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On Feb. 23, the Wheaton Board of Trustees unanimously voted to grant tenure to eight faculty members, the largest number to be approved in recent years. The newly tenured professors were Thandi Buthelezi (Chemistry), Dolita Cathcart (History), Teresa Celada (Philosophy), Phoebe Chan (Economics), Matthew Evans (Chemistry), Touba Ghadessi (Art History), Alireza Shomali (Political Science) and […]
In response to an online petition that has now accrued more than 400 signatures, the Office of the President and the Student Government Association held a community meeting to discuss the issue of transparency between school administration and students. Primarily led by Dean of Students Lee Williams, she and other administrators defended several policies in […]
Standing strong at 13-2-2 at the end of February, the Boston Bruins are well on their way to a deep run into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their season began in mid-January, after the National Hockey League (NHL) lockout, which, lasting three months too long, delayed the start of the now shortened season. With just 48 […]
This Saturday, the Wheaton softball teams kicks off a brand new season from Kissimmee, Florida, with a doubleheader against both Skidmore and Simpson, the first of five pairs of back-to-backs in Florida before the team travels back to Norton. From there, the Lyons play before their home crowd in a doubleheader against Bridgewater State on […]
Last Friday began the first of four spring semester open houses for accepted students of the Class of 2017. Over 200 students arrived on campus, with around 80 students spending the night. Overnight visits allow prospective students to shadow current Wheaton students, to show what the living, academic and social situation is like. With additional […]
Wheaton College has announced that the commencement speaker for the Class of 2013 will be former Federal District Court of Massachusetts Judge Nancy Gertner. Judge Gertner is described by Professor of Biology John Kricher, a close friend of the recently announced speaker, as a true “representative of Wheaton values.” Judge Gertner attended Barnard College and […]
March is Women’s History Month, and to kick it off, the Feminist Association of Wheaton sponsored a Feminist Panel on Monday, Feb. 25, where a panel of six feminists presented their views on the subject. The panel, held in Meneely 102, consisted of Rasheeda Abdul-Musawwir ’13, Judith Gil ’14, Joe Nelson ’14, Assistant Professor of […]
Earlier in January Sony released a mysterious trailer containing symbols commonly associated with the PlayStation gaming controller. For three weeks this speculation flared on the internet regarding Sony progressing to the next generation of video gaming. This could only mean one thing: PlayStation 4 was going to be announced soon! Sure enough on February 20th […]
In his State of the Union address on Feb. 12, President Barack Obama urged Congress to look past party lines to push the nation further on the road to recovery. Obama started his speech by invoking one of American politics’ most iconic figures: “Fifty-one years ago,” said the President, “John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber […]
If you wandered through the Balfour-Hood Center on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.you may have been hit by lettuce streaming from the mouth of a dragon. It is apparent that Wheaton’s Asian American Coalition (AAC) pulled out all the stops to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is a more encompassing name for […]