Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


SGA Fall Election and Participation Statistics

ByKelsey PaysonOct 1, 2025
SGA Fall Election and Participation Statistics

With school back in session, student clubs and organizations are in full swing — including Wheaton’s Student Government Association, which recently held the 2025-26 fall…

Student Employees Face Layoffs: Administration Denies Budget Cuts

ByNora ConlinOct 1, 2025
Student Employees Face Layoffs: Administration Denies Budget Cuts

Students’ voices are loud and clear about one issue this semester. The lack of student employment. Numerous students across different departments on campus have been…

Wheaton Students Are Changing Up Holiday Culinary Norms

ByLogan MarkwellDec 4, 2024
Wheaton Students Are Changing Up Holiday Culinary Norms

I had two primary sources of inspiration for writing this article. The first was a discussion I had in my Rituals of Dinner FYE (First…

An Interview with All-Freshman Band Crown Chakra

ByGrace MulieroNov 26, 2024
An Interview with All-Freshman Band Crown Chakra

Newly formed band ‘Crown Chakra’ performed as the closing act at the ‘Demon Daze Open Mic Night’ this October, taking the stage and making their…

Post-Election Day ‘Politics In The Park’ Recap

ByMax AaronsonNov 26, 2024
Post-Election Day ‘Politics In The Park’ Recap

Just hours after the 2024 presidential election was called, Wheaton students and staff alike gathered in the Chapel Base to process what had just happened.…

The Beloved Celebrity; Tito the Therapy Dog

ByLogan MarkwellNov 18, 2024
The Beloved Celebrity; Tito the Therapy Dog

Every Tuesday afternoon, in the shadow of Wallace Library next to the Doll House, you can find Tito the Therapy dog for ‘Tuesdays with Tito’.…

“Late Night” Changes Face Backlash

ByDeren SozerNov 9, 2024
“Late Night” Changes Face Backlash

The recent changes made to Wheaton’s late-night dining option, appropriately dubbed “Late Night,” have been greeted by students with an overwhelming consensus. They hate it.…

Get Out and Vote!

ByAmelia VerharNov 4, 2024
Get Out and Vote!

A voting pin Tomorrow is Election Day! Here’s what Massachusetts residents voting in person need to know: Make sure you’re registered to vote. Can’t remember…

The Wheaton Woods; The History and Ecology that Survives in The Wooded Area

ByNora ConlinNov 4, 2024
The Wheaton Woods; The History and Ecology that Survives in The Wooded Area

As most college students know, college comes with enormous amounts of stress and anxiety. It can be hard to find time to cope, relax, and…

An Icon, a Legend, and the Moment: Who is Moo Deng?

ByRey Della CorteNov 1, 2024
An Icon, a Legend, and the Moment: Who is Moo Deng?

In September 2024, videos of a baby pygmy hippopotamus named ‘Moo Deng’ started going viral all across the internet- but just who is this sensation?…

The Hidden Gem Of Wheaton College’s Campus

ByMax AaronsonNov 1, 2024
The Hidden Gem Of Wheaton College’s Campus

Tucked away in the divider hallway between the library and the Discovery Center lies a relic of the past that is often overlooked by Wheaton…

Dean Irish is Here to Help

ByAmelia VerharNov 1, 2024
Dean Irish is Here to Help

Zachary Irish has added an updated title to his desk as the new “Dean of Students” at Wheaton College, effective this fall 2024 semester.  Dean…

Wheaton College Professor Assists Europa Clipper Mission 

ByLinda ChaneyNov 1, 2024
Wheaton College Professor Assists Europa Clipper Mission 

On October 14, 2024, the Europa Clipper; the largest interplanetary spacecraft built so far, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Over the next six…

Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories, Massachusetts

ByGrace MulieroOct 30, 2024
Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories, Massachusetts

On Tuesday August 27, classes for the Wheaton fall 2024 semester began- but so did something else. A new visiting art exhibit in Beard Gallery…

Reflections with Interim Provost Karen McCormack

BywheatonwireMay 9, 2024
Reflections with Interim Provost Karen McCormack

By Emma Kiernan and Moira Sankey  As this academic year comes to a close, Provost Karen McCormack is finishing her one-year interim provost position. After…

Wheaton’s Thirty-Third Annual Head of the Peacock

BywheatonwireMay 9, 2024
Wheaton’s Thirty-Third Annual Head of the Peacock

By Emma Kiernan and Joshua Nangle On Friday, April 26 Wheaton held the thirty-third annual Head of the Peacock as part of Spring Weekend celebrations.…