As a paper, we pride ourselves on not only observing the Wheaton community but engaging in it as we work within the experience. With Spring Weekend all wrapped up, one on the list of many events taking place this April as the semester concludes. With a heavy roaster, the Wire staff is working to balance […]
The Wheaton bubble joke is a popular one that frequently makes its way around campus. Escaped through the mouths of professors and students, it serves as a nod to our out-of-touch existence on campus. However, this playful campus-life idiom acts as a sort of microcosm to American tunnel vision. Getting caught up in day to […]
In the basement of the Doll’s House, below the registrar’s office, is a department still in its infancy. The WiN HUB, supported by the Diana Davis Spencer ’60 foundation, works to promote transformative social entrepreneurship to students who are looking to gain more confidence in the field. Pushing students to lead their own social enterprises, […]
The theater department of Wheaton will be showcasing the one-act musical “Once on This Island”, book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, with music by Stephen Flaherty. The show follows Ti Moune, an orphan girl raised by peasants in sea-swept, post-revolution Carribean village. “The whole story surrounds Ti Moune seeking the gods who rule her island,” […]
On Feb. 21 in the Ellison Lecture Hall, the 11th annual Mary L. Heuser lecture in art history took place. The talk featured Christa Clarke, Ph.D., the Board President of the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) and the AAMC foundation. Clarke is an associate with Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research […]
Culture shock, a foreign language, and you still have to go to class? The prospect of studying abroad can be daunting for many students. After all, college life is already stressful enough, even when accompanied by a carefully cultivated routine. Could completely uprooting one’s self just for a change of scenery really be worth it? […]
Every semester, students travel across the world to places like Spain, Ireland, Bhutan, and many more. But what about the students who cannot afford to go abroad, who don’t feel comfortable traveling that far, or who want a more local experience? For myself and others, the answer was the Semester in the City (SITC) program. […]
At this time a year ago, Wheaton was plunged into darkness. In its second blackout of the year, students flooded the Library and Science Center. Now as emails are sent out warning of high winds and anything from hard rain to a full snow storm is around the corner, I hope that we can prepare […]
The early 90s brought third wave feminism to America and with it, came the founding of Wheaton’s Emerson House. The feminist theme house was founded in 1994 with the intention of paying homage to Wheaton’s all-women history and to spread the message of feminism and intersectionality on campus. On March 30, the theme house will […]
The Lunar New Year celebration, sponsored by the Asian Student Association (ASA), was held on February 8, 2019. It included performances by several groups. The ASA invited two groups from Boston: The Boston Korean Traditional Dance Group as well as The Hung Gar Kung Fu and Lion Dance academy to perform Korean Fan and Drum […]