Thanks to a fellowship from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Wheaton College’s Art History Department is in the process of hiring a new professor, who will serve for two years. The professor’s expertise will be in the fields of Asian or Islamic art, as dictated by the fellowship. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships are typically granted to […]
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The Wheaton College baseball team and SMART (Sexual Misconduct and Assault Resource Team) collaborated this year to sponsor the sixth annual White Ribbon Campaign to end violence against women. A table was set up in the Balfour-Hood Campus Center on Thursday, March 7 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Here students signed a pledge to “never commit, […]
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Eight faculty granted tenure
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 […]
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Bruins back and stronger than ever
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 […]
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Women’s softball kicks off a new season
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 […]
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Commencement speaker announced
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 […]