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Class council speech night a success
This semester’s Student Government Association (SGA) Speech Night for class councils started off with SGA Vice-President Floriane Borel at the podium in the Balfour Hood atrium addressing a handful of spectators and most of the class council members. Richard Jenkins, candidate for class president of 2015, was first to speak. This is his last re-election. […]
Wheaton College, 6:30 am—The smell of chlorine permeates the air as you arrive in the Evelyn Danzig Haas Athletic Center. As you approach the balcony and look down at the brightly lit track below, the sound of Ellie Goulding’s “Burn” is clearly audible. There are runners running, throwers throwing, and jumpers jumping, while more athletes […]
The new Chase, Emerson, Cafe
Anyone who regularly eats at Chase and Emerson, which is most of the student body, knows the plight of on-campus cuisine. We’ve all complained, or at least have heard our friends complain, about the limited choices, or the problematic dining hours or the overall blandness of the dining experience. We accept this because this is […]
The Creative Writing Program is at it again, having hosted yet another successful Readings by the Writers event last week. Sponsored by the Evelyn Danzig Haas ’39 Visiting Artists Program, the event held a focus on contemporary African American writing over a two-day symposium. The initial readings by the writers on Tuesday evening yielded a […]
On Wednesday, March 26, Wheaton hosted Rolf Schütte, the German Consul General for the New England States, to discuss the growing role of Germany in both the European Union, as well as the international community. The event had to be relocated to the Holman Room in Mary Lyon after the May Room reached well beyond […]
In the spotlight: Sex Week 2014
In the Balfour Hood café, students are standing behind a table handing out free condoms and pamphlets on sexual health. “It’s sex week!” they say as you walk by. What exactly is sex week? It’s not what you may think. Twice a year, Wheaton’s Sexual Health Advocates Group (SHAG), dedicates a week to educating students […]
As the fall semester was coming to an end, finals weren’t the only concerns for members of Together We All Prosper (TWAP) house. They received an email from Dean of Students Lee Williams, which led them to wonder if the final weeks of the semester would also be the final weeks of TWAP. “I’ve received […]
According to Public Safety reports and a message sent to the Wheaton community by Dean of Students Lee Williams, two separate and unrelated instances of assault occurred at Wheaton early Sunday morning. The first incident was a fight between students at McIntire Hall between 12 and 1 a.m. that was, according to Wheaton College Director […]
The Public Safety Log from 3/24/2014 through 3/31/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.24_03.31.14