Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Card swipe system at library faces setbacks

wheatonwireMar 24, 2015

On March 16, the Wallace Library put into effect a new card reading system that members of the Wheaton community can use to enter the…

Podbelski looks to lead Wheaton baseball to unprecedented 14th NEWMAC title

wheatonwireMar 24, 2015

In his 19 seasons as head coach of the Lyons, Eric Podbelski has achieved virtually every accolade a Division III coach can possibly attain. He’s…

Men’s Lacrosse officially kicks off their 2015 season

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

The Wheaton Men’s Lacrosse team remains ambitious for the 2015 season after a disappointing 2014 campaign that ended with a 5-9 record. Several upperclassmen players…

Snow wreaks havoc on MBTA, Wheaton commute

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

This winter has brought a staggering amount of snowfall to the New England area. The amount of snowfall has affected transportation to and from Wheaton…

Wheaton Softball opens season with Florida Games

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

Wheaton Softball is quickly approaching the annual Rebel Spring Games in Winter Haven and Kissimmee, Florida, where the team will open their 2015 season with…

Accepted student overnight reaches record numbers

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

You’ve seen them wandering around campus with your friends once or twice a semester. They’re usually a little dazed and confused, but pretty much always…

Skehan ’15: How mind-bending dresses and escaped llamas contribute to our society

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

Buckle up, folks, it’s going to be yet another llama and dress article. It’s going to start fun, then get serious, followed by an optomistic…

Williams classic leaves something to be desired

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

On Feb. 24th and 25th, Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie was brought to life on Wheaton’s campus, courtesy of Roxbury Repertory Theatre. The show left…

Fahoum ’18: On the ongoing Mexican Drug War

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015
Fahoum ’18: On the ongoing Mexican Drug War

Servando Gomez, a school teacher turned powerful drug lord, was arrested in Morelia last Friday. This arrest followed months of work by Mexican Intelligence in…

Visiting Artists Program sponsors poet, translator Mira Rosenthal

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

On Feb. 19, some of Wheaton’s aspiring poets were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to hear readings by the distinguished poet and writer, Mira…

Zephorene Stickney reaches 35 years as Wheaton College’s keeper of history

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

From a quest to find the forgotten burial location of one of Wheaton College’s founders, to placing birthday flowers underneath Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton’s portrait…

Happening Hour presents a new way to network

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

On Wednesday, March 4, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Loft, Molly Galler ’06 will speak at a new event series called Happening Hour…

Letter from the Editor

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

Readers, This weekend I had the pleasure of taking in the entirety of the New Plays Festival, put on each spring by the departments of…

Trybe Gala, Dance Fest light up weekend in Weber

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

Feb. 19–22 marked an exciting weekend for dance at Wheaton as the Annual Festival of Dance and TRYBE Gala brought together Wheaton’s best dance groups…

Student listening sessions provide opportunity for input to strategic planning process

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

The Strategic Planning Task Force facilitated student listening sessions on Feb. 16, 19 and 23 in Hindle Auditorium. President Dennis Hanno created the task force…

Once again, Wheaton lands on list of top Fulbright schools

wheatonwireMar 3, 2015

For the tenth year in a row, Wheaton College has ranked as one of the top universities for producing Fulbright scholars in United States. According…