Jane Kim ’21 is currently Co-President of the East Asian Student Association (EASA), the Secretary for the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), the Center for Social Justice and Community Impact’s Interfaith Intern (SJCI), and a Lead Residential Advisor for the YMC quad. “With IVCF, my parents encouraged me to reach out before I even got to […]
Eliza Browning Eliza Browning ’22 is the Wire’s current Arts and Culture Editor. She’s an English and Art History double major and is a Collections Assistant as well as Access Services Assistant in the Library. She’s also an editor for Rushlight, the literary magazine, and Babe Lincoln, the politics and culture magazine. Outside of Wheaton, […]
SGA President Aba Lypps said of the class councils, “They are where you directly vote for your peers to represent you and where you serve your peers by taking on the responsibility of making clear, direct, informed decisions on their behalf. I’m really excited about working with our four class chairs – Ben Goho, Cleef […]
MJ ’21 has always been a powerful musical and theatrical force on Wheaton’s campus. During the pandemic, she has shifted to other forms of creation, focusing specifically on filmmaking. “As a theatre major, you have no choice, but to turn to film right now,” said MJ. “I’ve never really created a film before, but I’ve […]
As a result of the pandemic measures put in place, finding study spaces has been increasingly difficult this first month at Wheaton. This has led students to find unusual places to study and attend Zoom calls. Luckily, as of Sept. 19, on-campus students can now reserve learning spaces through the new 25 live scheduling system. […]
What can one classify as a ravioli? A Pop-Tart? Uncrustables? Anything with two ends of dough and some sort of filling? Or solely one pasta envelope filled with a combination of meat and cheese? I turned to the Wheaton community to answer the question that started as a 2018 internet meme—“Is a Pop-Tart a ravioli?”—with […]
Language is a determining factor in certain conversations. Phrases commonly used in the past are not considered appropriate in today’s world. Phrases such as “hanging in there” should no longer be used, because it is recognized as meaning that the person is holding on to life, because of suicidal thoughts, terminal illness, etc. The phrase […]
Adam Bass ’21 has been General Manager of Wheaton College’s radio station (WCCS) for over two years. In this time, he has helped it grow from a platform that simply had students play music to one that includes talk shows covering a wide range of topics, from sports to elections. Beginning with coverage of the […]
Aba Lypps ’21 ran for Student Government Association (SGA) on a whim, trading a campaign of memes and their sparkling, charismatic personality for the position.
This year, the Wheaton Wire will publish articles covering current events around COVID-19 and stories on how students and campus organizations are changing their procedures to help support each other during this global pandemic.