Last week Norton saw two rare natural phenomena: an earthquake and a solar eclipse. Neither were very showstopping, but they certainly provided an interruption from daily life, if not a mild sense of awe.
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Wheaton’s Student Government Association (SGA) is currently going through a period of sparse student participation. In the most recent SGA elections held in March 2024, many Class Council and Executive Board Chair positions did not have any candidates running, while many others had candidates running unopposed. This crisis of participation has also reached SGA’s Executive […]
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Wheaton’s Bathroom Issue
On Friday, March 22, Residential Life Coordinator Kheldhe Bourque sent out an email to Clark Hall second-floor residents concerning reports from custodial staff regarding the condition of the bathroom. The email included information about “Custodial staff constantly finding toilets clogged by waste, menstruation products, and excessive toilet paper usage. One of the more concerning finds […]
Oliver La Du, 22, a former lacrosse player for Wheaton College, has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting and choking a Wheaton women’s lacrosse player during September of 2021. According to The Boston Globe La Du “entered his plea in Attleboro District Court to two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person aged […]
In a meeting on the evening of Feb. 20, Wheaton’s Student Government Association (SGA) voted to repeal the use of ranked-choice voting in future SGA elections. The move comes just one and a half years after the system’s initial adoption and after only one election using it. The repeal comes not as a result of […]
When Emmett Anderson ‘24 walked downstairs into the basement of his residential hall after spring break, his jaw dropped. He had spent the weeks before toiling with the laundry machines: a faulty washer meant that his clothes had been locked in the machine, soaking wet, for several hours. But no more — there, in the […]
Norton, Mass – Fueled by tofu, pineapple, and ice cream, junior Morgen Coughlin-Doyle (Topsham, Maine) has confidently become the standard of the Wheaton Diving program. Just a few years ago, the gymnastics standout from northern New England decided to trade the mat for the pool. Flash forward to now. After a stellar third campaign, Coughlin-Doyle […]
Birds About Town: an occasional column If you have ever been out at night walking by parking lot 4 or if you are living (or trying to sleep) in Meadows, you have probably heard a strange noise. This noise comes from the American Woodcock who lives near the basketball courts. He has probably gotten your […]
As a first-year at Wheaton, I’m not nearly as familiar with this campus as I would like to be yet. Even in the second half of this spring semester, I’ll find a beautiful walkway, a plaque I haven’t read, or a quiet study spot that immediately has me kicking myself and questioning “Why didn’t I […]
Wheaton announced changes to its postering policy on Tuesday amidst a wave of controversial and politically charged posters being put up around campus. The change in the postering policy draws attention to the question of how free expression should function on college campuses, something that universities and colleges across the country are grappling with in […]