Wire Article Archive

Every article The Wheaton Wire has published.


New snacks, popularity for this year at the Lyon’s Den

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

On weeknights, when the Balfour Hood Café winds down and the Davis Spencer Café has already closed, or on weekends when neither café is open…

Wheaton hosts famed What Would You Do? host John Quiñones for ethics talk

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

On Saturday Oct. 5, as part of the Homecoming Committee’s commitment to bring in unique in interesting speakers; John Quiñones host of ABC Primetime’s What…

Wheaton hosts poets Liz Ahl and Sandra Yannone ’86

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

This past Thursday, Oct. 3, poets Liz Ahl and Sandra Yannone ’86 presented a reading and conversation to Wheaton students featuring some of their most…

Wheaton alumna returns to give philosophy talk on Locke and personal identity

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

How did philosopher John Locke conceptualize personal identity and why has his ideas fueled so much debate? This was the topic under discussion on the…

The shutdown for dummies

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

You’re no dummy. You know the government has shut down. You know the National Zoo’s panda cam isn’t working; you just don’t know why. So…

Letter from the Editor Week 5 Fall 2013

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

All, A few weeks back, I asked you to submit ideas for potential columns on WheatonWire.com. Since then, I’ve received at least a dozen ideas…

Wheaton hosts Homecoming & Family Weekend

wheatonwireOct 23, 2013

This past weekend, Wheaton was filled with students, parents, and alums to celebrate Homecoming & Family Weekend. Many Wheaton clubs and organizations contributed to make…

Bands Mike’s Bakery and Black Brick rock the Lyon’s Den

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

On Friday Sept. 20, I found myself far more satisfied to find out that Mike’s Bakery is a band here at Wheaton, rather than an…

Lyons dominating NEWMAC as Miller earns 600th win

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

When the 2013-14 season kicked off for the women’s tennis squad, Head Coach Lynn Miller may not have expected her 600th career victory to come…

In Afghanistan, professor feels at home

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

Community, whether a neighborhood, church or even Wheaton College, serves a vital purpose in the lives of its members. Different communities can be formed not…

Town of Norton flushing program affects Wheaton’s water

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

It was probably the most common topic of conversation on campus: the water. Beginning two weeks ago, the town of Norton performed its semi-annual flushing…

Letter from the Editor Week 4 Fall 2013

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

Congratulations to all of the new members of student government here at Wheaton. I think your jobs are extremely important to the success of our…

Wheaton hosts acclaimed writer Martha Collins

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

Acclaimed writer and poet Martha Collins visited Wheaton to present a reading from her newest book, White Papers, this past Thursday, Sept. 26 in the…

New Year results in newly elected representatives for the SGA

wheatonwireOct 2, 2013

On Friday September 20, the fall 2013 Student Government Association election results were announced, filling the Class Council for the first-year students as well as…

Letter from the Editor: Week 3 Fall 2013

wheatonwireSep 25, 2013

Ever walk around Norton before? I did the other day. And not down Pharmacy Row, either. It sounds like a weird thing to do, since…

Study abroad fair showcases a world of new opportunities

wheatonwireSep 25, 2013

For three hours on Friday, Sept. 19, Balfour Atrium looked more like a travel agency than a student center. The annual Study Abroad Fair, hosted…