From extreme heat to the bitter cold, this campus experiences everything in between on the weather spectrum. Yesterday’s crisp air is going to be replaced by sun and temperatures in the seventies later this week. For those are you still acclimating to the unpredictability of New England weather, good news has arrived. Res Life just […]
A fourteen-year-old boy brought a homemade clock to school and hours later the Texas teen was accused of creating a hoax bomb and arrested on sight. After a brief investigation, no charges were filed and the case was closed, but it is far from being over. Naturally, much of the Muslim-American community expressed concerns and […]
Abortion and prostitution are very similar. They both involve the separation of sex from reproductive consequences, whether by abortive or preventive methods of birth control. The selling of sex predates any contemporary society. For centuries, women have been involved in sex work, and for centuries those same women have employed almost any method available to […]
On this beautiful fall day, Wheaton saw an influx of parents, siblings, babies and pets for Family Weekend. Witnessing these smiling faces and general merriment, I felt a single metaphorical tear roll down my cold cheek. Today reminded me that my family is an ocean away, and I won’t get to see them for at […]
The dining hall renovations that were unveiled this year brought good changes, but also heavy criticism about the hours of operation and late night options. Recently some alterations have been made to accommodate the late night snacking habits of students, and the initial result has been largely positive. Students were highly upset this year after […]
Following a heated discussion of abortion and Planned Parenthood in Wednesday night’s GOP Presidential candidate debate, yesterday House Republicans voted in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood. The bill is opposed by Democratic leaders and President Obama, which makes it extremely unlikely that it will be passed. 241 Representatives voted in favor of the bill, which […]
Within the past week, the flyers found on doors in Meadows West have caused the topic of hate crime to be an important conversation on Wheaton’s campus. These flyers contained hateful and dehumanizing language, mainly supporting racist and anti-semitic ideologies, threats, and slurs. An email sent by President Hanno following the reporting of the […]
On the news that I would be going to Wheaton, my best friends’ dad Rudi Bernklau sent me a Bee Gees song and some wise words: “All of us went to places that weren’t first choices. All of us had the most wonderful experience.” A clicking sound later, like the release of the shutter on […]
Robert Mugabe, in his acceptance speech following his appointment as chair of the African Union (AU), said: “African resources should belong to Africa and to no one else, except to those we invite as friends. Friends we shall have, yes, but imperialists and colonialists no more.” This proclamation was met with applause from his peers. […]
To understand the situation in Yemen, we should understand the historical and geographical facts about the country and the region. Yemen is located at the south end of the Arabian Peninsula where it shares most of its borders with Saudi Arabia. Until 1990, Yemen was divided into two countries; north Yemen, the Yemen Arab Republic, […]