Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Breaking: Multiple reports of assaults on campus Sunday morning

wheatonwireMar 30, 2014

The Wire has received multiple reports on a series of verbal and physical assaults that occurred on campus Sunday morning. According to sources, the assaults…

Boston Bruins have extended their win streak to 12 games

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

The Boston bruins have torn through their March schedule, going 12-0 as of March 22. The streak has put them atop the Atlantic Division and,…

Lost in the Dream: Ranking the year’s best albums (so far)

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014
Lost in the Dream: Ranking the year’s best albums (so far)

10. Eagulls – Eagulls Eagulls fit into the loud-is-more punk tradition of bands like Iceage and Savages, but unlike those groups, their first priority is the…

Wheaton’s Dave LaFerriere, the sandwich bag extraodinaire

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

Wheaton College is proud to present The World’s Coolest Dad: David LaFerriere. LaFerriere is no ordinary dad. By day, he is a graphic designer for…

Authorities continue search for Malaysia Airline flight 370

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

As the investigation continues into the fate of Malaysian Airline flight 370, theories, both plausible and impossible, have arisen. Here’s what we already know. On…

Major dining renovations topic at Board of Trustees meeting

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

In an email sent to all students, staff and faculty on March 17, President Ronald Crutcher outlined a number of initiatives that were presented to…

Kirkpatrick ’17 responds to op-ed criticism: “I stand behind what I have said”

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

I wrote “Examining the coexistence of academics and athletics” not because I thought people would agree; it is an op-ed, not a news article. Rather, I…

Letter from the Editor 3/26/2014

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

Is March Madness better than the Winter Olympics? I think so. Yeah, the Olympics are great for nationalism, at least sometimes. Wherever you are from,…

Peacock Pond Days #3: “The Thaw”

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

The ducks have been living in the cold, icy waters for almost two months now. Cowduck’s rocky throne is almost always covered with snow, keeping…

Kilduff ’16: “Wheaton Words” introspective and poignant

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

The setting of “Wheaton Words,” directed by Luke Demers ’14 and Blair Davis ’14, is one of the show’s many strengths. Enclosed in the small…

Wheaton hosts Oxfam America Hunger Banquet to raise hunger awareness

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

Hungry students filed into Emerson’s Faculty Dining Room on February 27 at 5:30 p.m. for the Oxfam America Hunger Banquet. Sponsored by The Office of…

Public Safety Log from 3/17/2014 through 3/24/2014

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

The Public Safety Log from 3/17/2014 through 3/24/2014, courtesy of Charles Furgal, Director of Public Safety, can be found here: 03.17_03.24.14 .

FAW Religion/Spirituality Panel: The Inter-Connectivity between Two Distinct Identifiers on Campus

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

Both religion and feminism play important parts in the community at Wheaton, however hidden or visible these may be, yet is it safe to say…

Don’t get swept up in the madness

wheatonwireMar 26, 2014

Bracket busted? Dealing with crushing disappointment? I understand. It’s the reason I made an oath to give up participating in March Madness four years ago,…

Summer session online registration begins

wheatonwireMar 25, 2014

Online registration for Wheaton’s 2014 Summer Session opened this morning at 8:30 a.m. Although the Summer Session began last year, it only offered three courses,…

Wheaton Women’s Track And Field Team Places Fourth Overall at NCAA Championships

wheatonwireMar 19, 2014

“The road to Nationals is never easy,” said National Champion Ashante Little ’14. “Every day that you come into practice you have to be conscious…