One of the most well-known problems our school faces is the constant confusion between our Wheaton College here in Massachusetts and the Wheaton College in Illinois. Our Wheaton is a non-denominational liberal arts school that embraces students and faculty of all religions and cultures while the other one is a Christian and far more conservative […]
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Letter from the SGA President
Dear Wheaton students, faculty and staff! Welcome back to our beautiful campus for what I’m sure will be a year filled with growth, new friendships and new opportunities. This first month at school has assuredly been a busy one. Freshmen are adjusting to their new way of life; sophomores and juniors are gearing up to […]
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Emerson, Reni, and Feminism
“Being a woman and being black cannot be separated in my identity,” Fatou Diallo ’19 wrote when asked about Renaissance House and Emerson House, two theme houses on the Wheaton campus. Emerson is described as a feminist house for women, while Renaissance is defined not simply as a feminist house, but also as a space […]
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Chase Dining Hall: Top 50 in Culture?
In the past year, our beloved Chase Dining Hall has been ranked in the top 50 college and university dining halls in the country. Now, a dining hall that is to uphold such a prestigious title has to be aware of food trends and what is popular among young people. “We’re always trying to make […]
Professor Aubrey Westfall highlighted three distinctive differences between the Trump and the Obama administrations’ approach to foreign policy: a transactional model versus a diplomatic model, doctrinal versus pragmatic decision-making and prioritizing the use of hard power versus soft power. Westfall directly cites Trump’s tactics when dealing with Mexico around building the wall as an example […]
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Coffee with Dean Kate Kenny
With sunglasses on top of her head and two golden retrievers named Dillon and Hope, Kate Kenny can be seen with her husband leisurely strolling around campus. “My husband and I can’t walk across campus without getting stopped,” Kenny said in a joking tone. She has had the title of dean of students and vice […]
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Sober students at Wheaton: They exist!
Planning on having a few glasses of wine while eating dinner or binge watching a show on Netflix? Not on this college campus! Taking shots, playing beer pong in a dimly lit, noisy room and endless binge drinking are just a few of the examples that movies and television shows portray weekends on the average […]
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Coffee with Aisha Dumbuya ’17
Fueled by coffee and a fully loaded Google Calendar, Aisha Dumbuya leaves her dorm at 8 AM to student teach at an elementary school. She is responsible for setting up the kindergarten classroom — she flicks on the lights of her classroom, turns on the computers and changes the day of the week. “It may […]
Political science professors have strong opinions about the outcome of the presidential election and hold unique ideas about how politics should be taught. Professors struggle to remain objective and to teach both sides of controversial topics, despite their own political preferences. Teaching politics is never easy; however, teaching political science in the age of Trump […]
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Coffee with Michael Ivory ’17
Michael Ivory grew up with heroes and heroines like the Invisible Woman and Thor. He’d spend his free time collecting comic books, flipping through their pages and admiring the bright colors and stories that each one had to offer. Now at Wheaton, he looks to comic books with an appreciation for what they represented in […]