Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


The Lost Story of Blafan: The Creative Process of a Short Film

Emmett AndersonMay 9, 2024
Color Blocks, by Emmett Anderson

My creative process is in fact, messy. My photography professor has described my work as “organized chaos.” I make photographic work, I make short films,…

An Interview with President Whelan

wheatonwireMay 9, 2024
A photo of President Whelan.

By Emma Kiernan and Moira Sankey The end of this semester marks two years since President Michaele Whelan joined the Wheaton community, bringing with her…

On Birding and Paying Attention

Elsie CarsonMay 9, 2024

On a humid and gray day in late April, one of the sections of Jessie Knowlton’s ornithology class stands crowded around the edge of a…

Norton Experiences the Rumblings of an Earthquake and Glimpses a Solar Eclipse

Elsie CarsonApr 17, 2024
Wheaton College students gathered in the Dimple to watch the eclispe.

Last week Norton saw two rare natural phenomena: an earthquake and a solar eclipse. Neither were very showstopping, but they certainly provided an interruption from…

SGA Crisis of Participation

Deren SozerApr 17, 2024
SGA Crisis of Participation

Wheaton’s Student Government Association (SGA) is currently going through a period of sparse student participation. In the most recent SGA elections held in March 2024,…

Wheaton’s Bathroom Issue

Keira WhitakerApr 17, 2024
A poster designed to promote bathroom tidiness.

On Friday, March 22, Residential Life Coordinator Kheldhe Bourque sent out an email to Clark Hall second-floor residents concerning reports from custodial staff regarding the…

On Violent Imagery and Civil War

Elsie CarsonApr 17, 2024
Alex Garland's 'Civil War' poster

I saw Alex Garland’s Civil War with my friends because the movie seemed like an entertaining, if self-serious warning about how America could descend into…

Happiness is a Buttered Biscuit

John MorrisApr 17, 2024
Happiness is a Buttered Biscuit

Last month, I ventured to my favorite restaurant in the greater Norton area for a little St. Patrick’s Day brunch. I’m going to withhold from…

Former Wheaton College Lacrosse Player Charged with Sexual Assault

Elsie CarsonApr 17, 2024

Oliver La Du, 22, a former lacrosse player for Wheaton College, has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting and choking a Wheaton women’s lacrosse player…

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is underway 

wheatonwireApr 17, 2024
SAAM Calendar 2024

By Sam Ferland and Marguerite Bartlett Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is now underway with several events and discussions taking place at Wheaton during April.…

How the Crossword Comes to be

Lily MaguireApr 17, 2024
How the Crossword Comes to be

Crosswords are one of the purest forms of a puzzle, one of the originals. Dating back to Arthur Wynne in 1913, crosswords were first born…

The Crisis of Meaning: The Call to Action in our Personal Lives

Emma KiernanApr 17, 2024

This article is part of a column that addresses Generation Z’s mental health crisis by calling attention to societal attitudes that may cause us to…

Dead Media Explorations

Michael KanyongoloApr 17, 2024
Dead Media Explorations

It may seem ridiculous now, but before our digital age of streaming and the internet, media used to exist in a physical format. Sure, you…

SGA repeals ranked-choice voting after realizing it never passed

Deren SozerApr 5, 2024
SGA logo

In a meeting on the evening of Feb. 20, Wheaton’s Student Government Association (SGA) voted to repeal the use of ranked-choice voting in future SGA…

Wheaton’s new Machines Wash Away Laundry Problems

Elsie CarsonApr 5, 2024

When Emmett Anderson ‘24 walked downstairs into the basement of his residential hall after spring break, his jaw dropped. He had spent the weeks before…

From the mat to the boards: Coughlin-Doyle is making her mark on Wheaton’s diving program

From the mat to the boards: Coughlin-Doyle is making her mark on Wheaton’s diving program

Norton, Mass – Fueled by tofu, pineapple, and ice cream, junior Morgen Coughlin-Doyle (Topsham, Maine) has confidently become the standard of the Wheaton Diving program.…