Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Morton ’14: PlayStation 4 announcement signals the future of video-gaming

wheatonwireMar 6, 2013

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…

Obama urges fiscal action in State of the Union Address

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

In his State of the Union address on Feb. 12, President Barack Obama urged Congress to look past party lines to push the nation further on…

Asian American Coalition celebrates Lunar New Year

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

If you wandered through the Balfour-Hood Center on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.you may have been hit by lettuce streaming from the mouth of a…

Play ball! Top ranked Lyons kick off season

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

Last spring, the Lyons marched all the way to the NCAA Division III College World Series game, and this year the team finds itself in…

Festival of Dance, Trybe Gala wow Wheaton students

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

For the past two weeks, Wheaton has had the privilege of hosting two on-campus dance group performances: The Festival of Dance and the annual Trybe…

Chinese takeout: Jade City, Mandarin or Tsang’s?

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

Most Wheaton students can relate to feeling a strong yearning for  a nice plate of General Tso’s chicken. Luckily, if Chinese cuisine is what you…

Relentless Celtics go on without Rondo

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

When the final whistle blew at the TD Garden on Jan. 27, all star forward Paul Pierce, the rest of the Boston Celtics organization, and…

Guruge ’14 sounds off on the McGraw-Hill fraud scandal

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

After four years of sorting through the financial wreckage left behind from the housing bubble, the Department of Justice has decided to bring a five…

Letter from the Editor Week 4 Spring 2013

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

After years of living under a rock, I’m pleased to announce that the Wire is now on the internet at www.wheatonwire.wpengine.com. Hallelujah. The website was…

Oxfam Hunger Banquet raises hunger and poverty awareness

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

On Feb. 13, the Office of Service, Spirituality and Social Responsibility (SSSR) held the OxFam Hunger Banquet, an event intending to raise awareness on hunger…

Snapchat: Another blow for face-to-face communication?

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

In a world that is ever more technology based, it is of little surprise just how quickly the Snapchat fad has taken off.  A handy app…

In wake of winter storms, clean-up crews restore normalcy

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

  While many Wheaton students relish the school holidays that result from winter storms or hurricanes, the Wheaton administration faces the difficult task of making…

Professor Barker on paragliding and supernovas

wheatonwireFeb 27, 2013

Having had conversations with Carl Sagan, studied with a future Nobel prize winner in college, and spent time researching at NASA, Professor Tim Barker’s life…

Behind the Scenes with the Mechanical Trades Group

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2013

Mechanical Trades VIDEO While not as picturesque as the Kangamangus Highway Nadeau biked on his Harley Davidson with his wife, David Nadeau’s office window offers…

How to land a spot on the Wheaton webpage

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2013

My dream is to be featured on the Wheaton College webpage. I have been doing everything in my power to get on that homepage; I…

Upcoming: The Second Annual Student- Athlete Alumnae/i Reception

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2013

Wheaton Athletic Mentors are pleased to present the Second Annual Student-Athlete Alumnae/i Reception. This reception will take place on February 28, 2013, from 6:30-8:00 pm,…