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This semester, the transformation of organic waste into compost is trending on campus thanks to the collaboration of ECCO House, Outdoors House and Farm Club in the creation of a campus-wide composting initiative. Dan Altman ’16 of Outdoors House and Ella Haysett ’16 of ECCO House, the coordinators of this project, saw composting at Wheaton […]
An occurrence on Saturday in Meadows disrupted nearly the entire dorm. Two unidentified students, while tossing a ball around, accidentally hit a sprinkler nozzle, causing fire alarms to sound off and students to evacuate for quite some time. Most students originally speculated that the fire alarms were due to some sort of fire drill. It […]
At 8:30 this morning, members of the Class of 2018 crawled out of bed and wore their best estimation of semi-formal attire in order to attend the Sophomore Symposium. This half-day event had facilitators leading workshops with information about internships, studying abroad, deciding on a major and balancing co-curricular activities. The symposium began with opening […]
Linda Eisenmann has notified Wheaton’s administration that she will be stepping down from her position as provost at the end of the academic year, as of an email sent yesterday by President Dennis Hanno. After continuing her position until June 30, 2016 and a sabbatical, she will remain at Wheaton, as faculty, during the 2017-18 […]
Wheaton students learned firsthand this morning that the effects of Norton’s hydrant flush have finally made their yearly appearance on campus. From deep coffee browns in the toilets to flashes of light amber in the sinks, the momentary browning of the water supply at Wheaton has officially begun in earnest. “When I go to turn […]
It has been exactly three months today since the passing of the beloved Wheaton softball assistant coach Bob Roscoe, also known as Brotha. I sat down with senior softball players Kelly Welch ’16 and Maddie Hatch ’16 to talk about […]
On Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12, members of the Wheaton Community participated in the National Day of Service and Remembrance by volunteering at several local organizations. The Office of Service, Spirituality and Responsibility partnered with Alumnae/i Relations in order to provide opportunities to network through community service. This is one of the initiatives […]
The Lexomics Research Group at Wheaton has received its third grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This year’s grant totals $60,000 and will allow the group to continue using computational techniques to detect discrepancies in digitized literary texts. The group’s webpage describes ‘lexomics’ as the computer-assisted detection of words in genomes. Their tools […]
With Wheaton having more than 150 faculty members teaching a variety of courses, it is impossible to take every one that seems appealing. With this in mind, Kim Nash ’12 and Thomas Bruemmer ’12 created the ‘Flash Seminar’ in 2012. This 20-minute lecture series allows students and faculty members to share new and evolving ideas, […]
1. Create a To-Do List. Burn it after you see the amount of work left to do. 2. Visit Professors During Office Hours. Ask them to explain everything you missed when you didn’t go to class. Do this as much as possible until all your doubts have been cleared. Follow them home if you must. […]