It is becoming difficult to get through a month, or even a week, without seeing some sort of tragedy break on the front pages. Even as I write this on Friday evening, I’m seeing reports about a shooting in the Los Angeles Airport, leaving one TSA officer dead and at least two others wounded. In […]
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In the dimly lit Lyon’s Den on Sunday, Oct. 27, students and faculty cupped mugs of coffee and tea, ate the always-popular chocolate chip cookies (warmed, of course), and settled in a comfy couch. However, this was not a typical Sunday evening at the Den; the occasion was the event “The Madness of Small Worlds,” […]
October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month concluded Thursday Oct. 31 with the “King of Pink” event in the Balfour-Hood Center from 12 to 2 p.m. Students wrote names of victims or survivors on cutouts of pink ribbons and placed them on the wall to remember or honor their loved ones. There was also a pink and […]
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Letter From the Editor Week 9
All, It’s funny how being busier than ever can be a therapeutic experience if you fall into the right places. With club participation declining across the board, it’s a truth that bears mention. I’m a pretty good example, I think. It’s senior year for me. As that mind-blowing reality slowly sinks in, I’ve devoted more […]
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The Wire interviews General Michael Hayden
On Oct. 25, alongside journalists from six collegiate newspapers, the Wire participated in a roundtable interview with former National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Michael Hayden. The interview, which was conducted in Washington D.C, focused on government surveillance. Hayden and the NSA have both been major media subjects since mid-June, when […]
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Red Soxes Win the World Series
The 2013 Boston Red Sox are World Series Champions. They are the first franchise to win three World Series titles in the new century after winning their eleventh postseason game in the sixth of their best-of-seven game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the best-of-seven format, the first team to win four games wins […]
Rajon Rondo is one of the most talented players to have ever worn the Boston green, and could be developing into one of the greatest point guards of all time. But the Celtics aren’t bringing home another championship banner anytime soon. In fact, it’s likely that in the 2013-2014 season, Boston will miss the postseason […]
The Women’s Cross Country team has had an extremely strong beginning season, finishing in first place as a team in three out of the five meets they’ve raced. Led by captain Shoshana Kruskal ’14, the Lyons are a tight-knit team who find success by pushing each other to be the best they can be. Kruskal, […]
This past Saturday, Oct. 19, the Alliance held the 9th Annual Wheaton Campus Drag Show. It was a night full of laughs, talented performances and, of course, a lot of drag. This night of highlights was hosted by two celebrity impersonators: Devon Cass (as Cher) and Athena Reich (as Lady Gaga). There were performances by […]
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A spooky Halloween, seven days early
Fall is the favorite season of many students at Wheaton. Arguably, campus is at its best under the tint of orange and yellow leaves, with students breaking out their cozy sweaters, and hands clutching warm drinks from the Hood Cafe. Perhaps most importantly, the fall season signals the arrival of the always-popular holiday, Halloween. This […]