October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month concluded Thursday Oct. 31 with the “King of Pink” event in the Balfour-Hood Center from 12 to 2 p.m. Students wrote names of victims or survivors on cutouts of pink ribbons and placed them on the wall to remember or honor their loved ones. There was also a pink and […]
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Letter From the Editor Week 9
All, It’s funny how being busier than ever can be a therapeutic experience if you fall into the right places. With club participation declining across the board, it’s a truth that bears mention. I’m a pretty good example, I think. It’s senior year for me. As that mind-blowing reality slowly sinks in, I’ve devoted more […]
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The Wire interviews General Michael Hayden
On Oct. 25, alongside journalists from six collegiate newspapers, the Wire participated in a roundtable interview with former National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Michael Hayden. The interview, which was conducted in Washington D.C, focused on government surveillance. Hayden and the NSA have both been major media subjects since mid-June, when […]
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Red Soxes Win the World Series
The 2013 Boston Red Sox are World Series Champions. They are the first franchise to win three World Series titles in the new century after winning their eleventh postseason game in the sixth of their best-of-seven game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the best-of-seven format, the first team to win four games wins […]
Rajon Rondo is one of the most talented players to have ever worn the Boston green, and could be developing into one of the greatest point guards of all time. But the Celtics aren’t bringing home another championship banner anytime soon. In fact, it’s likely that in the 2013-2014 season, Boston will miss the postseason […]
The Women’s Cross Country team has had an extremely strong beginning season, finishing in first place as a team in three out of the five meets they’ve raced. Led by captain Shoshana Kruskal ’14, the Lyons are a tight-knit team who find success by pushing each other to be the best they can be. Kruskal, […]
This past Saturday, Oct. 19, the Alliance held the 9th Annual Wheaton Campus Drag Show. It was a night full of laughs, talented performances and, of course, a lot of drag. This night of highlights was hosted by two celebrity impersonators: Devon Cass (as Cher) and Athena Reich (as Lady Gaga). There were performances by […]
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A spooky Halloween, seven days early
Fall is the favorite season of many students at Wheaton. Arguably, campus is at its best under the tint of orange and yellow leaves, with students breaking out their cozy sweaters, and hands clutching warm drinks from the Hood Cafe. Perhaps most importantly, the fall season signals the arrival of the always-popular holiday, Halloween. This […]
On Wednesday morning, Cheryl Opper, founder and executive director of Schools on Wheels of Massachusetts, presented a lecture in Knapton Hall titled “Educating Students Impacted by Homelessness.” Opper’s goal was to raise awareness of the children and families who struggle due to homelessness, and to encourage students at Wheaton to volunteer their time to tutor […]
On Monday September 16th, faculty and students gathered in Hindle auditorium to honor the exemplary trajectory of Nontombi Naomi Tutu, a renowned activist who has dedicated her life to addressing human rights issues. Tutu is daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a famous activist and opponent of the apartheid in South Africa. During the event, she […]