Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


The unique traditions of a Wheaton graduation

BywheatonwireMay 17, 2014

Graduation is not only a big time for students, but also a chance for a school to display its culture and tradition. It is usually…

Chance the Rapper and Chiddy Bang: A transition in hype

BywheatonwireMay 2, 2014

To say the least, we were all well informed that Chance the Rapper was unable to appear at Wheaton this past Spring Weekend. With his…

Wheaton Synchronized Swimming finishes 6th at Nationals

BywheatonwireMay 1, 2014

With several successful programs of all sports in Division III, Wheaton has an Athletic Department on the rise on both regional and national levels. However,…

Sex and the Dimple: Spring Weekend Sex

BywheatonwireMay 1, 2014

Well, it’s over. Spring Weekend, likely the catalyst for all kinds of sex, is ending. Some of it was pretty public (read: people streaking through…

Recent campus vandalism is not worthy of the title “graffiti”

BywheatonwireMay 1, 2014

I must say I was little confused when I first spotted the red spray paint scrawled across a column of the gazebo in the number “413.”…

Netflix faces challenger for online video streaming throne

BywheatonwireMay 1, 2014

Oh, Netflix. I can’t live with you, but I can’t live without you. Just as soon as I finish binge-watching one of your shows, I…

Moroccan art lecture delivered by visiting Boston University professor

BywheatonwireMay 1, 2014

Thursday afternoon, Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture Cynthia Becker from Boston University visited Wheaton’s Art History course “Resistance, Memory and Hope in…

Chance the Rapper and Chiddy Bang: A transition in hype

BywheatonwireApr 30, 2014

To say the least, we were all well informed that Chance the Rapper was unable to appear at Wheaton this past Spring Weekend. With his…

Letter from the Editor

BywheatonwireApr 30, 2014

This is it—my last letter as Editor-in-Chief of the Wire. Whoa. First off, I am thrilled to introduce Alex Butcher-Nesbitt as the next Editor-in-Chief of…

Spring Weekend 2014: Out of this World

BywheatonwireApr 30, 2014

On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Wheaton students were giddy with excitement as they traversed the campus in shorts, t-shirts, and rain jackets. Even as…

The Public Safety Log from 4/21/2014 through 4/28/2014

BywheatonwireApr 29, 2014

The Public Safety Log from 4/21/2014 through 4/28/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 04.21._04.28.14

Better together, appreciating community at Wheaton College

BywheatonwireApr 29, 2014

To paraphrase Kid President, “What are you going to do to make Wheaton more awesome?” The Wheaton College Better Together Festival, B2G, celebrated on Thursday,…

The Lorde has risen: A monumental contribution to modern music

BywheatonwireApr 23, 2014

Young artists, especially musicians and actors/actresses, have begun to exponentially rattle the expectations of quality, artistic content throughout the past few decades by questioning where…

Natale ’16: Let’s talk about the Honor Code

BywheatonwireApr 23, 2014

This past week, for the Violence Against Women Symposium, I organized a review of the sexual assault and misconduct policy. During our conversations, we began…

Wheaton hosts Sister Outsider

BywheatonwireApr 23, 2014

Most people don’t want to be an outsider, but for Dominique Christina and Denice Frohman, it seems to have worked out pretty well. The two,…

Interview with Men’s Lacrosse Patrick Crane

BywheatonwireApr 23, 2014

I had the chance to talk to Senior Long Stick Midfielder Patrick Crane’14 about Wheaton Men’s Lacrosse team’s season so far. The Lyons have gone 4-8…