Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Marijuana Delivery Business

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

On Monday, Oct. 4, a community meeting was held over Zoom about a potential new marijuana delivery business opening in Norton. The meeting was attended…

An evening in the Worker’s City: Metropolis Review

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

Last week, I was in the Cole Memorial Chapel for the first time since my freshman year. It’s funny to think about how time has…

Titane: a surrealist automobile fever dream about… love?

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

Authors note: Spoilers ahead! After over a year of theater closure, I wanted nothing but to be blown away by a movie. I longed to…

Briefs by Ben Volume 1

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

After students and community members gave their feedback to restore cuts made to Chase Dining Hall hours, Dean Parker announced in an email Friday, Oct.…

On Campus Employment: Wheaton Phonathon

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

I am a Wheaton Phonathoner, meaning my on campus job consists of calling alumni, parents, and past donors, then asking them a variety of questions…

Exposé: Are Sports at Wheaton Truly Inclusive?

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

In the past few years, Wheaton has taken many administrative steps, which range from Diversity, Equity & Access Leadership (DEAL) initiatives to introducing new boards…

24 documented hours in the quarantine dorm

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

The requirement to stay in Chapin is a circumstance feared by many on campus. To ease curious minds, the following is a documentation of my…

What Could Have Been…One Hell of a Ride

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021
What Could Have Been…One Hell of a Ride

On Friday, Oct. 22, the 2021 Boston Red Sox season came to a close to the hands of the Astros in six games. After six…

True Crime: A Deadly Obsession

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

If you were to hop on either Spotify or Apple podcasts and look at the charts displaying the most listened to podcasts you would see…

(Political) (Not-so-Brief) Briefs by Ben

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

Last week on Nov. 2, 2021, it was my favorite day of the year, Election Day! Here are some particularly consequential races from near Wheaton…

Count Your Lucky Stars Volume Six

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021

We’re in the weird liminal space known as November. Scorpio  •  Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 Halloween may be over, but nothing is scarier than…

In the Mood for Love: Frames within Frames

Kavita PremkumarNov 14, 2021
In the Mood for Love: Frames within Frames

Everyone lives within their own reality, their own frame. Sometimes that frame becomes a fantasy. Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love is an exploration…

Meet our new Wheaton employees

Kavita PremkumarNov 8, 2021

In the midst of the Great Resignation, Wheaton has gained a number of new employees.  Here are three new faces to recognize around campus this…

Count your lucky stars volume five

Kavita PremkumarNov 8, 2021

Will your horoscope be a trick or a treat? Libra  •  Sept. 23 to Oct. 22 You’re a Reese’s Cup in a sea of Smarties. …

Briefs by Ben volume two

Kavita PremkumarNov 8, 2021

Wheaton Campus gets ready for Halloween and sees some large shake-ups Author’s Note: Skipping a week gives you more events to choose from. *Taps forehead*…

Striketober explained

Elsie CarsonNov 8, 2021

What do Alabama coal miners, Massachusetts nurses, Hollywood assistants, and Kellogg’s employees all have in common? If you said that they’re all-American workers who are…