Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Letter from the Editor Week 1 Fall 2014

wheatonwireSep 10, 2014

Dear Reader, Welcome to the Wire’s 29th Volume. It’s great to be back. I, too, am personally back, after having spent an entire year abroad…

McCaffrey sees challenges, opportunities in new role

wheatonwireSep 10, 2014
McCaffrey sees challenges, opportunities in new role

What follows has been edited for length. For the full interview, including Dean McCaffrey’s thoughts on the upcoming dining renovations, look on our website, wheatonwire.wpengine.com.…

In aftermath of Ferguson, students respond with events and discussion

wheatonwireSep 10, 2014

A few weeks before many new students started their first year at Wheaton, a future freshman’s life was lost before he could even begin his…

With eyes towards retention, a new network of support for sophomores

wheatonwireSep 10, 2014

In light of increasing difficulty by colleges in retaining sophomore students, Wheaton is implementing a new program designed to give sophomores added support as they…

The unique traditions of a Wheaton graduation

wheatonwireMay 17, 2014

Graduation is not only a big time for students, but also a chance for a school to display its culture and tradition. It is usually…

Chance the Rapper and Chiddy Bang: A transition in hype

wheatonwireMay 2, 2014

To say the least, we were all well informed that Chance the Rapper was unable to appear at Wheaton this past Spring Weekend. With his…

Wheaton Synchronized Swimming finishes 6th at Nationals

wheatonwireMay 1, 2014

With several successful programs of all sports in Division III, Wheaton has an Athletic Department on the rise on both regional and national levels. However,…

Sex and the Dimple: Spring Weekend Sex

wheatonwireMay 1, 2014

Well, it’s over. Spring Weekend, likely the catalyst for all kinds of sex, is ending. Some of it was pretty public (read: people streaking through…

Recent campus vandalism is not worthy of the title “graffiti”

wheatonwireMay 1, 2014

I must say I was little confused when I first spotted the red spray paint scrawled across a column of the gazebo in the number “413.”…

Netflix faces challenger for online video streaming throne

wheatonwireMay 1, 2014

Oh, Netflix. I can’t live with you, but I can’t live without you. Just as soon as I finish binge-watching one of your shows, I…

Moroccan art lecture delivered by visiting Boston University professor

wheatonwireMay 1, 2014

Thursday afternoon, Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture Cynthia Becker from Boston University visited Wheaton’s Art History course “Resistance, Memory and Hope in…

Chance the Rapper and Chiddy Bang: A transition in hype

wheatonwireApr 30, 2014

To say the least, we were all well informed that Chance the Rapper was unable to appear at Wheaton this past Spring Weekend. With his…

Letter from the Editor

wheatonwireApr 30, 2014

This is it—my last letter as Editor-in-Chief of the Wire. Whoa. First off, I am thrilled to introduce Alex Butcher-Nesbitt as the next Editor-in-Chief of…

Spring Weekend 2014: Out of this World

wheatonwireApr 30, 2014

On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Wheaton students were giddy with excitement as they traversed the campus in shorts, t-shirts, and rain jackets. Even as…

The Public Safety Log from 4/21/2014 through 4/28/2014

wheatonwireApr 29, 2014

The Public Safety Log from 4/21/2014 through 4/28/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 04.21._04.28.14

Better together, appreciating community at Wheaton College

wheatonwireApr 29, 2014

To paraphrase Kid President, “What are you going to do to make Wheaton more awesome?” The Wheaton College Better Together Festival, B2G, celebrated on Thursday,…