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Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


At first open mic, Lyon’s Den greets new talent and welcomes back old favorites

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014
At first open mic, Lyon’s Den greets new talent and welcomes back old favorites

Last Wednesday, students crowded into the Lyon’s Den for the year’s first open-mic night. The night’s entertainment featured performances from both old and new faces…

Student group comes together to promote sustainability on campus

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014
Student group comes together to promote sustainability on campus

As environmental issues become more serious around the world, Wheaton’s students and administration are taking action to help make the Wheaton community a more sustainable…

Armed with lessons from the past, Milana Meytes prepares for Wheaton Words 2015

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014

Take a moment and think about your biggest fear. Your biggest regret. Your biggest mistake. Think about something that damaged you; that made you feel…

Candidates sing, propose changes at speech night

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014

Teddy Roosevelt once said: “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” The new Student Government Association (SGA) candidates, who spoke at SGA’s speech night on…

Counseling Center offers ‘Slow Your Roll’ group session, other new options

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Counseling and Health Services,  Jeff Klug said that the strategic and focused restructuring of the Counseling Center would…

Temple ’15: The severity of sexual assault on campus

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014

Recently, there has been a lot of news coverage about sexual assault on university campuses, but it has been a problem for centuries and still…

Joy ’17: Robin Thicke’s never-ending problematic behaviors

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014

Robin Thicke’s past year, to state it in the kindest way possible, has been pretty rough. Last Monday during a discussion with his lawyers, he…

Letter from the Editor Week 3 Fall 2014

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014

As we launch this, our third issue, Wheaton has finally settled down into the school-year routine. The public safety log grows shorter (thankfully). The campus,…

A small school takes part in the largest climate march in history

BywheatonwireSep 25, 2014

Wheaton participated in what was hailed as the “largest climate march in history” on Sunday, Sept. 21 in front of the United Nations Headquarters in…

Art Haus hosts LARP in backyard, mayhem ensues

BywheatonwireSep 24, 2014
Art Haus hosts LARP in backyard, mayhem ensues

To strains of The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, two mighty troops armed to the teeth clashed in a battle for the ages in a…

An interview with Dennis Hanno, Wheaton’s eighth president

BywheatonwireSep 24, 2014

Wheaton Wire: A major theme that’s been part of your first few weeks here has been this one of “Let’s Get Started, Now.” I’m wondering…

Public Safety Log Sept. 6, 2014 through Sept. 13, 2014

BywheatonwireSep 17, 2014

The log for this week can be found here: 9.6.14_9.13.14

Club sports continue to expand and evolve at Wheaton

BywheatonwireSep 17, 2014

The benefits of being involved with a club sport can be seen in many ways. From the friendships that are formed to the ability to…

Thacker ‘16: Wheaton Women’s Soccer prepared for upcoming season

BywheatonwireSep 17, 2014

A new season has brought about some newly inspired confidence for the  Women’s Soccer team. “We definitely want to win NEWMAC’s”, stated Goalkeeper Lauren Thacker…

LaFontaine ’16: Top three August albums

BywheatonwireSep 17, 2014

FKA Twigs – LP1 FKA Twigs recent album, LP1, is a strange mixture of R&B, electronica, and trip-hop. The most striking thing about the album…

Prof. Damluji: Interdisciplinary Art History courses bring an Eastern focus to the humanities

BywheatonwireSep 17, 2014

The Art History department is abuzz over some new courses being offered this semester, courtesy of Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian and Islamic Art History…