Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Students respond to new dining options

BywheatonwireApr 9, 2015

With Chase Dining Hall undergoing extensive renovations, Dining Services has had to find alternate dining options for students at peak meal times. Emerson Dining Hall,…

Krüger ’15: We should be framing sexual assault as a matter of public health

BywheatonwireApr 9, 2015

There is something missing from the conversation about sexual assault on college campuses across the country. Amidst very important discussions about consent, the intersection between…

Letter from the Editor

BywheatonwireApr 9, 2015

Readers, Phew. Seized my rightful domain back from Rory after a long hard fight for the editorship last week. (That April Fool’s issue sure was…

Niang ’15: The erasure of Muslim American victims of 9/11 in the media

BywheatonwireApr 9, 2015

9/11 was a tragic day in which many Americans suffered the loss of loved ones. As a nine-year-old, I remembered seeing images and videos of…

Mimes ’15: Wheaton College is evolving, and we should evolve with it

BywheatonwireApr 9, 2015

Wheaton College is evolving. Evolution can be marked by a significant change or growth, neither of which come very easily. Both, however, were evident in…

Amidst Spring Weekend headliner controversy, PC chair Grannell speaks out, explains selection process

BywheatonwireApr 9, 2015

The Programming Council (P.C.) has recently announced that the Spring Weekend musical headliner would will be Boston rapper and songwriter “Sammy Adams”. Certain anonymous members…

(En)Compass Wheaton Words: A performance to be remembered

BywheatonwireApr 9, 2015

Last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, students and faculty gathered in Cole Memorial Chapel to hear some of Wheaton’s writers describe some of their most personal…

Grannell ’15: What’s the deal with Spring Weekend selection?

BywheatonwireMar 25, 2015

It’s that time of year again. Our Spring Weekend artist has been announced and the campus is buzzing. One of the biggest questions is, how…

Wheaton celebrates Women’s History Month

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

Since it’s founding in 1834 by Mary Lyon, Wheaton has a long history of cultivating women’s education and women scholars. Wheaton’s early years were devoted…

The Dimple Divers explore new improv horizons

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

When at the Activities Fair at the beginning of the semester, there are endless clubs and organizations to get involved with on campus. One of…

Letter from the editor

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

Readers, Welcome back! Here we are on the final sprint to the end of the semester. With the end of spring break came the end…

Wheaton women’s lacrosse aims to defend 2014 NEWMAC glory

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

Building off a 2014 NEWMAC Championship and a run in the NCAA Tournament that reached the second round, the Wheaton women’s lacrosse team is hoping…

Gebbie leaks lead to student room relocation

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

Even as spring begins to arrive to the Wheaton campus, some effects of the harsh winter still linger. One such effect occurred earlier this semester…

Fahoum ’18: On Benjamin Netanyahu’s win

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

Change seemed realistic when polls showed that Benjamin Netanyahu would lose to his main opponent, Isaac Herzog, of the Zionist Union. Yet the results of…

Keynote speaker and honorary degree recipients selected, this year with more community input

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

In 1919, Wheaton College conferred its first Honorary Degree at commencement to alumna Kate Upson Clark ’69. Throughout the years, Wheaton has conferred Honorary Degrees…

Costa ’17: Anthropologists and the fight against torture

BywheatonwireMar 24, 2015

The Abu Ghraib detention facility, located near Baghdad, Iraq, served as a United States prison for captured Iraqis from 2003-2006, during the Iraq War. The…