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Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Wheaton College Reopens for the Spring Semester, Asks that Returning Students Abide by the Following Community Commitment

Kavita PremkumarJan 27, 2021
Wheaton College Reopens for the Spring Semester, Asks that Returning Students Abide by the Following Community Commitment

As members of the Wheaton community, we all share the responsibility of ensuring that “we may have life and have it abundantly.” In the midst…

‘Better Dead Than Co-Ed’: Wheaton Alum Organizes Reprinting of Protest Shirts

Kavita PremkumarJan 27, 2021
‘Better Dead Than Co-Ed’: Wheaton Alum Organizes Reprinting of Protest Shirts

Following the popularity of a post in a college Facebook group of a Wheaton College student in front of Cole Memorial Chapel in a shirt…

Part 2 of Policing Scenarios: An Educational Read on Policing & The Criminal Justice System

Delaney BeaudoinJan 12, 2021
Part 2 of Policing Scenarios: An Educational Read on Policing & The Criminal Justice System

Scenario 1: Black man Scenario 2: White man (Read the scenarios again in Part 1!) “Abolish the police,” became a rallying cry around 1988. Prior…

What you missed in 2020

Delaney BeaudoinJan 12, 2021
Workers demonstrating for workers rights

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the year 2020 more than anything else, there have been many life-changing events that have been overlooked due to…

Wheaton Lays off All Public Safety Officers Except Two, Employs Private Security Firm

Kavita PremkumarJan 11, 2021
Wheaton Lays off All Public Safety Officers Except Two, Employs Private Security Firm

All but two members of Wheaton College’s on-campus police force, Public Safety, were recently laid off by the administration and replaced with a private security…

Public Safety Report: Summarized

Delaney BeaudoinDec 30, 2020
Wheaton College Public Safety badge. Source: wheatoncollege.edu

A copy of the 2020 Wheaton College Annual Security and Fire Safety Report was made available on Monday of this past week by Public Safety.…

Wheaton College President, Dennis Hanno, stepping down in Late 2021

Delaney BeaudoinDec 14, 2020
Dennis M. Hanno, President

Wheaton College President Dennis Hanno will step down late in the calendar year of 2021.

Horoscopes for the Week of 12/6 – 12/13

Delaney BeaudoinDec 6, 2020
Astrology signs on a purple background

Aries (March 21 – April 19) It’s finally time to get your home in order, Aries. Now that school is done for the semester, you…

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse announces he will not seek re-election

Kavita PremkumarDec 4, 2020
Source: Wikipedia

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse (D) will not be running for a fifth term in the city’s 2021 election, he announced in a statement issued Tuesday…

Horoscopes for the Week of 11/29-12/5

Kavita PremkumarDec 2, 2020

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Have you been putting off your schoolwork, Aries? Take a minute to think about your goals. Is procrastination helping? No.…

Test Your Advocacy in Policing Scenarios

Kavita PremkumarNov 24, 2020
Test Your Advocacy in Policing Scenarios

For our advocacy project in our “Race & Racism” course, our group decided that we wanted to focus on policing and the criminal justice system.…

Horoscopes for the Week of 11/22-11/28

Kavita PremkumarNov 24, 2020
Horoscopes for the Week of 11/22-11/28

Aries (March 21 – April 19) When was the last time that you made yourself feel special, Aries? Make sure you spend quality time with…

Beyond the Hashtag: The Art and Activism of #BlackLivesMatter

Kavita PremkumarNov 17, 2020
Beyond the Hashtag: The Art and Activism of #BlackLivesMatter

On Thursday, Nov. 12, Patrisse Cullors, an internationally recognized artist, activist, and advocate for civil rights and social justice spoke in a zoom webinar entitled…

Horoscopes for the Week of 11/15 – 11/21

Kavita PremkumarNov 15, 2020
Horoscopes for the Week of 11/15 – 11/21

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Do you feel like you’re at the top of your game, Aries? Good, you are. Use this energy to…

SGA Discusses: Updating the Removal Process, Mindfulness

Kavita PremkumarNov 13, 2020

On Nov. 4, 2020, SGA senate began with a quick discussion of remote learning during the informal conversation of Community Commentary. With the recent COVID-19…

Crunchy Cheetos vs Cheeto Puffs

Kavita PremkumarNov 13, 2020
Crunchy Cheetos vs Cheeto Puffs

The crunchy, cheesy, classic snack food that will leave an orange residue on your fingers after you eat them: Cheetos. What do you picture when…