The Programming Council (P.C.) has recently announced that the Spring Weekend musical headliner would will be Boston rapper and songwriter “Sammy Adams”. Certain anonymous members of the Wheaton community have gone online and have been excessively negative toward the Programming Council and their decision. Despite this damaging feedback, P.C Chair, Molly Grannell ’15, still believes…

Last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, students and faculty gathered in Cole Memorial Chapel to hear some of Wheaton’s writers describe some of their most personal experiences. (En)Compass, this year’s production of Wheaton Words, directed by senior Milana Meytes ’15, was a collection of performances, monologues and poems that sought to address the topics of sexuality,…

Since it’s founding in 1834 by Mary Lyon, Wheaton has a long history of cultivating women’s education and women scholars. Wheaton’s early years were devoted to offering a liberal arts education that could compare to men’s colleges of the time. Internationally, the first International Women’s Day was observed in 1911 and 70 years later, the…

Even as spring begins to arrive to the Wheaton campus, some effects of the harsh winter still linger. One such effect occurred earlier this semester to roommates Matisse Baumann ’16, Jeffrey Sanborn ’16 and Michael Cronin ’16. They were moved out of their room in Gebbie and relocated, presumably because the freezing pipes and a…

In 1919, Wheaton College conferred its first Honorary Degree at commencement to alumna Kate Upson Clark ’69. Throughout the years, Wheaton has conferred Honorary Degrees to many distinguished and talented individuals. Recently, the process of recipient selection has gone through changes and become more inclusive to community input. President Dennis Hanno said that this year,…

Wheaton continues to have more student applications with each passing year and this has caused the Admissions Office to revamp its ambassador program. Among the changes are two new student volunteer positions that have been created. The first is the entirely new position of panelist, while the second is a change to the tour guide…

On March 16, the Wallace Library put into effect a new card reading system that members of the Wheaton community can use to enter the building during evening and weekend hours. This proximity card reader for the Wheaton ID card is located to the right of the inner doors at the main entrance. The system…

This winter has brought a staggering amount of snowfall to the New England area. The amount of snowfall has affected transportation to and from Wheaton College, which has been challenging for both faculty and students. These unfavorable conditions have resulted in a reduced schedule of the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional transit Authority (GATRA) buses to…