This just in: it’s beautiful, it tells a story, and it makes your ‘wanna-be-hipster’ even more convincing. Wait for it … it’s a record player. And it is hip hopping its way back into style. The timeless machine (the phonograph) that Thomas Edison first invented in 1877 has become increasingly popular over the past few […]
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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 […]
With a past bearing titles such as Director, C.E.O., and Founding Executive, Wheaton College is lucky to have Professor Marcia Coné as a member of its Bubble. As a professor of Business and Management as well as Women’s and Gender Studies, Professor Coné dedicates her time to teaching interactive classes that draw on her own […]
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Letter from the Editor: Comments
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 […]
As environmental issues become more serious around the world, Wheaton’s students and administration are taking action to help make the Wheaton community a more sustainable environment. This nationwide emphasis on sustainability and the acknowledgment of environmental issues are what prompted the founding of one of Wheaton’s newest clubs, SEGA (Students Engaged in Green Activism). SEGA […]
Take a moment and think about your biggest fear. Your biggest regret. Your biggest mistake. Think about something that damaged you; that made you feel broken. For just a moment, re-live the emotion you felt. Sometimes digging deep within our souls and reaching for our darkest moments can be frightening. But it can also be […]
As we launch this, our third issue, Wheaton has finally settled down into the school-year routine. The public safety log grows shorter (thankfully). The campus, with a noticeable lull, prepares itself for the bright sun and chill air of autumn. My problems with releasing the pumpkin spice flavoring too early aside, I think fall is […]
Wheaton Wire: A major theme that’s been part of your first few weeks here has been this one of “Let’s Get Started, Now.” I’m wondering now that you’ve settled in, what does that entail? What do you want to start here at Wheaton? Dennis Hanno: I guess I’d like to take the things that we […]
One of the unique aspects of Wheaton Residential Life is Theme Housing. As you may have heard, there is a new theme house on campus this year, and it is one that wants to welcome everyone with open arms. MAD House has been referred to as “Film House,” but it is much more than that. […]
If trees could talk, what stories would they tell? Would they be tales of sorrow or happiness? For the cross-country team and members of the Wheaton Woods Conservation Club in partnership with Outdoors House, the woods of Wheaton have become their personal project to maintain, conserve, and protect. Their efforts will transform the stories of […]