Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


The College Bubble: Befriend or Break?

Madison MorinSep 26, 2023

Note: The following interviews and information was collected in the fall of 2021 Standing on a well-maintained patch of grass in a corner of campus,…

Julie Ertz leaves the game of soccer a beloved trailblazer 

Caden CharpentierSep 26, 2023
Julie Ertz leaves the game of soccer a beloved trailblazer 

Some leave the sport they love quietly. Others fade due to injury or simply age out of the game. Julie Ertz, the now former USWNT…

Bernardy is Prepared to Build on the Success of the Swim and Dive Program 

Caden CharpentierSep 26, 2023
Bernardy is Prepared to Build on the Success of the Swim and Dive Program 

Elizabeth Bernardy, an individual who once roamed the hallways on campus returned this summer to take the reins of the Lyons’ Men’s and Women’s Swimming…

Lost Heirlooms and Free Expression

Lily MaguireSep 26, 2023
Lost Heirlooms and Free Expression

By Elsie Carson and Lily Maguire “Get naked or get out!” Those five words were bright and bold on the Art Haus wall in their…

Emma Seligman’s Bottoms

Casey DrurySep 26, 2023
Emma Seligman’s Bottoms

With 2023 coming to an end, it’s easy to assume that a lot of the year’s heavy-hitter film releases have already come and left theaters.…

On This Day at Wheaton

Rosa HericSep 26, 2023
On This Day at Wheaton

September 27, 1930. On this day in 1930, the Wheaton News published their September 27th issue recounting a spectacle at the tennis courts earlier that…

Wheaton Weekly 

Amelia VerharSep 26, 2023

Looking to speak with some local artists one-on-one? On Wednesday, September 27 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM there will be the inaugural Beard and…

Eating Five Lobsters at Lobster Night?

Keira WhitakerSep 26, 2023
Eating Five Lobsters at Lobster Night?

Once a year, Chase Dining Hall hosts a lobster night for students. It’s a time for Wheaton students to gather around with their friends and…

Lost Heirlooms and Free Expression

Elsie CarsonSep 26, 2023
Lost Heirlooms and Free Expression

By Elsie Carson and Lily Maguire “Get naked or get out!” Those five words were bright and bold on the Art Haus wall in their…

Letter From the Editor

Abram BuehnerApr 17, 2023

It feels like just yesterday that I was writing my inaugural Letter From The Editor for this year’s chapter of the Wheaton Wire, and now…

The History of Madeline Clark Wallace Library

Lily MaguireApr 15, 2023
The History of Madeline Clark Wallace Library

Ralph Adams Cram sure did a lot more for Wheaton College campus than most students realize. Not only did he design the campus blueprints, but…

Do You Lock Your Dorm Room Door?

John MorrisApr 14, 2023

It’s a simple decision: you either walk right out of your dorm door every morning or you stop to lock it behind you. Either way,…

Wheaton’s Unsung Heroes: Katsumi

Alyssa MyersApr 13, 2023
Wheaton’s Unsung Heroes: Katsumi

Katsumi is one of the kindest people that works at Wheaton, and perhaps one of the kindest people that I have ever met. She has…

Who or What is to Blame: An Interview with Gail Sahar

Nicole JaneiroMar 29, 2023
Who or What is to Blame: An Interview with Gail Sahar

The extent in which political polarization has influenced the state of politics across the United States, for better and for worse, has become the topic…

Spring 2023 Fashion Trends on Wheaton Campus

Mesalenuo TsurhoMar 29, 2023
Spring 2023 Fashion Trends on Wheaton Campus

Spring has always been seen as the season of floral dresses, light clothing, and pastel color palettes. However, our Spring feels currently like an extended…

Reflecting on Embodied Labor: Care and Control

Alyssa MyersMar 29, 2023
Reflecting on Embodied Labor: Care and Control

The Motherless by Elihu Vedder – Wheaton College Massachusetts Its gold frame warmly hugging the subject within, Elihu Vedder’s small oil painting depicts a young…