Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


NFL is expected to have its first openly gay player

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

On Feb. 9, Missouri defensive end and NFL prospect Michael Sam came out as gay in an interview with ESPN. Standing at 6 feet 2…

Aiello’s Inner and Outer Space exhibit merges art and science

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Starting on Jan. 20 and continuing until Feb. 26, the clean, bright, minimal Beard and Weil Galleries in Watson Fine Arts will be crawling with…

A retrospective on the 2014 Sophomore Symposium

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

It is very unusual to see the campus crawling with students at 9:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It is even more unusual to see…

FAW encourages students on Valentine’s Day: Love yourself!

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Valentine’s Day can be an easy time of year to question our lives, in terms of present and future relationships, social standing and generally what…

You Know He’s Right: When good politicians go bad

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Eight years ago, Ray Nagin was the popular mayor of New Orleans who rallied the city after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Now, Nagin is headed to…

14 reasons why BuzzFeed is polluting journalism

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Had the above headline been a link on your Facebook newsfeed, a simple click would direct you to a witty sequence of Leslie Knope and…

Wheaton College Class of 2017 hosts first open talent showcase at the Loft

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

By 10:05 p.m. on Feb. 6, the Loft had to close its doors due to overcapacity and the door stayed closed for that reason until…

Miss the town hall meetings last week? Suggestions for the administration after the town hall meetings

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Effective policies begin with recognizing reality, and a reality of life on college campuses is that students drink, usually in large groups and often to…

Woody Allen: Should his crimes diminish his artistic recognition?

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

For more than two decades, the accusation of Woody Allen molesting his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow was swept under the rug, hardly a shadow to…

Letter from the editor 2/19/2014

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

As Thomas Holmes pointed out in our paper this week, Michael Sam will, in all likelihood, become the first openly gay football player to be…

Town hall-style meetings connect students and faculty

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Last week, students gathered to hear several on campus a cappella groups sing for the first time with their new members during the tradition every…

Christie, Guadagno, Ford: Political scandals everywhere

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

We have all heard the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”  Likewise, political scandal is in the eye of the beholder –…

Issues and controversy surround Sochi Winter Olympic

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

With the opening of the Winter Olympics this past weekend, everyone is talking about Sochi. The only problem? The majority of attention has not been…

Sex and the Dimple: Sochi Olympics and Condom Distribution

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

At several of the more recent Olympic games, journalists have been struck by the idea that when you take some of the world’s fittest, most…

Public Safety Interferes at Slype Night

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

Music is powerful. It can heal. It can start revolutions. At Wheaton College, it can bring Public Safety. A cappella performances in Slype are a…