On November 9, Wheaton faculty hosted a Teach-in on cultural appropriation, after a series of recent club events sparked by the Halloween blackface incident. The Teach-in covered four topics: the history of blackface, privilege, intersectionality, and the ongoing topic of cultural appropriation. The event was held in the chapel, with every bench packed to capacity. […]
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Members of SGA have started working with Wallace Library staff this year in the hopes of making textbooks more affordable for Wheaton students. Textbooks are one of the main expenses that college students incur during their time at Wheaton. Since 2007, SGA has funnelled $5,000 a year to the library for a program that purchases […]
On Oct. 28, Wheaton’s men’s soccer team finished their season in impressive fashion, handing Springfield College their first loss in a two-to-one victory at Keefe Field. The game served as a curtain call for seven seniors, who were honored in a pregame ceremony and flanked by their families and loved ones. Two of these individuals, […]
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Dear World
During the week of Oct. 22, Wheaton took part in an internationally recognized portrait and storytelling project called Dear World. On Wednesday, Oct. 25 and Thursday, Oct. 26, Wheaton students and faculty gathered in the Balfour-Hood Atrium to share their stories and have their portraits taken. Dear World invited students to share stories from their […]
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Wheaton Clubs host Chai Night
A number of cultural clubs on campus, including the Middle Eastern Club, Asian Student Association (ASA), Latino Student Association (LSA) and Tea Club, have teamed up to host a “Chai Night.” This event will take place in the Balfour-Hood Atrium on Friday, Nov. 17 4-6 p.m. Chai Night will be a night of traditional tea […]
Students taking part in Professor Jenna Wechsler’s Intro to Political Research Methods class this semester are required to write a research paper as their final assignment. They have the option between conducting surveys of their own design and comparing research already conducted in the realm of political science. According to class member Tre Ayer ’20, […]
CORRECTION: It was incorrectly stated that the President of the Alumni Association, Jane Martin ’74, had signed the Black Student Association’s list of demands to Wheaton. Jane Martin ’74 did not sign BSA’s list of demands. The Wheaton Wire apologizes for this mistake. — This past Halloween weekend, a member of the women’s soccer team […]
Hailey Kohler ’18, a member of the Women’s Field Hockey team, along with two other classmates in her social psychology lab, recently completed a study on Wheaton athletes’ perception of motivational climate in relation to athletic identity. The purpose of this study was to examine how Wheaton athletes are influenced by the climates of their […]
Formerly known as the Alumnae/i Association, the organization voted to be renamed as the Alumni Association. The new name is meant to remove any gender-specific grouping and promote inclusivity. The push to change the name of the organization came during a meeting that the Alumni Board of Directors had earlier this fall. The association had […]
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Falling into Fall
Recently, Wheaton has been partaking in an array of fall activities. Fall Fest took place on Saturday, Oct. 21. Among the activities were: pumpkin painting, fall-themed collage making, photo shoots on hay bails and building a stick collage in the Dimple. Alumni were welcomed back to campus to support our sports teams in the afternoon. […]