Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Another Step Backward: Canadian Women’s National Team Continues to Fight Inequities

Caden CharpentierMar 29, 2023
Another Step Backward: Canadian Women’s National Team Continues to Fight Inequities

There is not a story in the world of soccer today that is much larger than what is happening with Canadian soccer, specifically the women’s…

Reflecting on Embodied Labor: Care and Control

Alyssa MyersMar 29, 2023
Reflecting on Embodied Labor: Care and Control

The Motherless by Elihu Vedder – Wheaton College Massachusetts Its gold frame warmly hugging the subject within, Elihu Vedder’s small oil painting depicts a young…

 Ross Douthat’s Appeal to the Religiously Credulous—I Guess He Means Us

Abram BuehnerMar 29, 2023

Laurie Cozad, the Interfaith Engagement Coordinator here at Wheaton College, holds a Ph.D. in the History of Religions from the University of Chicago.  She has…

The History of Emerson Dining Hall

Lily MaguireMar 29, 2023
The History of Emerson Dining Hall

In our previous issue, I analyzed the history of Wheaton College’s very own Balfour-Hood Center. Conceptualized as part of Ralph Adams Cram’s 1897 campus design…

The Tricks of Wheaton Travel

Sanjana KulkarniMar 29, 2023

Let’s be real — Wheaton is not exactly located in a bustling city. Norton is borderline rural. In walking distance, we have CVS, Walgreens (an…

The Inevitable End of Succession’s Social Satire

Michael KanyongoloMar 23, 2023
The Inevitable End of Succession’s Social Satire

Succession. The struggle for power and lasting influence that each member of the fictional Roy family faces can be neatly summed in the show’s one…

Students Share Accessibility Challenges at Wheaton 

Madison MorinMar 20, 2023

Wheaton Accessibility is technically back in business, but students with accommodations still feel the aftereffects of a rocky start to the semester.  By law, all…

Errand Boys: Examining Colonel Kurtz and  Captain Willard as Parallel Figures in “Apocalypse Now”  

John MorrisMar 17, 2023

In Apocalypse Now, Captain Willard is called back to Vietnam and given a secret mission in a smoke-filled room. His mission is to terminate, “with…

Unsung Heroes of Wheaton: Sungsook Charpentier 

John MorrisMar 16, 2023

For the next feature in our “Unsung Heroes of Wheaton” series, we chose Sungsook Charpentier, one of the many underappreciated custodians on campus. Many of…

What Kind of Man is Indiana Jones? 

John MorrisMar 13, 2023

There’s a point in Raiders of the Lost Ark where Rene Belloq, the film’s villain, claims that he and Indiana Jones are distorted mirror images…

Gender and the Brit Awards

AnonymousMar 5, 2023

Today, the Brit Awards is one of the most progressive awards shows, so why did they move backward? Events such as the Brits, the Grammys,…

Desensitization Through Social Media

Abi ChadwickMar 5, 2023
Desensitization Through Social Media

In the 21st century, the negative influence of social media is everywhere, all the time. Open any social media app, and after a few clicks…

Men’s Basketball Season Concludes 

Men’s Basketball Season Concludes 

Last Tuesday in Emerson Gymnasium, the Wheaton Men’s Basketball team saw its season come to a heartbreaking conclusion at the hands of Clark 73-71 in…

The History of Balfour-Hood Center

Lily MaguireMar 5, 2023
The History of Balfour-Hood Center

Beginning in the 19th Century, a movement designated to redesigning cities — later called the “City Beautiful” movement — took off in many popular European…

The Day David Crosby Died: A Reflection on Legacy 

John MorrisMar 3, 2023
The Day David Crosby Died: A Reflection on Legacy 

In an extreme coincidence, I found out that David Crosby died while holding his haunting 1971 debut solo album “If I Could Only Remember My…

Cocaine Bear: Absurdly Underwhelming

Michael KanyongoloFeb 28, 2023

Spoiler Warning! Cocaine Bear is a movie that demands not to be taken seriously. The idea of a drug fueled bear berserking its way through…