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States Are Moving To Ban Transgender Athletes

Across the country, states are banning transgender girls from competing in sports.  The banning of transgender girls from athletics started last year with Idaho. Since then, Mississippi has become the latest state to file such a motion. The latest string of bans occurred less than two months after President Biden took office and signed an […]

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Norton Braces for April Election

Next Month, Norton residents will be voting in the annual town election.   The election, scheduled for April 10, will determine who will replace Brad Bramwell, a member on town’s select board.   Bramwell, who could have sought a fifth term, announced last month that he would not seek re-election, drawing a three way race for his […]

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Third Stimulus Check May Include College Students

A third stimulus check is in the works. Having passed through the House on Saturday, all that remains for the $1.9 trillion dollar Covid relief package is for the Senate to pass it. If this passes, many adults across the US could receive payments. Under the current proposal, those making up to $75,000 a year […]

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Texas and Mississippi End Mask Mandates

The governors of both Texas and Mississippi have announced that their states will dissolve their mask mandates. Both governors cited increased vaccinations and reduced hospitalizations as reasons for the dissolution of the mandate. With the resindication of the mask mandate in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott also stated “all businesses of any type are allowed to […]

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Top Five Active MLB Shortstops

2. Francisco Lindor finally escaped Cleveland, leaving Jose Ramirez to fend for himself against the cheapest MLB owner. Lindor has long been one of the league’s most electric players and we hope to see that energy amplified when he plays for a team that actually cares for him.  3. Trevor Story is objectively the best […]

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Wheaton Students Protest Mandatory Mental Health Training Module, Administration Responds, Making the Training Optional

Following concerns expressed by students, Dean of Students Zachary Irish and Director of Counseling & Health Services Valeria Tobia announced today that they plan to make the EverFi mental health module optional, rather than mandatory as first announced.

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Celebrating a decade of Renaissance women

It has certainly been a year about blackness*. Whether people are discussing the dehumanization of the black body in America or the rise of the Afro-Latino identity,  it is safe to say that the world is paying more attention to people of color and the spaces we own. On the contrary, this year has also […]

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33rd Annual Violence Against Women Symposium covers variety of issues

Since 1983, the Violence Against Women sociology/ anthropology/ women’s studies course has coordinated the annual Violence Against Women Symposium. This year, the weeklong event beginning April 25 included events such as Rape Kit Graveyard on Chapel Field, Redefining Masculinity talk held in Balfour and Take Back the Night speeches in the Lyons Den. The class […]

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Dean Vereene Parnell to Leave Wheaton After Decade at Office of SSSR

‘Is religion dead at Wheaton?’ asked the headline of the Wire on November 9, 2005 on the day that Vereene Parnell, associate dean of Service, Spirituality and Social Responsibility (SSSR) office signed to Wheaton. Recently, Dean of Students Kate Kenny wrote in a campus wide email that Parnell would be leaving Wheaton at the end […]

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Beard Gallery features work by senior art majors

Currently on display in the Beard Gallery is Muse of Form – 2016 Studio Art Major’ Exhibition. With the year coming to an end and studio art majors ending their careers here at Wheaton, the gallery provides a perfect chance for all of their hard work to be displayed. Open daily during the week, be […]