Category: News
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Welcome Back Whiteout
Winter storm Juno put an abrupt halt on classes and activities last week as Wheaton College students were greeted with nearly two feet of snow within their first few days of returning to campus from winter break. Norton, Mass. and the surrounding area received nearly 20 inches of snowfall during the storm, which lasted from…
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Wheaton men’s soccer host NCAA First & Second rounds
For the first time in Wheaton men’s soccer program history the Lyons hosted the NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds on Keefe Field. Three other teams traveled to Wheaton with only one advancing slot for a team to qualify for the “Sweet 16” just games away from a National Championship berth. The Lyons entered the…
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Middle East Club plans for the future as awareness week generates solid turnout
The Middle East Club of Wheaton College was founded from suggestion at a lunch table in 2008. Associate Professor of Political Science Alireza Shomali recounted the conversation he had with another professor of Political Science, Jeffrey Murphy. Shomali said, “It started as a discussion about the possibility of making our students and community more aware…
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Wheaton launches new funding opportunity for “winternships”
The end of the semester allows us to count down the days to winter break, look forward to the holidays, and plan all of our Netflix binge-watching. Although many of us plan on taking a break from all the work that comes with school, fifty students have applied for a new funding opportunity that Wheaton…
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Students: cultural appropriation a problem even in faculty circles
On Nov. 13, Wheaton’s Intercultural Board (ICB) hosted a talk on cultural appropriation as part of their new After Hours series. The students who voiced their heartfelt concerns on the issue indicated that the problems of appropriation are numerous and troubling. In a broad sense, cultural appropriation is when a group has aspects of its…
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Turmoil in Ferguson after Grand Jury decision
On Monday, Nov. 24, a grand jury of 12, consisting of 9 white jurors and 3 African-American jurors, reached the decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson for the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. After the announcement, the Brown family released a statement through their lawyer expressing their disappointment with the decision….
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Scholar discusses folklore, spirits in Don Quixote
On Nov. 7 an English philosopher and Hispanic literary scholar Jorge Abril gave a presentation here at Wheaton titled ‘Palimpsestic Physiognomy’ concerning the book Don Quixote. The presentation analyzed the book’s folkloric content and spiritual references. Being the second most read book in history, Don Quioxte is a book that has been analyzed thoroughly in…
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Republicans take Senate, Massachusetts picks Baker
For the Republican Party, Tuesday, Nov. 4 was a good night. In the latest of what has become a string of reactionary elections, the GOP finally attained the goal they’ve been looking for since the election of President Barack Obama in 2008: control of the United States Senate. Picking up eight seats — in West…
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Basketball teams head into preseason with hopes of NEWMAC glory
The Wheaton men’s and women’s basketball teams recently kicked off their preseason affairs to prepare for the 2014-15 season with two separate mentalities but similar objectives. The women’s side plays to “get better everyday” and grow from the present, one of the team philosophies set by head coach Melissa L. Hodgdon. The men’s program looks…
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Fahoum ’18: The significance of educated Tunisian fundamentalists
Four years after the Arab Spring, Tunisia is an exceptional example of democracy compared to its neighboring Arab states. As one of the most educated and cosmopolitan populations in the Middle East, Tunisia succeeded at managing its law and order after the revolution and is having its second free elections this month. However, Tunisia’s exceptionally…