Category: News
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Wheaton hosts Lyons Pride 5K
The annual Lyons Pride 5K took place on October 25. The runners included alums, students, visitors and even administrative members. The race, which started and ended outside of Meadows Hall, was a standard 5 kilometer race (3.1 miles). The crowd was relatively large and very inclusive as to who could race. Most racers registered online…
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Dr. Cullen’s We Are Wheaton workshop starts tonight at 7 p.m.
Over the next two days (Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20), the Council on Inclusion in Diversity will be hosting an intensive workshop and discussion featuring Dr. Maura Cullen, an expert on the issues of diversity and leadership. Dr. Cullen’s highly interactive program, titled We Are Wheaton: Building a More Inclusive Community, will be…
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Wheaton granted an extension from the Department of Justice
Wheaton is still feeling the pressure from the Department of Justice’s investigation. The investigation has asked for files spanning from 2012 to 2015 concerning the sexual assault cases, looking for a breach in Title IX policies. The first step of the investigation proved to be very challenging and a bit of a hiccup in the…
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Wheaton’s Equestrian Team has first show of the season
The Wheaton Equestrian competitive team is a club sport that gives students a chance to ride and showcase their talent. Yesterday, the team of twelve (of which nine participated) had its first show of the season which was hosted by Worcester State University at Maplewood Farms in Berlin, MA. Wheaton is a part of the…
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Wheaton honors the memory of professor of Chemistry Bojan Jennings
Chemistry Professor Emerita, Dr. Bojan Hamlin Jennings (1920-2015), passed away on Sept. 8 of this year. A member of Wheaton’s Chemistry faculty from 1943-1946 and 1950-1985, Jennings had a passion for encouraging female students to study and work in science related fields. She inspired over 150 chemistry majors over the course of her four decades…
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Linda Eisenmann will step down as provost in June
On Sept. 16, President Dennis Hanno sent out an email informing the Wheaton community that Provost Linda Eisenmann would serve as provost until June 30, 2016 and following a sabbatical, would assume a faculty position at the start of the 2017-18 school year. Eisenmann, a professor of history and education, is interested in the social…
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Natale ’16: Don’t defund Planned Parenthood
Defunding Planned Parenthood is a political game and if House Republicans were successful, we’d all be losers. On Thursday, the Senate voted to reject a bill to defund Planned Parenthood. Shortly after, John Boehner announced that he would be resigning as Speaker of the House, most likely due to conservative pressures to shut down the…
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In a town hall, talk of the DOJ investigation here at Wheaton
On Sept. 15, the administration at Wheaton held a meeting open to students to discuss the details of the Department of Justice’s investigation of a supposed breach in Title IX on campus regarding sexual assault policies. Title IX warrants that all colleges provide equal rights and opportunities despite gender. Many students showed up to the…
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Wheaton students leave their hearts on the rink at skate night
Last Saturday, September 12, Programming Council put on its semi-annual Roller Rink event in Haas Athletic Center. Students from every grade stopped by to eat and skate around with friends. The leaders of Programming Council blasted “Dancing Queen” and various other quintessential disco songs. Haas was decorated with multi-colored, rotating lights that transformed the athletic…
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Wheaton Field Hockey undefeated in non-conference play
Wheaton Field Hockey has had an incredible start to their 2015 season with a 5-1 record, undefeated in their first five competitions up until their most reason contest against nationally ranked Wellesley. This has been one of the best starts in program history for the Lyons in their third season under head coach Cara Reese….