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You Know He’s Right: Obama seeks Congressional opinion

Something very scary is happening this week: President Obama is involving Congress in American foreign policy Asking Congress to approve military action against Syria will delay what should be a swift response, and will risk harming America’s international credibility by having established foreign policy cast aside by rebellious lawmakers. In an ideal world, Congress would […]

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Honda ’14: A letter from a senior

Dear Class of 2017, Welcome to Wheaton. I’m pretty sure you’ve heard that a lot in the past few weeks and by now you’re tired of icebreakers, but let me say it one last time. Hopefully by now, you’re moved in, your schedule is finalized and you know your way around campus. Let me start […]

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Butcher-Nesbitt ’15: Syrian conflict demands action now

In a Gallup poll published last Friday, public support for U.S. military action in Syria is projected lower than it has been for any recent conflict. Despite increasing evidence that Bashar al-Assad, the embattled President of Syria, used chemical weapons last month against civilians, the American public has been reticent when it comes to attacking […]

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Wheaton to pilot summer academic session

Wheaton will introduce an intensive four-week summer session this year, open for enrollment to all Wheaton students, according to a recent campus-wide email from Associate Provost and Professor of Psychology Gail Sahar. The college will be offering four classes, in addition to one brand-new online class: Intensive Review of Basic Spanish, Statistics, Religion and Sexuality […]

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Smooth operator: how to make delicious smoothies

Do you ever want to eat something that is healthy, delicious and easy to prepare? Invest in a blender and try making your own delicious smoothie! The blended mixture of fruit and yogurt is yummy, healthy and can serve as a quick meal. Here are some easy smoothie recipes for different moods and ailments. A […]

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Ice ice baby: How to make delicious banana ice cream

If there is one thing that Chase and Emerson always have in stock, it’s bananas. In fact, it seems that on many occasions, the dessert sections have been invaded by banana-flavored treats— banana cupcakes, banana muffins, banana pudding, banana cake—and who could blame them? What else are they supposed to do with all of those […]

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Guruge ’14 sounds off on the McGraw-Hill fraud scandal

After four years of sorting through the financial wreckage left behind from the housing bubble, the Department of Justice has decided to bring a five billion dollar civil suit against McGraw-Hill because their rating department, Standard and Poor (S&P), allegedly defrauded investors by giving nearly perfect ratings to subprime mortgage bundles destined to default. In […]

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Upcoming: The Second Annual Student- Athlete Alumnae/i Reception

Wheaton Athletic Mentors are pleased to present the Second Annual Student-Athlete Alumnae/i Reception. This reception will take place on February 28, 2013, from 6:30-8:00 pm, in the Davis Spencer Café of the Mars Center for Science and Technology. The goal of this reception is to help facilitate communication and networking among Wheaton’s former and current […]

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Honda ’14: The forgotten, innate eloquence of handwritten letters

The letter is undeniably becoming a relic of the past, a trend that has been confirmed by the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) announcement on February 7 that first class mail delivery services will be reduced to five days per week in an effort to scale back the agency’s losses. Like e-books versus physical books, […]

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J Street U. facilitates nationwide student movement for peace in the Middle East

The arts have constantly been a reflective motive on the zeitgeist of humanity. When there is political turmoil in our world, be it revolution, social changes, elections, etc., humans have always used the arts as an element of political persuasion, a type of progressive push towards equality and harmony. Harmony; one of the key structures […]