Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Joy ’17: Why we must define feminism, time and time again

wheatonwireNov 19, 2014

Earlier this past week, TIME published a poll asking its audience to vote on which “mainstream” word should be eliminated from our vocabularies in the…

Letter from the Editor November 19, 2014

wheatonwireNov 19, 2014

Readers, We’re about three weeks into November, which means it’s been that long since Domestic Violence Awareness Month ended. Sexual assault and domestic violence are…

Scholar discusses folklore, spirits in Don Quixote

wheatonwireNov 19, 2014

On Nov. 7 an English philosopher and Hispanic literary scholar Jorge Abril gave a presentation here at Wheaton titled ‘Palimpsestic Physiognomy’ concerning the book Don…

Republicans take Senate, Massachusetts picks Baker

wheatonwireNov 19, 2014
Republicans take Senate, Massachusetts picks Baker

For the Republican Party, Tuesday, Nov. 4 was a good night. In the latest of what has become a string of reactionary elections, the GOP…

Basketball teams head into preseason with hopes of NEWMAC glory

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

The Wheaton men’s and women’s basketball teams recently kicked off their preseason affairs to prepare for the 2014-15 season with two separate mentalities but similar…

Rushlight launches first Reading Room event

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

Members of the Wheaton community rushed to the Rushlight Reading Room in the Lyons Lounge on Wednesday, Oct. 22, and Thursday, Oct. 23, to read…

Guest writers share work with Wheaton community

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

On Thursday, Oct. 16, poet B. K. Fischer, writer Michelle Hoover, and playwright Masha Obolensky read from their respective works in Mary Lyon. Those who…

The first (and probably last) annual Feline Film and Video Festival

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

The internet loves cats – that much is clear to anyone with an internet connection. They are featured in memes, cartoons, and especially YouTube videos…

Roosevelt launches new initiative to combat political apathy

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

With the combination of the hectic life of a college student and the seeming inescapability of the Wheaton bubble, it can be difficult for students…

FAW and Music Co-Op unite to rock the Den

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

This past Saturday, the Lyon’s Den came alive with the help of the Boston based feminist punk band Tomboy. Matched with a tab for students…

Fahoum ’18: The significance of educated Tunisian fundamentalists

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

Four years after the Arab Spring, Tunisia is an exceptional example of democracy compared to its neighboring Arab states. As one of the most educated…

Food hub director talks sustainable farming

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

While hundreds of students crammed into Emerson Dining Hall last Thursday, only a few made their way to the Faculty Dining Room to hear about…

Preparation ramps up for proposed dining renovations

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

The next year will bring major changes to dining at Wheaton College as a serious overhaul of the dining systems and facilities are set to…

Natale ’16: The importance of easy access to print media on campus

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

Upon returning to Wheaton this fall, one of the things I was looking forward to most was waking up early to grab The New York…

Gilman ’15 on the misconceptions and myths of domestic violence

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

There are many myths surrounding domestic violence. There are misconceptions that people who either perpetrate or experience abuse are from poor families, are mentally unstable,…

Women’s volleyball falls short in quarterfinals

wheatonwireNov 11, 2014

In the Sept. 24 issue of the Wire, we profiled the Women’s volleyball team under the title, “Wheaton Women’s volleyball remains ambitious in the 2014…