Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Photograph of…

Marley ReedyApr 5, 2024
Photograph of…

Human eyes/Caged despair and ticket stubs/Many things can be wrong and more all at once/Something was made to hang/Between two windows/To gather dust/And be the…

Dune Part Two: A Generational Tour de Force

Casey DruryApr 5, 2024
Dune Part Two: A Generational Tour de Force

I have always had an utmost appreciation for films that facilitate meaningful conversations after viewing. Nearly all of my favorite films hold this trait. I…

Wheaton Updates Free Speech Policy After Postering

Elsie CarsonFeb 28, 2024
Wheaton Updates Free Speech Policy After Postering

Wheaton announced changes to its postering policy on Tuesday amidst a wave of controversial and politically charged posters being put up around campus. The change…

Lyons Comeback Falls Short, Season Ends at the Hands of Emerson 

Caden CharpentierFeb 28, 2024
Lyons Comeback Falls Short, Season Ends at the Hands of Emerson 

Last Tuesday night, in front of a packed Emerson Gymnasium, the men’s basketball season came to a screeching halt in the first round of the…

Dance Fest 2024: Momentum, A Major Success

Tommy QuinnFeb 28, 2024
Dance Fest 2024: Momentum, A Major Success

Since 2012, Dance Fest has been a way for student-run organizations to show off their hard work and creativity. Students choreographed, practiced, and mastered multiple…

Just For The Record: The Importance of Physical Media in the Digital Age

John MorrisFeb 28, 2024

Located on the first floor of Balfour-Hood, tucked in between Pappas Fitness Center and the Lyon’s Den, lies The Vlad, the on-air radio studio for…

Wheaton Alumnus Gabe Amo Elected as Rhode Island Congressman

Deren SozerFeb 28, 2024

Last November, a Wheaton alumnus was elected to Congress, and his name is Gabriel Amo. When longtime Congressman David Ciciline announced he would be stepping…

The Crisis of Meaning: The Roots of Our Nihilistic Culture

Emma KeirnanFeb 28, 2024

Nothing we do matters. There is no hope for the future. These kinds of thoughts are especially common among Generation Z. Studies from the last…

Biden’s Political Possibilities and Predicaments

Joshua NangleFeb 28, 2024

As President Biden and Donald Trump appear slated for a rematch this November, voters must decide which of these two men deserves a second term.…

WCCS Winter Playlist

wheatonwireFeb 28, 2024
WCCS Winter Playlist

By Michael Kanyongolo and John Morris  To listen to more of Michael and John’s favorite music, tune in to “No Static At All” on Thursdays…

The Death of a Snow Day?

Elsie CarsonFeb 28, 2024
The Death of a Snow Day?

Feb. 13’s Nor’Easter saw snow blanket Wheaton’s campus, snowmen pop up around the Dimple and the basketball courts, dining halls close, and college operations go…

Why Are Studios Deleting Finished Movies?

Michael KanyongoloFeb 28, 2024

Let’s talk about the atrocious phenomenon in Hollywood where a studio will fund a movie, write, direct, and edit it, and then delete the entire…

WCCS Winter Playlist

John MorrisFeb 20, 2024

By Michael Kanyongolo and John Morris  To listen to more of Michael and John’s favorite music, tune in to “No Static At All” on Thursdays…

WCCS Winter Playlist

Michael KanyongoloFeb 20, 2024

By Michael Kanyongolo and John Morris  To listen to more of Michael and John’s favorite music, tune in to “No Static At All” on Thursdays…

Diana Davis Spencer: What is Free Speech?

The name “Diana Davis Spencer” is a prominent one on campus—the cafe in the science center bears her name, as does the recently opened “Diana…

David Sach is Ready to Act as the Tone-Setter of the Wheaton Fencing Program 

David Sach is Ready to Act as the Tone-Setter of the Wheaton Fencing Program 

For most of us, including me, the extent of our knowledge of fencing begins and ends with the Olympics, and games on the Wii. Particularly…