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Letter from the Editor Week 5 Fall 2013

All, A few weeks back, I asked you to submit ideas for potential columns on WheatonWire.com. Since then, I’ve received at least a dozen ideas in the Wire email. I have to say, I’m completely blown away by the submissions. It isn’t that I doubted you all. Of course I didn’t. It was much more […]

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In Afghanistan, professor feels at home

Community, whether a neighborhood, church or even Wheaton College, serves a vital purpose in the lives of its members. Different communities can be formed not just based on geographic location, but also on people who are parts of similar cultures, interests or desires. This makes it hard to conceptualize a cohesive community in a place […]

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Letter from the Editor Week 4 Fall 2013

Congratulations to all of the new members of student government here at Wheaton. I think your jobs are extremely important to the success of our college. One of the major reasons I chose Wheaton, in fact, is because its student government convinced me to. When I was applying to colleges, I took an absurd amount […]

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Letter from the Editor: Week 3 Fall 2013

Ever walk around Norton before? I did the other day. And not down Pharmacy Row, either. It sounds like a weird thing to do, since the majority of the people who live at Wheaton describe Norton as a terrible, terrible place to live as an undergraduate. Let’s be real—it’s hardly a Northampton or a Hanover. […]

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A look into the Development Office

The process of fundraising at Wheaton is a more integral aspect of the school than many would suspect. Marjorie A. Houston, the Assistant Vice President of Advancement, and Dena Getzie, the Director of Major Gifts, both from Wheaton’s Development office, work on finding funding for Wheaton in order to pay for essential services. The Annual […]

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SHAG expands on-campus efforts

Every day, Wheaton students participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Some students attend clubs where they play sports or talk about social issues, while others attend those that are for pure fun. While many clubs appeal to students who fit into a particular niche, the Sexual Health Advocacy Group, or SHAG, is one […]

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An international perspective for Wheaton’s Class of 2017

The motto for Wheaton’s Center of Global Education reads, “We bring Wheaton to the world, and the world to Wheaton.” The center, which strives not only to increase the number of international students on campus, but also to send Wheaton students around the world, has met a significant achievement this year. The Class of 2017 […]

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New funding: Clubs react

Whether it’s switching your shampoo or your home, people are apprehensive about change. Well, folks, there have been some changes on campus this year, and the club funding policy is one of them. What changes have been made? To summarize, each club is given $300, designated for events. With the new policy, the club treasurer […]

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Letter from the editor Week 2 Fall 2013

All, We need your help. Yeah, you read that right: we need you. No, I’m not going to give you that “We’re A Community Paper” schpiel that I tend to drag out at this point of the semester. We need you to check out the awesome platforms we’ve created for the Wire. Ending a reign […]

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Wheaton Hacks

Some need-to-know aspects of Wheaton life for our first-year students. 1. The library steps are reserved for students. Get caught siting on them may get you thrown into Peacock pond. 2. Chase coffee gets worse as the day goes on. 3. Your Wheaton ID gets you discounts at Bertucci’s, J.Crew, The Boston Museum of Fine […]