In our previous issue, I analyzed the history of Wheaton College’s very own Balfour-Hood Center. Conceptualized as part of Ralph Adams Cram’s 1897 campus design plan for Wheaton College, Balfour-Hood was only one of several buildings proposed at that time. Emerson Dining Hall, and Larcom hall next to it, were also part of this “new” […]
Wheaton Accessibility is technically back in business, but students with accommodations still feel the aftereffects of a rocky start to the semester. By law, all established colleges and universities in the U.S. are required to meet all students’ accessibility needs. The Americans With Disabilities Act (1990), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973), and President […]
In Apocalypse Now, Captain Willard is called back to Vietnam and given a secret mission in a smoke-filled room. His mission is to terminate, “with extreme prejudice”, the command of Colonel Kurtz, a former US colonel who has gone insane and is leading a commune deep in the jungle. Upon meeting Kurtz, as well as […]
For the next feature in our “Unsung Heroes of Wheaton” series, we chose Sungsook Charpentier, one of the many underappreciated custodians on campus. Many of you will know her as the cheery woman who gives out candy in the Madeleine Clark Wallace Library, or gave, rather, as her shift was recently switched over to the […]
Last Tuesday in Emerson Gymnasium, the Wheaton Men’s Basketball team saw its season come to a heartbreaking conclusion at the hands of Clark 73-71 in the quarterfinals of the NEWMAC conference tournament. Brian Walmsley’s men battled Clark for two wins that were decided by single digits earlier in the season. The Lyons saw their thirteen-point […]
Beginning in the 19th Century, a movement designated to redesigning cities — later called the “City Beautiful” movement — took off in many popular European cities including Paris, Vienna and Barcelona. In lieu of this movement, American cities began to take notice. First in Chicago with Daniel Burnham, the trend eventually sparked interest all the […]
The 1960s and 70s were undeniably formative periods for women’s fashion. I figured, what better place to do a case study on fashion than a historically women’s liberal arts college? Enjoy this curation of scans from the Wheaton archives.
It’s midnight on the Wheaton College campus. Dark, bulky figures trudge through furious whorls of snow, shovels in hand. Though the snow is blinding and the temperatures have dropped below freezing, these men will continue to work through the night. Many of them will not be returning to their homes for several days. The battle […]