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New Plays Festival showcases student collaboration at its best

Wheaton’s 14th annual New Plays Festival began on February 27 at 1 p.m. with shows performed periodically throughout the weekend. The festival showcases long plays written by students in Professor of English Charlotte Meehan’s Advanced Playwriting class. These plays are then performed by students in the Theatre Department. Meehan first started the New Plays Festival […]

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First MLK Legacy Award Recognizes Promotion of Inclusion and Diversity on Campus

Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday of January- usually when Wheaton College is on winter break. Last year, former Black Student Association (BSA) President Ezeanne Fonge ’16 along with other members spoke with President Dennis Hanno about organizing Wheaton’s first ever MLK Legacy Celebrations. This event was realized on […]

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Second Group of Bhutanese Students Visit Wheaton

For the second year now, Wheaton has hosted a group of Bhutanese students and staff members from Royal Thimphu College (RTC). Four students and two staff members visited Wheaton from February 8 to the 21. Through our partnership with RTC, 10 groups of Wheaton students have had the chance to participate in the semester abroad […]

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Pedestrian fatally hit by Amtrak train at Mansfield train station

A man was struck and killed by a northbound high-speed Amtrak train at the Mansfield train station on March 2 at 2:44 p.m. He has not yet been identified. The train was heading to Boston and hit the pedestrian between the platform of the train station and the Mansfield chocolate factory. Witnesses confirm that a […]

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Spoken word artist Lola Haze performs Live at Wheaton

Ashlee “Lola” Haze who is a spoken word artist from Atlanta, Georgia performed for Live at Wheaton on February 25. Her message to the Wheaton community was, “Listen more than you speak. Read more than you write. Check your privilege if you have it. Create more spaces for people of color and make sure those […]

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Inequity in America: Whose fault is it?

“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is a dead narrative, and Donald Trump has put the nails in its coffin. For decades, the phrase has been used to patronize oppressed and marginalized peoples and paint them as being responsible for their own suffering and disadvantaged positions in society. If these people just worked hard enough, […]

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Celebrating SHAG’s Sex Semester

Wheaton’s Sexual Health Awareness Group (SHAG) has extended their event Sex Week to cover the entire semester. SHAG President Stephanie Kaczowski ‘16 said that Sex Semester was initiated in order to find new ways to get students involved and excited about their sexual health. Sex Semester will feature activites, talks and events related to sexual […]

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Matthew Goodwin ’98 Speaks on Innovations in Autism Research at Psi Chi Induction

The Holman Room in Mary Lyon Hall was filled faculty and students from psychology, neuroscience and computer science backgrounds for the Psi Chi lecture and induction. On February 23, the Wheaton Chapter inducted 17 students to this nationally recognized honor society. Alum and Psi Chi member Matthew Goodwin ’98 lectured on ‘Developing innovative technologies to […]

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Multicultural Showcase to Celebrate Diversity

‘Multicultural Showcase’ is a new event at Wheaton that intends to celebrate diversity on campus. It will take place on March 4 in Balfour from 6 to 8:00 p.m. and feature an international fashion show, food from local restaurants and musical performances. Organizer Marielle Thete ’16 was inspired by a similar event that takes place […]

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Faculty Forum Discusses Managing Difficult Discussions in the Classroom

Wheaton faculty members met in Mary Lyon Hall on February 19 to discuss their role in managing and facilitating difficult discussions in the classroom. This meeting was prompted by problems arising in classroom discourse following the hateful speech/graffiti incident that occurred in Meadows last semester. Psychology Department Chair, Peony Fhagen, led the forum with the […]