Category: News
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Senior softball players cherish the “Brothahood” as their season approaches
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…
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Wheaton participates in the National Day of Service and Remembrance
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…
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Lexomics Research Group receives third grant for summer research
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…
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Education Council brings back Flash Seminars
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,…
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The Wire’s 10 Tips For Surviving Finals Week
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….
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Renowned chef and writer Jay Weinstein visits campus to promote sustainability
On Monday April 20th, just two days before Earth Day, the Students Engaged in Green Activism (SEGA) hosted a talk on sustainable food and the ethical issues surrounding it. The guest speaker was Jay Weinstein, a renowned culinary instructor and writer/journalist. Alison Guzzetti ’17 and Sara Mitsinikos ’15 helped to organize this talk and found…
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Men’s lacrosse looks to compete in first NEWMAC champs
After a tremendous 9-3 start, the Lyons find themselves with a 10-6 overall record and a 4-3 record in conference action. In recent competitions, a close game against Roger Williams was followed by a win against Coast Guard and three tough conference losses to Babson, Springfield, and MIT, respectively. Freshman Scott Whear ’18, who had…
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Successful FarmFest event paves the way for new Wheaton Community Garden
With spring weather in full swing, the official inauguration event of the Wheaton College Community Garden brought hundreds of students, faculty, and Norton residents together for an afternoon focused on sustainability. The three hour event, better known as FarmFest, featured farmers’ markets, local bands, and a variety of other activities—including a gigantic rock wall. Organized…
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Wheaton track & field competes at NEWMAC Championships
The Wheaton men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the NEWMAC Championships this past weekend at the Henry G. Steinnbrenner Track on the campus of MIT where the teams placed 6th and 3rd overall respectively. Wheaton came in third place on the women’s side with 105 points behind WPI who came in second…
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LGBTQIA panel “Sh!t People Say” provides safe and open environment
On Wednesday, April 15th, Alliance and Safe Haus collaborated to host the annual LGBTQIA discussion panel in Mary Lyon. This year’s panel was called ‘Sh!t People Say’ and had faculty, staff and students answering questions and sharing experiences as part of the LGBTQIA community. President of the Alliance, Deanna Biddy ’17, said that this panel…