, ICB hosted Rastafarian members to educate the Wheaton community about the religion and its common misconceptions. “I think I read about Rastafarianism once, […]
Unhindered by the looming snowstorm or the copious amounts of chocolate potentially consumed on Valentine’s day or the day after for 75% off, the tappers of Tap Out Loud and the Latin dancers of Paraiso Latino took the stage for the third annual Festival of Dance. On February 14th and 15th, they showed Weber Theater […]
One night, Carrie Slayton took the chance with Lauren Robinson to consciously steal a seat to a sold out concert of Arctic Monkeys so the two could be together in the audience and successfully tracked back to Wheaton in the snow at 1:30. The Arctic Monkeys have been a Rock ’n Roll sensation for almost a […]
Starting on Jan. 20 and continuing until Feb. 26, the clean, bright, minimal Beard and Weil Galleries in Watson Fine Arts will be crawling with microbes. The galleries’ current exhibition, entitled Inner and Outer Space, is an exploration of the human desire to magnify that which we are too large to see, and to touch […]
Daft Punk. Lorde. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Imagine Dragons. What do these artists have in common? They all won at least one Grammy last Sunday, January 26. The televised award show, complete with performances by favorites Beyonce, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, and more, aired on CBS to millions of excited viewers. Wheaton students scrambled to […]
Thirteen nervous and excited performers filled the Lyon’s Den with energy on Saturday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. at the Wheaton College Poetry Slam, hosted by iSpeak. Five winners earned a spot on the Wheaton College 2014 slam team that will compete at Colleges and Universities Poetry Slam Invitational, CUPSI, March 12 thru March 15, […]
Ask any woman you know if she’s experienced street harassment and unfortunately, chances are she will say yes. Street harassment is a pervasive problem that underscores the idea that men own and dominate public spaces, and women’s bodies are there for their enjoyment and entertainment. While street harassment can be incredibly frustrating and disheartening, women […]