Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Shutdown over, incompetence not

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

It’s been a bad few weeks for America. Between a meaningless government shutdown and a disastrous start of the Obamacare health exchanges, the government confirmed…

Letter from the Editor Week 6 Fall 2013

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

All, Welcome back to Wheaton! I hope you had a lovely break. The Wire took the week off, so we missed a lot of important…

Youtube blogger Laci Green hosted by SHAG

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

On Monday, Oct. 7, Hindle Auditorium was filled to capacity as the Sexual Health Advocates Group (SHAG) presented “The Down Low on Hooking Up” with…

Homecoming features Nordin Field ceremonies

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

Homecoming Weekend included games across all of Wheaton athletics, but the big weekend was highlighted by the official dedication of the Diane C. Nordin ’80…

Lyons honored with Hall of Fame induction

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

On Friday, Oct 4, Emerson Dining Hall played host to the inaugural Wheaton College Athletics Yowell Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The physical display is…

Expand your learning beyond class with MakerSpaces

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

Come one come all to Wheaton College’s MakerSpace, the WHALE Lab, located in the Science Center room 1340! Wheaton’s MakerSpace is full of equipment for…

Wheaton College welcomes two new faculty members

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

This year, Wheaton faculty and students welcome Kelly Goff and Patrick Johnson to the college community. Professor Johnson is the instructor for both the film…

Potluck will fund refugees

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

As many students have heard already, especially those participating in clubs, on Oct. 19 there will be a potluck meal geared towards raising money for…

New snacks, popularity for this year at the Lyon’s Den

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

On weeknights, when the Balfour Hood Café winds down and the Davis Spencer Café has already closed, or on weekends when neither café is open…

Wheaton hosts famed What Would You Do? host John Quiñones for ethics talk

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

On Saturday Oct. 5, as part of the Homecoming Committee’s commitment to bring in unique in interesting speakers; John Quiñones host of ABC Primetime’s What…

Wheaton hosts poets Liz Ahl and Sandra Yannone ’86

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

This past Thursday, Oct. 3, poets Liz Ahl and Sandra Yannone ’86 presented a reading and conversation to Wheaton students featuring some of their most…

Wheaton alumna returns to give philosophy talk on Locke and personal identity

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

How did philosopher John Locke conceptualize personal identity and why has his ideas fueled so much debate? This was the topic under discussion on the…

The shutdown for dummies

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

You’re no dummy. You know the government has shut down. You know the National Zoo’s panda cam isn’t working; you just don’t know why. So…

Letter from the Editor Week 5 Fall 2013

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

All, A few weeks back, I asked you to submit ideas for potential columns on WheatonWire.com. Since then, I’ve received at least a dozen ideas…

Wheaton hosts Homecoming & Family Weekend

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

This past weekend, Wheaton was filled with students, parents, and alums to celebrate Homecoming & Family Weekend. Many Wheaton clubs and organizations contributed to make…

Bands Mike’s Bakery and Black Brick rock the Lyon’s Den

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

On Friday Sept. 20, I found myself far more satisfied to find out that Mike’s Bakery is a band here at Wheaton, rather than an…