Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Hillary Clinton’s illness no indication of presidential ability

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s illness no indication of presidential ability

My friend got pneumonia two weeks before graduation. And you know what? It really sucked. She was achey, tired, and got the chills. But did it stop her from graduating? No.…

Public Safety hires two female officers

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
Public Safety hires two female officers

Public Safety hired Officer Nichole McNeil and Officer Christine Verdolino, making them the only female Public Safety Officers in uniform within the campus. An officer…

Coffee with Scott O’Rourke

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
Coffee with Scott O’Rourke

Scott O’Rourke starts each morning going out for a walk with a 3 year old german shepherd he’s fostering. O’Rourke said, “Just to see the…

QTPOC brings its intersectional perspective to underrepresented topics

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
QTPOC brings its intersectional perspective to underrepresented topics

In the midst of Latinx Heritage Month, the Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) club has begun to make its first impressions on Wheaton’s…

Presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks in Hindle

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
Presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks in Hindle

 On Sunday, presidential candidate Jill Stein spoke about her goal to ignite a new political revolution to a packed Hindle Auditorium. Fielding questions on ISIS,…

Wheaton turns a new leaf on sustainability

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016

Wheaton College has never been greener, but there is still room to grow. With the new LEED Silver certification of Chase, in addition to the…

Large class of 2020 poses challenge for housing

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
Large class of 2020 poses challenge for housing

Most Wheaton students will remember their first dorm room and their first college roommate. Because they are a focal point of the first year living…

Wheaton Offers Group Fitness Classes

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
Wheaton Offers Group Fitness Classes

Starting September 21, Wheaton Athletics will be offering five group exercise courses available to all students. These courses were proposed by Judy Allen, Assistant Director for Club…

All-Gender Restroom Signs Put Up In Library

Andrew SchofieldSep 26, 2016
All-Gender Restroom Signs Put Up In Library

Wheaton College has taken a big step in the direction of inclusion recently, and you can find it in the Madeleine Clark Wallace Library. Past the…

Abroad Blog: Becca Shin ’17, India and Denmark

wheatonwireMay 9, 2016
Abroad Blog: Becca Shin ’17, India and Denmark

My experience from studying abroad for a year in two different countries: As I’m getting ready to go back to the United States and face…

“A GATRA Named Desire” met with resounding success

wheatonwireMay 7, 2016
“A GATRA Named Desire” met with resounding success

The newfound Wheaton parody play, “A GATRA Named Desire,” debuted in the Lyon’s Den this past Thursday. The reading caused the Den to reach maximum…

Does patriotism create bias? The pros and cons of being a patriot

wheatonwireMay 7, 2016

A recent debate with one of my friends challenged my own conceptions on patriotism. Patriotism, if we refer ourselves to a more dictionary definition, is…

Celebrating a decade of Renaissance women

wheatonwireMay 7, 2016

It has certainly been a year about blackness*. Whether people are discussing the dehumanization of the black body in America or the rise of the…

Wheaton students win Fulbrights

wheatonwireMay 7, 2016

As the year winds down and graduating seniors begin to make plans for their lives after Wheaton, some of those seniors are planning to use…

College Democrats examine media and the elections

wheatonwireMay 7, 2016

Especially today, the media plays a prominent role in US politics, and never is it more prevalent than during an election year. In order to…

33rd Annual Violence Against Women Symposium covers variety of issues

wheatonwireMay 7, 2016
33rd Annual Violence Against Women Symposium covers variety of issues

Since 1983, the Violence Against Women sociology/ anthropology/ women’s studies course has coordinated the annual Violence Against Women Symposium. This year, the weeklong event beginning…