Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Identity in Transition: A Gender Autobiography 

Silver MelendezOct 31, 2023

I never felt like a girl. Though I would wear frilly, pink dresses, I still had a sinking feeling in my stomach every time someone…

Dining Changes Cause Concern Among Students

Joshua NangleOct 18, 2023
Dining Changes Cause Concern Among Students

Students at Wheaton have felt a mix of concern and discontent with the changes that the college has made to the meal plans. Some students…

Do Wheaton College Artists Dream of Electric Sheep?

Casey DruryOct 18, 2023
Do Wheaton College Artists Dream of Electric Sheep?

A Conversation on A.I Art In the past few months, it has been nearly impossible to escape the A.I. conversation. Almost every American industry has…

Alana Burgess’ commitment acts as the framework for one of Wheaton’s newest sports 

Caden CharpentierOct 18, 2023
Alana Burgess’ commitment acts as the framework for one of Wheaton’s newest sports 

New is merely a synonym for exciting.  With the knowledge of a pool already a central part of campus, Wheaton Athletics expanded into a completely…

Wheaton Weekly

Amelia VerharOct 18, 2023
Wheaton Weekly

Events from October 18 to Nov 1

WCCS Fall Playlist

Michael KanyongoloOct 18, 2023
WCCS Fall Playlist

A playlist to soundtrack the fall semester – Brought to you by WCCS, your campus radio station. (wheatoncollegeradio.com)

On This Day at Wheaton: October 18th, 1930 

Rosa HericOct 18, 2023

We are now over a month into the school year, and with this new Wire issue comes a new time capsule from over ninety years…

Letter From the Editor

Madison MorinOct 18, 2023

With great pleasure, I present to you this semester’s second copy of the Wheaton Wire. In this issue, you will find stories of artificial intelligence,…

Saw X Review: Too Little and Too Late

Casey DruryOct 18, 2023
Saw X Review: Too Little and Too Late

Amongst film discourse, it’s somewhat of a running gag that successful, gory, low budget horror movies are nearly always turned into massive cash cow franchises.…

A Lesson on Voice

Moira SankeyOct 18, 2023

Allow me to start by saying that I am a Digital Media and Communications major with a double minor in English and Journalism. My entire…

WCCS Fall Playlist

John MorrisOct 8, 2023

A playlist to soundtrack the fall semester – Brought to you by WCCS, your campus radio station. (wheatoncollegeradio.com) By John Morris and Michael Kanyongolo John’s…

Resurrecting the Artist

Renaissance Painting

A response to “The Death of the Artist.”

Shots ‘FIRE’d at Wheaton’s Freedom of Expression Policy

wheatonwireSep 26, 2023
Shots ‘FIRE’d at Wheaton’s Freedom of Expression Policy

By Silver Melendez and Emma Keirnan. The Chicago Statement was created by the University of Chicago to ensure “free and open discourse.” Many colleges have…

The College Bubble: Befriend or Break?

Madison MorinSep 26, 2023

Note: The following interviews and information was collected in the fall of 2021 Standing on a well-maintained patch of grass in a corner of campus,…

Julie Ertz leaves the game of soccer a beloved trailblazer 

Caden CharpentierSep 26, 2023
Julie Ertz leaves the game of soccer a beloved trailblazer 

Some leave the sport they love quietly. Others fade due to injury or simply age out of the game. Julie Ertz, the now former USWNT…