Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


Woody Allen: Should his crimes diminish his artistic recognition?

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

For more than two decades, the accusation of Woody Allen molesting his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow was swept under the rug, hardly a shadow to…

Letter from the editor 2/19/2014

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

As Thomas Holmes pointed out in our paper this week, Michael Sam will, in all likelihood, become the first openly gay football player to be…

Town hall-style meetings connect students and faculty

wheatonwireFeb 20, 2014

Last week, students gathered to hear several on campus a cappella groups sing for the first time with their new members during the tradition every…

Christie, Guadagno, Ford: Political scandals everywhere

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

We have all heard the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”  Likewise, political scandal is in the eye of the beholder –…

Issues and controversy surround Sochi Winter Olympic

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

With the opening of the Winter Olympics this past weekend, everyone is talking about Sochi. The only problem? The majority of attention has not been…

Sex and the Dimple: Sochi Olympics and Condom Distribution

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

At several of the more recent Olympic games, journalists have been struck by the idea that when you take some of the world’s fittest, most…

Public Safety Interferes at Slype Night

wheatonwireFeb 13, 2014

Music is powerful. It can heal. It can start revolutions. At Wheaton College, it can bring Public Safety. A cappella performances in Slype are a…

The empire strikes back: Yankees push for AL East Revenge

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014

The 2013 season belonged to the Boston Red Sox. A busy winter for general manager Ben Cherington included the additions of valuable free agents like…

Sex and the Dimple: Fundawear!

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014

TOUCH OVER THE INTERNET,” the advertisement for Durex’s latest “durexperiment” proclaims. The online video ad is for a sophisticated, expensive pair of underwear (for both…

Daft Punk, Macklemore dominate 56th Grammy Awards

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014

Daft Punk. Lorde. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.  Imagine Dragons. What do these artists have in common? They all won at least one Grammy last Sunday,…

Letter from the Editor 1 Spring 2014

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014

So, I’ll begin with a simple statement of truth: I don’t hate Macklemore. Far from, actually. I enjoy Macklemore’s music pretty much the same way…

The eternal question: house, or dorm?

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014

If you’re a Wheaton student, there’s a good chance that at some juncture, you lived in one of our great institution’s dormitories. You may live…

“If you can dodge a beer, you can dodge a ball” Behind the scenes of Wheaton’s 10th annual Big Event, an all-weekend extravaganza

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014
“If you can dodge a beer, you can dodge a ball” Behind the scenes of Wheaton’s 10th annual Big Event, an all-weekend extravaganza

Last weekend was Wheaton’s 10th annual Big Event. WAMs (Wheaton Athletic Mentors) from each varsity sport collaborated to make a fun and sober weekend on…

Wheaton Women’s Basketball hosts Coaches vs. Cancer event

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014

On Jan. 15, Wheaton College’s Women’s Basketball Team, ranked 22nd in the Division III poll at the time, hosted an event for Coaches vs. Cancer…

Obama’s State of the Union: We need to do more, together

wheatonwireFeb 6, 2014

In the annual State of the Union address, held in front of members of Congress last Tuesday, President Obama urged members of both parties to…