Having had conversations with Carl Sagan, studied with a future Nobel prize winner in college, and spent time researching at NASA, Professor Tim Barker’s life and interests are just as exciting as the astronomy he studies. Barker started teaching at Wheaton in 1974 when the college had only one small telescope. Things have changed a […]
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Mechanical Trades VIDEO While not as picturesque as the Kangamangus Highway Nadeau biked on his Harley Davidson with his wife, David Nadeau’s office window offers a pleasant, palliative view of Peacock Pond. This view is a stark contrast with the bottom floor of the Boiler Plant, where noisy boilers and colorful pipes pierce through the […]
My dream is to be featured on the Wheaton College webpage. I have been doing everything in my power to get on that homepage; I have jumped in the background of people taking professional looking photos (that got awkward around prom season), I have… well, okay, that is all I did. But recently I attempted […]
There are some defining Wheaton experiences that every student goes through during his or her four years at Wheaton. In addition to swimming across Peacock Pond, ordering a stir fry from Chase employee Mark is another uniquely Wheaton experience. Mark’s witty banter and delicious stir fry have charmed many students, making it no wonder that […]
I’m all for a business major at Wheaton College. I understand that, like most things, a new department will only be successful if the entire process is done correctly. I’m not worried about that, though. One thing Wheaton has consistently excelled at since I’ve been here is providing excellent academic programs. In the haze of […]
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Anagrams nag a ram: all about Comp Sci
The Computer Science department is seeking fun college students who aren’t afraid to walk on the wild-side by mixing together, that’s right, math and science. Anyone with an interest in staying up all night just snuggling and messing around on Python, or creating intricate algorithms to easily find anagrams to talk about over a romantic […]
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Not your average Valentine’s Day article
As the chilly days and biting winds of February drag on it is common for many people to feel a bit down; summer is still far away and the holiday season is over, so cold February days often feel depressing and dreary. To add to this gloomy effect, one overly sweet and candy-filled day in […]
In response to the ongoing movement to improve various aspects of Wheaton’s administration, I will say this: clarity, transparency and consistency are fundamental components of leadership. For instance, the Grammy Awards, the supposed premier program for musical achievement, suck. Why? Well, as leaders of the music industry, the Grammys are totally fraudulent. I truly don’t […]
How much do you know about coffee? Yes, as students, we all know that it takes at least two cups of strong brew to get through every night of finals week. But what do you know about the process that actually goes into making that pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks? After all, coffee beans travel […]
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Lessons learned from a sober weekend
The passing of The Big Event means another sober weekend has come and gone on campus, perhaps without many students even realizing it was taking place. It also means Wheaton College saw an abundance of people wearing shirts sporting the word ‘SOBER’ in big capital letters, many of whom will later wear them while intoxicated, […]