Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Hoo: Lumes, a new student band on the rise

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

Hoo: Lumes, a funky new student band, has recently captured the attention of Wheaton’s student body. Band members include singer/songwriter Sophia Darby ’17, bassist Drew…

SEGA holds first annual Trashion Show

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

As the saying goes, ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’, or in the case of Students Engaged in Green Activism (SEGA), one man’s trash…

The independent major: a rewarding experience, yet unrecognized

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

During Admissions Events, one of the topics that always arises is Wheaton’s array of more than 40 majors and 50 minors. Among those is the…

Education majors learn from teaching

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

While every student has a major, not everyone knows what they want to do with it. But for most Education majors, the answer is simple:…

SWEATworking provides innovative method of networking

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

One of the newest initiatives in a series of events, SWEATworking is a fresh approach to traditional networking in a stuffy formal setting. Instead, this…

Transgender 101 workshop hopes to raise awareness, promote inclusiveness

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

SafeZone intern, Sam Hammond, directed the Transgender 101 Workshop that took place on Friday, April 10. This talk placed emphasis on how students on campus…

Wheaton gets green with reusable to-go containers

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

In an effort for the Wheaton community to become more environmentally conscious, Emerson dining hall will be selling reusable to-go containers in collaboration with AfterTaste.…

Computer Science House holds well-received alumni talk

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

On Saturday, April 11th, the Computer Science Theme House hosted their Alumni Talk in the Hindle Auditorium. This event invited recent alums to provide computer…

New club reintroduces Inter-Faith Alliance to Wheaton

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

The Wheaton ‘Better Together Day’ took place on Saturday, 11th April. This day was hosted by the colleges’ Better Together club and consisted of various…

Al-Mogahed ’18: Yemen and the backlash of foreign intervention

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

To understand the situation in Yemen, we should understand the historical and geographical facts about the country and the region. Yemen is located at the…

Jennings ’18: Chindian evacuations represent strategic win over the United States

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

When the United States decided to evacuate its embassy and military personnel in Yemen, but not its citizens in the wake of the current conflict,…

Letter from the Editor

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

Readers, Last week, the Wire dipped its toes in the waters of campus programming for the first time in (recent) memory. I was delighted to…

Clubs, Teams, Students Join Forces in Fight Against Cancer

wheatonwireApr 27, 2015

On Saturday, April 11, the Wheaton’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer held its annual Relay For Life fundraising event. While the club has not yet…

Wilson ’16 wins National Volleyball title while studying abroad in UK

wheatonwireApr 19, 2015

Junior Deirdre Wilson ’16 has won a National Volleyball title in England during her travels abroad at the University of Sussex. Wilson was one of…

With win over Springfield, Wheaton men’s tennis scores first conference win this season

wheatonwireApr 19, 2015

Wheaton men’s tennis set out for their 2015 campaign after a snowy Massachusetts winter determined to not let it hold them back. The Lyons are…

An exciting semester for WCCS, Wheaton’s student-run radio station

wheatonwireApr 19, 2015

Many say that radio is dying, if not already dead. This is not the case, however, for Wheaton’s radio station, WCCS, thanks to the vision…