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Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Education major preps students for teaching post-Wheaton

BywheatonwireFeb 24, 2015

The education minor was infamous at Wheaton for being one of the most rigorous minors to complete. At the start of this year, it was…

Wheaton Synchronized Swimming continues to rank amongst the best swimming programs in the nation

BywheatonwireFeb 24, 2015

One of the most elite collegiate synchronized swimming programs in the country, the Wheaton Synchronized Swimming team, recently placed first against Boston University and Smith…

Wheaton hosts first batch of Bhutanese exchange students

BywheatonwireFeb 24, 2015

On Feb. 6, after traveling thousands of miles, five students from Bhutan arrived at Wheaton for a two-week exchange program. Since 2009, Wheaton has been…

Roque ’17: “Meninism” seeks attention, not equality

BywheatonwireFeb 24, 2015

Recently, there has been major debate regarding the word “feminism.” For some, the word is a source of empowerment, yet others find it annoying in…

Track and Field sets personal bests all season long and at Valentine Invitational

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

The men’s and women’s track and field teams find themselves fast approaching the end of the indoor season. The schedule has been competitive, racing against…

Letter from the Editor

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

Readers, As I write this on Sunday evening, classes have officially not been canceled for Monday, meaning that we may, in fact, get the semester’s…

Theatre department shows passion for performance

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

Picking a college major is arguably one of the most stressful decisions every student goes through at one point or another. For some, however, the…

Battling a monumental foe: the unsung heroes of snow removal

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

It’s midnight on the Wheaton College campus. Dark, bulky figures trudge through furious whorls of snow, shovels in hand. Though the snow is blinding and…

Arts schedule promises wide range of performers

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

Dance performances kick off Arts at Wheaton’s spring 2015 lineup this weekend with the annual Trybe Gala and the 2015 Dance Festival. The annual Trybe…

Wheaton’s Chapter of Roosevelt Institute to Receive Share of Award Funding

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network announced early this month that it has won the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Solutions to help fund…

Wheaton celebrates Black History Month

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever…

Chatterjee ’18: On Kanye, Grammys incident, God-complex

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

I am a God” – perhaps the boldest statement you could make in society today. Kanye West, however, seems to have a penchant for the…

Update on Wheaton’s Endowment Fund reveals no significant changes

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

An integral part of any college’s financial support is its endowment fund and Wheaton is no exception. The endowment fund at Wheaton impacts the financial…

‘Between the Lines’ kicks off semester-long group dialogue

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

The Between the Lines Intergroup Dialogue had its kick off session on Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. at the Marshall Center. This semester long dialogue…

Trinidad journey offers firsthand insight for music class

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

Over the winter break, twelve students in Julie Searles’s MUSC 204 class, Innovative Music Traditions of Trinidad and Tobago, were able to spend eleven days…

Faculty approves credit cap on initial course registration times

BywheatonwireFeb 17, 2015

As a freshman or sophomore, course selection week at Wheaton can feel like the Hunger Games. Some classes, particularly in the natural and social sciences,…