Category: News
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Men’s Club Hockey gets ready for another tough season
It’s 11:50 on a Wednesday night in Taunton. The sound of skates stopping and sticks tapping can be heard as the Wheaton Men’s Ice Hockey club finishes the last ten minutes of their weekly practice. The Wheaton Whalers, who play out of Alexio Skating Arena in Taunton and compete as a Divison II team in…
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Wheaton Men’s Soccer spends 9 days traveling Italy
The trip began with a luxurious flight from New York to Milan on Emirates. Then the Wheaton Men’s Soccer team traveled by bus to Cinque Terre, a beautiful area consisting of five villages on the coastline surrounded by luscious hills. The boys swam in the Mediterranean, ate Gelato, and drank espresso. Although jetlagged, the refreshing…
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Dr. Tashi Zangmo: Educating and empowering Bhutanese women
Director of the Bhutan Nuns’ Foundation Dr. Tashi Zangmo addressed the obstacles facing Bhutanese women in a lecture in the Woolley Room in Mary Lyon Hall on Sept. 5. The lecture was entitled “Empowering Women and Girls Through Education.” Zangmo focused specifically on Bhutanese nunneries and her organization’s efforts to enrich the lives of young…
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President’s house to be haunted this Halloween
The president’s house, previously host to stately dinners and receptions, will serve a new function this coming Halloween. President Dennis Hanno wants to make it haunted. In an e-mail, Hanno sketched the outline of an event that would “bring the Wheaton and Norton communities together,” and transform the house, which was built in 1829, into…
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Public Safety Log, Aug. 28–Sept. 3
LARCENY-THEFT From Buildings Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 at 08:43 Location : POTATO CELLAR Summary : Larceny of electrical supplies. Deposition : Closed MEDICAL Medical Incident Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 at 19:55 Location : MEADOWS HALL EAST Summary : AC called for Officer to meet up with her at student room. Disposition: Closed ALCOHOL/DRUGS Any Alcohol…
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McCaffrey sees challenges, opportunities in new role
What follows has been edited for length. For the full interview, including Dean McCaffrey’s thoughts on the upcoming dining renovations, look on our website, wheatonwire.wpengine.com. Alex Butcher-Nesbitt: So, you’ve just moved from heading up the Office of Residential Life. How do you compare the two roles — Director of Residential Life and Vice President of…
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In aftermath of Ferguson, students respond with events and discussion
A few weeks before many new students started their first year at Wheaton, a future freshman’s life was lost before he could even begin his college career. On Aug. 9, Michael Brown, who was scheduled to begin school at Vatterott College in the fall, was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. His…
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With eyes towards retention, a new network of support for sophomores
In light of increasing difficulty by colleges in retaining sophomore students, Wheaton is implementing a new program designed to give sophomores added support as they go throughout their second years. The program, called the sophomore peer mentors, was conceived when representatives from Wheaton participated in a webinar about sophomore retention with a number of different…
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The unique traditions of a Wheaton graduation
Graduation is not only a big time for students, but also a chance for a school to display its culture and tradition. It is usually a big deal for colleges or universities, because it doesn’t only give a formal occasion of looking back and reflecting on the past year, but more importantly, it opens up…
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Chance the Rapper and Chiddy Bang: A transition in hype
To say the least, we were all well informed that Chance the Rapper was unable to appear at Wheaton this past Spring Weekend. With his lack of appearance came the slow downward trickle of the hype that surrounded the rapper on campus. The quick replacement of Chance with Chiddy Bang was both impressive and necessary…