Category: News
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Computer Science students team up to develop new Wheaton “cowDuck” app
There are currently over 1 billion smartphones in use around the world today. Applications, commonly known as “apps,” cover topics from entertainment, to reference, to organization. A recent addition to this industry is an app that was created specifically for Wheaton students. A Wheaton Computer Science team, consisting of Anthony Castellani ’13, Richard Neal ’15,…
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Faculty to vote on proposal for Business major
The Educational Policy Committee voted last week to approve and distribute a proposal for the creation of a new major in Business and Management. If approved, Wheaton will join an increasingly long list of small liberal arts schools that have chosen to incorporate majors in Business, marking a changing trend in what has normally been…
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Are professional sports too dangerous?
Almost one year ago the world was shocked to learn that former NFL linebacker, Junior Seau, had committed suicide. Though initial reports were unclear as to why he committed suicide, recent findings have suggested that Seau suffered from a type of brain damage called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which can cause depression. CTE has been…
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J Street U. facilitates nationwide student movement for peace in the Middle East
The arts have constantly been a reflective motive on the zeitgeist of humanity. When there is political turmoil in our world, be it revolution, social changes, elections, etc., humans have always used the arts as an element of political persuasion, a type of progressive push towards equality and harmony. Harmony; one of the key structures…
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BSA, SAIL collaborate on Black History Month programming
February is Black History Month, and all around the country, celebrations are beginning. Here at Wheaton, the Office of Student Activities, Involvement & Leadership (SAIL), along with the Black Student Association, has put together multiple events to recognize and spread awareness about African-American history in our country. “It is important for Black History Month to…
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Men’s basketball sees a season of ups and downs
The Wheaton College Men’s Basketball team suffered a brutal stretch from December into late January, over which they won just one of ten games and deflated a promising 5-0 start back in November. Despite an overall losing record, the Lyons have the talent to become a contender in the New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic…
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Patriots prepared for a critical offseason
There was no trip to The Big Easy. There were no celebratory Mardi Gras beads around the neck of Tom Brady. There was no third-quarter blackout delay for the New England Patriots. Instead, Brady, coach Bill Belichick, and the rest of the Patriots organization watched Super Bowl XLVII from their couches, as they agonizingly observed…
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New Peacock Pond resident inspires curiosity
If you’ve taken an Admissions tour of the Wheaton campus, the tour guide likely informed you that Wheaton’s official mascot is the Lyon (like a normal lion, but spelled a little differently). So it’s natural to think that parents and prospective students believe that the “Lyon” is the animal with which we (the student body)…
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Skehan ’15: Buckle up
The night before I was due to return to Wheaton from winter break, I was involved in a head on collision with another driver, who had crossed over to the opposite side of the road. Fortunately, no one in the car was seriously injured. The only thing preventing any extremely serious, potentially fatal, injuries was…
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Students call for greater transparency
Late last month, a petition with the objective of increasing administrative transparency at Wheaton morphed into a swiftly growing and well-advertised Facebook group. “Wheaton College Student Advocates,” as the group is called, aims to bring to light the goals of a petition launched last semester on the grassroots website Change.org, particularly after several crimes had…