Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Class Council Interviews (2020-2021)

Kavita PremkumarOct 13, 2020
Class Council Interviews (2020-2021)

SGA President Aba Lypps said of the class councils, “They are where you directly vote for your peers to represent you and where you serve…

Horoscopes for the Week of 10/11-10/17

Kavita PremkumarOct 12, 2020
Horoscopes for the Week of 10/11-10/17

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Take time to explore your thoughts, Aries. Try to get to know yourself better when you’re alone. It may…

The Death and Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Kavita PremkumarOct 12, 2020
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The Supreme Court lost one of their most influential justices, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on Sept. 18. Justice Ginsburg passed away at 87-years-old from metastatic…

Wheaton students organize a counter-rally against Earl Sholley’s pro-Trump rally

Kavita PremkumarOct 12, 2020

Over 70 Wheaton students protested a pro-Trump rally on Oct. 9 at the Norton Common across the street from Wheaton College. The majority of the…

How COVID-19 has Affected Wheaton First Years

Kavita PremkumarOct 5, 2020

With the ongoing effects of COVID-19 still running rampant throughout the student body at Wheaton, everything has changed. Returning students have been faced with seeing…

Horoscopes for the week of 10/5-10/10

Kavita PremkumarOct 5, 2020
Horoscopes for the week of 10/5-10/10

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Make sure to work on your flexibility this week, Aries. Yet, being flexible doesn’t mean you should be pushing…

Art exhibit was put up, vandalized, then repaired

Kavita PremkumarOct 5, 2020
Art exhibit was put up, vandalized, then repaired

Associate Professor of Art, Kelly Goff, unveiled a new piece of art on Wheaton’s campus right outside of Chapin Hall on Sep. 17. The sculpture…

First SGA Meeting

Kavita PremkumarOct 5, 2020

Wheaton College’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its first meeting on Sep. 23. The meeting began with SGA President Aba Lypps ’21 covering the work…

Why Uncut Gems was a Safdie brothers sell-out created for the Film Bro genre

Kavita PremkumarOct 5, 2020

It doesn’t take a great deal of effort to describe the plot of “Uncut Gems.” It is a peek into the life of Howard Ratner,…

MJ on continuing to create art during a pandemic

Kavita PremkumarOct 5, 2020
MJ on continuing to create art during a pandemic

MJ ’21 has always been a powerful musical and theatrical force on Wheaton’s campus. During the pandemic, she has shifted to other forms of creation,…

How Many Holes Does a Straw Have?

Kavita PremkumarOct 5, 2020
How Many Holes Does a Straw Have?

How many holes does a straw have? What constitutes a hole? This week, I turned to members of the Wheaton community with the question: “Does…

Horoscopes for the Week of 9/28-10/4

Kavita PremkumarSep 29, 2020
Horoscopes for the Week of 9/28-10/4

Aries (March 21-April 19) You have potential, Aries. USE IT! But don’t get a big head, you still need other people to have success. So…

How Have Wheaton Students Adapted to Limited Study Spaces?

Kavita PremkumarSep 28, 2020
How Have Wheaton Students Adapted to Limited Study Spaces?

As a result of the pandemic measures put in place, finding study spaces has been increasingly difficult this first month at Wheaton. This has led…

Is a Pop-Tart a Ravioli?

Kavita PremkumarSep 28, 2020

What can one classify as a ravioli? A Pop-Tart? Uncrustables? Anything with two ends of dough and some sort of filling? Or solely one pasta…

Joselin Mane Discusses the importance of the #ScholarStrike

Kavita PremkumarSep 28, 2020
Joselin Mane Discusses the importance of the #ScholarStrike

Language is a determining factor in certain conversations. Phrases commonly used in the past are not considered appropriate in today’s world. Phrases such as “hanging…

Bass Talks Mass: Adam Bass Gives the Story MA Politicians Are Really Telling

Kavita PremkumarSep 28, 2020
Bass Talks Mass: Adam Bass Gives the Story MA Politicians Are Really Telling

Adam Bass ’21 has been General Manager of Wheaton College’s radio station (WCCS) for over two years. In this time, he has helped it grow…