Category: Student (Misc)
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Wire satire: Roary the lyon nominated for House Speaker
WASHINGTON — In a surprise move on Monday, House Republicans have nominated Wheaton College mascot Roary the Lyon as their candidate for Speaker of the House. After the ouster of now former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the subsequent failure of both Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to garner enough support to…
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A Lesson on Voice
Allow me to start by saying that I am a Digital Media and Communications major with a double minor in English and Journalism. My entire life revolves around words in the form of essays I write to complete my academic requirements, articles I submit to The Wheaton Wire, and in the emails I send to…
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Abby Cook’s Dear Wheaton
Abby Cook ’22 is running for Vice President of SGA for the Academic Year 2021-2022
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Mikaela Savarese’s Manifesto
Mikaela Savarese ’22 is running for President of SGA for the Academic Year 2021-2022
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Payce Shepard’s Manifesto
Payce Shepard ’22 is running for Vice President of SGA for the Academic Year 2021-2022
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Top Five Active MLB Shortstops
2. Francisco Lindor finally escaped Cleveland, leaving Jose Ramirez to fend for himself against the cheapest MLB owner. Lindor has long been one of the league’s most electric players and we hope to see that energy amplified when he plays for a team that actually cares for him. 3. Trevor Story is objectively the best…
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Abroad Blog: Becca Shin ’17, India and Denmark
My experience from studying abroad for a year in two different countries: As I’m getting ready to go back to the United States and face responsibilities such as applying for law school, working a job, applying for fellowships, and seeing myself in the near future where I no longer will be in college, I am…
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Does patriotism create bias? The pros and cons of being a patriot
A recent debate with one of my friends challenged my own conceptions on patriotism. Patriotism, if we refer ourselves to a more dictionary definition, is “the love for one’s country.” The many other online dictionary websites that I consulted proposed very similar definitions of the word. It is quite startling to me that I hear…
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Why our Puritan, Monogamist, Capitalist Society Will Never Decriminalize Prostitution
Sex workers face countless instances of sexual abuse, STDs, limited educations, health care options and future job opportunities as a result of their provocative occupation. Several sources have argued that removing criminal prosecution for sex workers can help create a legal framework to protect and guarantee the rights of such individuals. While Nevada’s actions are…
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Abroad Blog: Michelle Beauvais ’17, University of Sussex
I can still remember when I was back at Wheaton, just planning for my study abroad trip to the University of Sussex. I thought I had everything figured out. I always assumed that there would be no culture shock whatsoever, because really, out of every country in the world I could have studied abroad in,…