Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Terrorism does not always wear a hijab or turban

Andrew SchofieldFeb 23, 2017

This past week, I fell upon an article published by the Washington Times on June 24, 2015, entitled “Majority of fatal attacks on U.S. soil…

Coffee with President Hanno

Andrew SchofieldFeb 23, 2017

President Dennis Hanno said that the effects of the travel ban were felt by the school almost overnight. A summer project held on campus for…

Lunar New Year celebration ushers in new semester of intercultural learning

Andrew SchofieldFeb 23, 2017

The Asian Students Association (ASA) organized a New Year celebration to commemorate the Year of the Rooster on the lunar calendar. The festivities were held…

Campus-wide all-gender bathrooms to be introduced this spring

Andrew SchofieldFeb 23, 2017

After a few sparse sign changes in the library last semester, various staff and faculty have started a campus-wide initiative to introduce official all-gender bathrooms…

Coffee with Dennis Hanno (Full Video Interview)

Andrew SchofieldFeb 9, 2017

Features editor Kate Wilkinson ’17 sat down with President Hanno earlier this week to answer questions about the proposed refugee scholarship. Watch the complete interview…

Breaking News: Wheaton receives an influx of money from donors after the announcement of the refugee scholarship

Andrew SchofieldFeb 8, 2017
Breaking News: Wheaton receives an influx of money from donors after the announcement of the refugee scholarship

  Wheaton College (MA)– President Dennis Hanno stated that money from donors are pouring in after the announcement of the refugee scholarship on Wednesday. “It’s…

Belichick sets double standard with his letter to Trump

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump read a letter to New Hampshire voters on Nov. 7, claiming that New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had endorsed him.…

Women’s and Men’s Soccer in NEWMACs

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016

The sixth-seeded Wheaton College women’s soccer team defeated the third-seeded Babson Beavers 1-0 during the quarterfinals of the NEWMACs. The game took place on Nov.…

“Drop the Mic: Urban Political Issues” one of many student-led discussion initiatives on race

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016

On Thursday Nov. 3, TWAP House and iSpeak presented “Drop the Mic: Urban Political Issues” in the Lyon’s Den. Centered on spoken word poetry, the…

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” finally takes main stage

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016

“He can’t hear me. Do you have a gong or anything?” asked the character of Masha in a line that captures the signature style of…

Ballot questions legalize marijuana, restrict charter schools in MA

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016

While many have focused their attention on the Presidential election for the past week and the seismic change Trump’s election will bring, not as many…

Election results become personal during Community Conversation

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016

Last Wednesday’s Community Conversation concerning an election results from the previous night was met with the most boisterous, well-attended audience thus far. The debrief’s large…

Shooting near California voting center leaves one dead and two injured

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016

Last Tuesday, a gunman shot and killed a neighbor and injured two others near a polling place in Azusa, California. The shooting took place around…

Wheaton Celebrates Diwali – The festival of Lights

Audrey DuboisNov 30, 2016
Wheaton Celebrates Diwali – The festival of Lights

Diwali or Deepavali is the annual Hindu festival of lights in honor of Lakshmi, the goddess of fertility and prosperity. This festival signifies the victory…

FURU: Giving Thanks for Sabatino’s

Andrew SchofieldNov 25, 2016
FURU: Giving Thanks for Sabatino’s

 While families gather around their tables this Thanksgiving to discuss all they are thankful for, I write about how thankful I am for Sabatino’s. This…

What Next?

Andrew SchofieldNov 16, 2016
What Next?

I’ve been following the election for well over a year, so naturally I was there watching the polls on Nov. 9th. For 5 hours I…