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Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Dimple Divers are victorious at College Comedy Festival

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016
Dimple Divers are victorious at College Comedy Festival

The Dimple Divers have long been taking Wheaton College by storm as the best (and only) improv comedy group on campus. Recently, their hilarity went…

Leonardo DiCaprio finally lands Oscar win during 88th ceremony

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

The Oscars is easily the most glamorous night in Hollywood. The most successful people of the year in the film industry come together under the…

New Plays Festival showcases student collaboration at its best

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

Wheaton’s 14th annual New Plays Festival began on February 27 at 1 p.m. with shows performed periodically throughout the weekend. The festival showcases long plays…

First MLK Legacy Award Recognizes Promotion of Inclusion and Diversity on Campus

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday of January- usually when Wheaton College is on winter break. Last year, former…

Second Group of Bhutanese Students Visit Wheaton

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016
Second Group of Bhutanese Students Visit Wheaton

For the second year now, Wheaton has hosted a group of Bhutanese students and staff members from Royal Thimphu College (RTC). Four students and two…

Kanye West caught on torrent site while sampling Sufjan Stevens’ album

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

Kanye West posted photos on Instagram and Twitter of a Youtube browser playing Sufjan Stevens song “Death with Dignity” from his latest album with the…

Boston Calling summer lineup features rarity and diversity

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

Boston Calling recently released its official May 2016 lineup and schedule for the second show of the year on February 18. The festival will be…

Pedestrian fatally hit by Amtrak train at Mansfield train station

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016
Pedestrian fatally hit by Amtrak train at Mansfield train station

A man was struck and killed by a northbound high-speed Amtrak train at the Mansfield train station on March 2 at 2:44 p.m. He has…

Spoken word artist Lola Haze performs Live at Wheaton

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

Ashlee “Lola” Haze who is a spoken word artist from Atlanta, Georgia performed for Live at Wheaton on February 25. Her message to the Wheaton…

Winternships give students a taste of potential careers

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

Most students view the time between fall and spring semesters as a period to catch up on sleep, see old friends and unwind for a…

Inequity in America: Whose fault is it?

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is a dead narrative, and Donald Trump has put the nails in its coffin. For decades, the phrase has…

Celebrating SHAG’s Sex Semester

wheatonwireMar 8, 2016

Wheaton’s Sexual Health Awareness Group (SHAG) has extended their event Sex Week to cover the entire semester. SHAG President Stephanie Kaczowski ‘16 said that Sex…

Abroad Blog: Demetra Edwards ’17; Valencia, Spain

wheatonwireMar 4, 2016
Abroad Blog: Demetra Edwards ’17; Valencia, Spain

“¡Hola!” from Valencia, Spain! It’s hard to believe that in one week I will have been living in Spain for two months. Ever since the…

The liberal arts system: A foreign perspective

wheatonwireMar 1, 2016

When the new academic year of 2015/16 started, I arrived among more than 60 other international students at Wheaton College. What differentiated me from most…

The dangers of the fashion industry

wheatonwireMar 1, 2016

For four weeks now I have been sitting in front of Youtube with a warm cup of coffee, scrutinizing all the clothes on the world’s…

Matthew Goodwin ’98 Speaks on Innovations in Autism Research at Psi Chi Induction

wheatonwireMar 1, 2016

The Holman Room in Mary Lyon Hall was filled faculty and students from psychology, neuroscience and computer science backgrounds for the Psi Chi lecture and…