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In a heated three-way Student Government Association (SGA) Presidential race, Sarah Hilton ’16 emerged victorious last Thursday, overtaking candidates Michael Ratliff ’16 and Adam Kilduff ’16. According to current SGA Vice President Alicia Alvarez ’15, there was a “significant difference” between the first and third candidates, but the race between the top two contenders remained […]
This Wednesday, March 4th from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Loft, Molly Galler ’06 will speak at the new event series Happening Hour on the topic ‘Is There a Graduation Emoji?’ The event—a play on the words ‘Happy Hour’— will be hosted by the Alumnae/i Relations Office. Food and drinks will be provided as […]
The students of Wheaton College may soon have an opportunity to make a positive impact in the greater community. This impact will be implemented in the form of a program which will allow Wheaton students to become pen pals with low-performing high school students in the area, particularly in Norton. The program will culminate in […]
Wheaton has recently made great changes regarding its approach to fostering diversity and tolerance throughout the college. The new initiative and council is called CID (the Council on Inclusion and Diversity) and will replace the old board of the PACIE (President’s Action Committee on Inclusion Excellence). Both President Dennis Hanno and Associate Dean Raquel Ramos […]
On Feb. 17, Provost Linda Eisenmann stated via email that snowstorms had caused the college to cancel classes on two Mondays, a Tuesday and a Wednesday. She announced that a missed Monday would be rescheduled for afternoons of either Friday, March 20 or 27. Eisenmann wrote that since Wheaton does not have “built-in snow days […]
The Theatre Department’s main stage production, ‘What Happens When’ will open on April 9. The play is only one of the components of a grant awarded to the college in 2012 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women. This $300,000.00 grant was awarded to the college over the course of three years […]
On Feb. 6, after traveling thousands of miles, five students from Bhutan arrived at Wheaton for a two-week exchange program. Since 2009, Wheaton has been the only college in the United States to offer such a program and the eighth group of students will be sent to Royal Thimphu College (RTC) this semester. This is […]
One of the most elite collegiate synchronized swimming programs in the country, the Wheaton Synchronized Swimming team, recently placed first against Boston University and Smith College at the Wheaton Invitational in Balfour Natatorium. The team won out all four routine events deservedly, honoring them with first place at the invitational. “There is definitely a lot […]
The men’s and women’s track and field teams find themselves fast approaching the end of the indoor season. The schedule has been competitive, racing against some of the top teams in New England and other regions, though Wheaton has been up to the challenge. Coaches Dave Cusano, Kim Spence ’04, and Karl Mader ’12 have […]
The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network announced early this month that it has won the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Solutions to help fund its chapters across the country. Wheaton College’s Roosevelt chapter will receive some of these funds to encourage students to engage in policy making. “Civic responsibility is something that should encompass […]