Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


New species literally goes out with a bang

wheatonwireApr 8, 2014

How long have humans been around on Earth? We set up camp on this planet a while ago, and we’ve evolved and grown alongside all…

Class council speech night a success

wheatonwireApr 5, 2014

This semester’s Student Government Association (SGA) Speech Night for class councils started off with SGA Vice-President Floriane Borel at the podium in the Balfour Hood…

Wheaton Credit Requirements and the Struggle to Stay Relevant

wheatonwireApr 5, 2014

As with many liberal arts colleges, Wheaton claims a specific pride of allowing its students “expand their horizons” and limit course requirements in order to…

After a successful run as a competitor, Spence transitions to coach

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

Wheaton College, 6:30 am—The smell of chlorine permeates the air as you arrive in the Evelyn Danzig Haas Athletic Center. As you approach the balcony…

Talent on Display: Wheaton’s Gallery Director does it all

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

She is an artist, a carpenter, an administrator, a writer, and a teacher. Michele L’Heureux does all of these things as the Gallery Director of…

The new Chase, Emerson, Cafe

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

Anyone who regularly eats at Chase and Emerson, which is most of the student body, knows the plight of on-campus cuisine. We’ve all complained, or…

#prezHANNO and Hanno himself

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

If you were to go online and search Dennis Hanno, Wheaton’s president-elect, there would be a number of articles describing the wonderful things he has…

Trio of authors visit Wheaton for reading and discussion

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

The Creative Writing Program is at it again, having hosted yet another successful Readings by the Writers event last week. Sponsored by the Evelyn Danzig…

Flourishing German Department hosts German Consul General

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

On Wednesday, March 26, Wheaton hosted Rolf Schütte, the German Consul General for the New England States, to discuss the growing role of Germany in…

In the spotlight: Sex Week 2014

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

In the Balfour Hood café, students are standing behind a table handing out free condoms and pamphlets on sexual health. “It’s sex week!” they say…

Kowal ’16: Athletics enrich the Wheaton experience, not hinder it

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

There we were at 5:00 am, groggy, hungry, and cold. We all met at Peacock Pond before the sun had come up to get the…

Together We All Prosper (TWAP) House: Past, present, and future

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

As the fall semester was coming to an end, finals weren’t the only concerns for members of Together We All Prosper (TWAP) house. They received…

Two assault incidents occurred on campus Sunday morning

wheatonwireApr 2, 2014

According to Public Safety reports and a message sent to the Wheaton community by Dean of Students Lee Williams, two separate and unrelated instances of…

Student-athlete reacts to Op-Ed on athletics and academics

wheatonwireApr 1, 2014

If Ms. Grace Kirkpatrick is a NARP, then I must define myself as a non–NARP. But, honestly, I’d rather define myself as a student–athlete of…

Public Safety Log 3/24/2014 through 3/31/2014

wheatonwireMar 31, 2014

The Public Safety Log from 3/24/2014 through 3/31/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.24_03.31.14