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Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Wheaton welcomes eighth president

BywheatonwireOct 25, 2014

In a small ceremony in a chapel filled with sunlight, Dennis M. Hanno was inaugurated as Wheaton College’s eighth president on October 17. His inaugural…

Patrick Crane ’14 continues with lacrosse overseas

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

If you mention his name to anyone on the campus of Wheaton College, you are bound to provoke an interesting response. He is the charismatic, passionate,…

Group brings traditional Indian dance to Wheaton stage

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Addressing an excited audience on Sept. 30, Viswanath Kaladharan said, “Kathakali means story play: ‘katha’ meaning story, ‘kali’ meaning play.” That Tuesday night, the intimate…

Influential Art Internships

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Several Wheaton students spent the past summer engaging in engaging off-campus internships. Two students, sophomores Audrey Spina ’17 and Liam Grace-Flood ’17, completed fun, insightful…

Studio art study abroad programs: Ireland, Scotland, Italy

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Sophomores and juniors are beginning the process of looking into studying abroad, attending the study abroad fair a few weeks ago as well as the…

Notes on record players and progressively moving backwards

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

This just in: it’s beautiful, it tells a story, and it makes your ‘wanna-be-hipster’ even more convincing. Wait for it … it’s a record player.…

Sophomore Symposium, now in two parts, helps ease transition to the second year

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Sophomore year is a time when students can really get involved with Wheaton to leave a legacy, develop a program or be a leader,” said…

In Hong Kong, students lead reform push

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Students have been leading a huge and well-organized campaign of peaceful protest in Hong Kong, threatening to take over government buildings and calling for the…

Business lecture series kicks off with first guest

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Some of the country’s biggest businesses have been born in college dorm rooms and garages, from the minds of students.  To help tap into that…

Gilman ’15: Why Domestic Violence Awareness Month matters

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Trigger Warning: This article discusses forms of domestic violence that may be triggering for some readers. Read at your discretion. October is Domestic Violence Awareness…

Joy ’17: Derek Jeter’s amazing career and the mark he left on baseball

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Last week, five-time World Series champion and fourteen-time All-Star Derek Jeter retired from his twenty-year baseball career as shortstop with the New York Yankees. Being…

Letter from the Editor: Conversation on Hong Kong

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Last year in Oxford I met a student from Hong Kong who has been active these past several weeks in the protests there. I got…

Newest Brown/Wheaton Faculty Fellows enhance teaching bona fides

BywheatonwireOct 10, 2014

Over the course of ten years, Wheaton has helped dozens of Brown University graduate students acclimate to teaching. This year is no exception, as the…

Off-field issues plague NFL season

BywheatonwireOct 2, 2014

A few weeks into what has been an entertaining NFL season, the focus hasn’t been on the games. Instead a maelstrom of controversy has made its…

Wheaton Cross Country clears a path for advancement

BywheatonwireOct 2, 2014

Cross Country season is back and relocated to Haas Athletic Center! And yes, the team now practices out of Wheaton’s main athletic center as opposed…