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Shots ‘FIRE’d at Wheaton’s Freedom of Expression Policy

By Silver Melendez and Emma Keirnan. The Chicago Statement was created by the University of Chicago to ensure “free and open discourse.” Many colleges have adopted the Chicago Statement to build a learning community that allows students to engage in conversations with a range of viewpoints. Wheaton adopted the statement as well, updating their policy […]

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The College Bubble: Befriend or Break?

Note: The following interviews and information was collected in the fall of 2021 Standing on a well-maintained patch of grass in a corner of campus, a curious first-year student, I found myself on Oct. 9, 2020, with approximately 70 Wheaton College students. On the other side of East Main Street, standing on the Town Common […]

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Lost Heirlooms and Free Expression

What the Repainting of Art Haus Means for the Wheaton Community 

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On This Day at Wheaton

On This Day at Wheaton

Just last week, the results of the Student Government Association fall election came in, and the winners were announced through email, a far cry from the way Wheaton showcased its class officers nearly 100 years ago.

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Wheaton Weekly 

Here’s what’s happening on campus this week!

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Eating Five Lobsters at Lobster Night?

Wheaton students gather to eat lobster and celebrate the New England tradition in Chase Dining Hall.

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Letter From the Editor

It feels like just yesterday that I was writing my inaugural Letter From The Editor for this year’s chapter of the Wheaton Wire, and now to- day I write my final one. Ah, I grew up so fast. Fear not, this isn’t the last Wheaton Wire for the year though. But starting with the Wheaton […]

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The History of Madeline Clark Wallace Library

Ralph Adams Cram sure did a lot more for Wheaton College campus than most students realize. Not only did he design the campus blueprints, but he followed in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson and placed our school’s library at the center of campus, symbolizing a community focussed on student education. Before Ralph Adams Cram’s design […]

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Do You Lock Your Dorm Room Door?

It’s a simple decision: you either walk right out of your dorm door every morning or you stop to lock it behind you. Either way, it’s nothing more than a reflex. It simply is what you do. Personally, I haven’t locked my dorm door since the bizarre first few weeks of my freshman year during […]

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Wheaton’s Unsung Heroes: Katsumi

Katsumi is one of the kindest people that works at Wheaton, and perhaps one of the kindest people that I have ever met. She has been working as a cashier for Aramark for an astonishing 21 years, which is as long as I have been alive.  When I asked her what her favorite part of […]