Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


On Public Safety-student relations and rules

wheatonwireFeb 26, 2014

Editor’s note: Editorials represent a view supported by the Wheaton Wire as an entity. At this point in the school year, with the number of…

Letter from the editor 2/26/2014

wheatonwireFeb 26, 2014

What do you think of when I say Pussy Riot? Do you think I’m being crass? Have you heard of Pussy Riot? Do you like…

Getting to know Wheaton’s new president Dennis Hanno

wheatonwireFeb 26, 2014

Yesterday morning, the Board of Trustees announced that the search for President Crutcher’s replacement has been concluded with the selection of President-Elect Dennis Hanno, currently…

Need a Good Night? Go See the Arctic Monkeys Live!

wheatonwireFeb 25, 2014
Need a Good Night? Go See the Arctic Monkeys Live!

One night, Carrie Slayton took the chance with Lauren Robinson to consciously steal a seat to a sold out concert of Arctic Monkeys so the…

Dennis Hanno named Eighth President of Wheaton College

wheatonwireFeb 24, 2014
Dennis Hanno named Eighth President of Wheaton College

Dennis Hanno has been named the eighth president of Wheaton College, according to an email sent out to students and staff at 10 a.m. by…

Wheaton’s President-Elect Dennis Hanno: A Cheat Sheet

wheatonwireFeb 24, 2014

In the next few weeks campus will be inundated with information about our eight president, but if you want to be ahead of the curve,…

Wheaton Women’s Ice Hockey hits the ice in 2014

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

As the Wheaton Women’s ice hockey team dropped the puck for their most recent game, they accomplished a feat that no other Wheaton women’s ice…

NFL is expected to have its first openly gay player

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

On Feb. 9, Missouri defensive end and NFL prospect Michael Sam came out as gay in an interview with ESPN. Standing at 6 feet 2…

Aiello’s Inner and Outer Space exhibit merges art and science

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Starting on Jan. 20 and continuing until Feb. 26, the clean, bright, minimal Beard and Weil Galleries in Watson Fine Arts will be crawling with…

A retrospective on the 2014 Sophomore Symposium

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

It is very unusual to see the campus crawling with students at 9:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It is even more unusual to see…

FAW encourages students on Valentine’s Day: Love yourself!

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Valentine’s Day can be an easy time of year to question our lives, in terms of present and future relationships, social standing and generally what…

You Know He’s Right: When good politicians go bad

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Eight years ago, Ray Nagin was the popular mayor of New Orleans who rallied the city after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Now, Nagin is headed to…

14 reasons why BuzzFeed is polluting journalism

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Had the above headline been a link on your Facebook newsfeed, a simple click would direct you to a witty sequence of Leslie Knope and…

Wheaton College Class of 2017 hosts first open talent showcase at the Loft

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

By 10:05 p.m. on Feb. 6, the Loft had to close its doors due to overcapacity and the door stayed closed for that reason until…

Miss the town hall meetings last week? Suggestions for the administration after the town hall meetings

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Effective policies begin with recognizing reality, and a reality of life on college campuses is that students drink, usually in large groups and often to…