Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Peacock Pond Week 2 Fall 2013

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

In the mist of the morning the birds stood around the fish-hall and rejoiced. I have heard tell of the destruction of Kane, in fact…

Intramural sports kick off for the fall semester

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Wheaton College’s intramural sports programing is right around the corner. With many Wheaton favorites and new added sports throughout the semester, this Fall will be…

Pitch perfect: Lyons dominating competition

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Goals are coming left and right for the men’s soccer team in 2013. After a disappointing season last year saw them finish 9-7-4 despite a…

Review: Arctic Monkeys’ AM is dark, dangerous, and one of their best

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Good rock ‘n roll—face punching, earth-shaking, real rock ‘n roll—is hard to come by these days. Most of the good post-punk bands of the early…

“Nature Talks Back” explores tensions between humans and nature

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Beard and Weil Galleries are going au natural this month. “Nature Talks Back” is the first of four multi-disciplinary art exhibitions to go on display…

An international perspective for Wheaton’s Class of 2017

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

The motto for Wheaton’s Center of Global Education reads, “We bring Wheaton to the world, and the world to Wheaton.” The center, which strives not…

New funding: Clubs react

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Whether it’s switching your shampoo or your home, people are apprehensive about change. Well, folks, there have been some changes on campus this year, and…

Kirkpatrick ’17: Surfing the channels of reality television

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

This summer I learned how to surf.  No, not on the beaches of California like Gidget and Moon-Doggie, but rather, through the hundreds of channels…

Flurry of Developments Surrounding the Syrian Conflict

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Within the past week, there has been a number of key developments surrounding the Syrian conflict. The three different messages were delivered via three different…

Letter from the editor Week 2 Fall 2013

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

All, We need your help. Yeah, you read that right: we need you. No, I’m not going to give you that “We’re A Community Paper”…

Wheaton welcomes students with quartet of events

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Welcome Back Weekend may be officially over, but various campus groups continued to host events throughout the following weekend and continued celebrating the beginning of…

Students gain experience from summer arts internships

wheatonwireSep 18, 2013

Two Wheaton students made good use of their art courses this summer,  taking on challenging internships that prepared them for a career after Wheaton. Emily…

Wheaton Hacks

wheatonwireSep 11, 2013

Some need-to-know aspects of Wheaton life for our first-year students. 1. The library steps are reserved for students. Get caught siting on them may get…

For Wheaton Sailors, a Surprising History

wheatonwireSep 11, 2013

I was a sophomore at the Den the first time I heard that Wheaton used to have a sailing club. We were talking to a senior…

You Know He’s Right: Obama seeks Congressional opinion

wheatonwireSep 11, 2013

Something very scary is happening this week: President Obama is involving Congress in American foreign policy Asking Congress to approve military action against Syria will…

Aaron Hernandez Arrested for Murder

wheatonwireSep 11, 2013

When Aaron Hernandez was led from his home in North Attleboro in handcuffs, New England lost a lot more than a talented 23-year-old tight end.…