A handful of new courses are joining the Wheaton curriculum this coming spring, including a course taught by Professor Dorweiler on “Popular Culture and World Politics.” As the name suggests, the class […]
Wheaton College Conservatives club event rescheduled
The Wheaton Conservatives’ first guest speaker event was scheduled for Monday, Oct. 30, but was canceled due to the power outage on campus. The event was meant to feature Massachusetts State Senator […]
Students to partake in faculty-led trips this January
This coming January, a few Wheaton students will leave American shores behind, traveling and researching with professors in Ghana, South Africa and Trinidad. Professors Hyun Kim and James Freeman will be hosting […]
Wheaton joins together to discuss cultural appropriation
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 […]
Free Textbooks? SGA looks towards open source
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Political science students survey Wheaton community
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 […]
Wheaton student dresses up in blackface over Halloween weekend
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 […]
Alumni Association renamed for Gender Neutrality
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 […]