The Wire has received multiple reports on a series of verbal and physical assaults that occurred on campus Sunday morning. According to sources, the assaults took place around 1 a.m. on the north side of campus between Clark Hall and Watson Fine Arts Center. Police cars and Public Safety vehicles were seen in the area […]
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The Boston bruins have torn through their March schedule, going 12-0 as of March 22. The streak has put them atop the Atlantic Division and, barring some horrific meltdown, has guaranteed them the top seed in the East for the playoffs as well as a shot at the President’s Trophy (given to the NHL team […]
As the investigation continues into the fate of Malaysian Airline flight 370, theories, both plausible and impossible, have arisen. Here’s what we already know. On Saturday Mar. 8 a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing seemingly disappeared, losing contact with air control and failing to show up on radar. The number of passengers totaled 227, […]
In an email sent to all students, staff and faculty on March 17, President Ronald Crutcher outlined a number of initiatives that were presented to the Board of Trustees at their last meeting on February 21. The initiatives include an effort to improve career services and a renovation of Emerson and Chase that is expected […]
Hungry students filed into Emerson’s Faculty Dining Room on February 27 at 5:30 p.m. for the Oxfam America Hunger Banquet. Sponsored by The Office of Service, Spirituality and Social Responsibility (SSSR), Hungry Lyons, and Aramark, this simulation in hunger awareness brings the Wheaton Community closer through an understanding of hunger problems facing the United States. […]
The Public Safety Log from 3/17/2014 through 3/24/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.17_03.24.14 .
Both religion and feminism play important parts in the community at Wheaton, however hidden or visible these may be, yet is it safe to say that these two can be intermingled as a form of identity and lifestyle? This past Wednesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. in Meneely 102, the Feminist Association of Wheaton (FAW) […]
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Don’t get swept up in the madness
Bracket busted? Dealing with crushing disappointment? I understand. It’s the reason I made an oath to give up participating in March Madness four years ago, and why you should consider doing the same. While not an avid college basketball fan, I followed along, enough to know who was good this year, who was underachieving, who […]
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Summer session online registration begins
Online registration for Wheaton’s 2014 Summer Session opened this morning at 8:30 a.m. Although the Summer Session began last year, it only offered three courses, one of which was taught online. This summer, Wheaton will offer 27. The courses offered are from an impressive variety of different departments in 16 different fields. They include several […]
“The road to Nationals is never easy,” said National Champion Ashante Little ’14. “Every day that you come into practice you have to be conscious of the fact that every other competitor is working just as hard as you. You have to work harder.” This past Saturday, the Wheaton College women’s track and field team […]