Readers, As I write this on Sunday evening, classes have officially not been canceled for Monday, meaning that we may, in fact, get the semester’s first full week of school this week. Cause for celebration, I say! (Or disappointment, depending on your attitude.) Whether this is still true as you read this remains to be […]
Readers, It’s that time again. The time of the senior freak-out. Everywhere I go, seniors talk about how things feel different. Attitudes have changed, once-loved places and people have become merely added stressors on top of school work and job applications. For seniors, even if you’re not too worried about what’s coming next, or you’ve […]
Readers, Welcome to the spring semester, where the days get warmer! That said, here’s hoping you’ve all dug yourself, your car, your illicit pets, and any other belongings of yours out of the massive amount of snow we’ve been receiving. My article this week on the operations of essential staff at Wheaton during blizzards and […]
Readers, Well, here it is: the Wire’s last issue of the fall semester. I’ve no idea how it happened, but December is upon us and final exams are fast approaching. I promised at the beginning of the year that you wouldn’t get any “personal-style” letters from me from then on. I may have lied just […]
Readers, We’re about three weeks into November, which means it’s been that long since Domestic Violence Awareness Month ended. Sexual assault and domestic violence are issues above all others that should receive more recognition, more attention, and more respect than just the month of October can provide. That’s why I’m bringing it up again, only […]
This year’s midterm elections showed more than ever how much clout large corporations and wealthy individuals have in the democratic process. In my home state of New Hampshire, Senator Jeanne Shaheen defeated former Mass. Senator Scott Brown to retain the seat she gained six years ago — but only by the skin of her teeth. […]
Today I woke up and it was snowing. It must be November. Thankfully, we were blessed with a beautiful week leading up to Halloween and a plethora of exciting Halloween programming thanks to the fact that, gloriously, October 31st fell on a Friday this year. But, now, apparently, it’s time for winter. Leaves will fall […]
Last Friday Wheaton had the pleasure of officially celebrating the start of Dennis Hanno’s tenure as Wheaton’s eighth President. As part of the inauguration’s focus on a commitment to service, Deogratias “Deo” Niyizonkiza was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Otis Social Justice Award. I had the pleasure of attending an informal roundtable discussion […]
Last year in Oxford I met a student from Hong Kong who has been active these past several weeks in the protests there. I got in touch with her to see if she would be willing to comment for our story on the protests (p.5). Our conversation was absurdly normal. There was no indication, for […]
Readers, I’m always struck by the comments I get about the Wire. Thankfully, most are positive. But often, positive comments will mask deeper complaints or concerns about the content and/or style of our paper. When I hear those comments, I stop and think, how many pages of commentary would we have to add to the […]