The Wheaton Wire

Photo courtesy of Lily Maguire ’26 A behind the scenes still of a scene in the empty housing at Wheaton. The production of a Wheaton student’s senior capstone film is turning heads on campus. The film, “Doors,” by Lily Maguire ’26, melds poetry with film and is based on a long-form poem Maguire wrote during the faculty-led Arts in Ireland summer program in 2025.

Wheaton’s Young Hall dormitory will pilot male-only and female-only gendered flooring for residents starting this upcoming fall. The three floors of the lower campus living space will be transformed, with the first floor composed of strictly male residents, while floors two and three will be strictly female residents. This distinction differs from the current housing options of female to nonbinary housing and male to nonbinary housing.

The Narrative of the Modern Economy In Econ 403: Global Economic Controversies on April 2, during a discussion on inequality, a peer pointed out something difficult to ignore: dining workers—whose labor shapes students’ daily experiences—are often paid far less than administrative positions many students rarely encounter.

Photo by Logan Markwell ’28 The Wheatones perform their signature song alongside alumni of the group. Alto, mezzo, and soprano voices blended in perfect harmony as they soared into the rounded ceiling of Weber Theatre on March 29. In their 80th year of singing, the Wheatones are an essential facet of the Wheaton community, as the first and oldest a cappella group at Wheaton, founded in 1946.

Photo by Jonathan Purvis ’29 First years Aidan Strovink, ’29 (left) and Amanda Bergeron, ’29 (right). On March 28, those in attendance of the Wheaton Events Board’s “Wheaton’s Got Talent” were in for a real treat. Two musically active students, Aidan Strovink ’29, and Amanda Bergeron ’29, took to the bottom of Hindle Auditorium, guitars in hand and a song in mind.

Dining Services is planning a series of changes to Chase Dining Hall to improve throughput, flow, and the overall dining experience. These include moving the bakery and ice cream stations to Chase Round and the Create Kitchen to the current bakery location, where four burners would be added to increase capacity. Make-your-own smoothies may also be introduced, with compostable cups and a rotating selection of ingredients, though Dining Services noted all plans remain subject to change.

Khushi Parikh ’26 Dear Wheaton, It is not often that a campus newspaper finds itself remixed into anonymous manifestos. Whether through impromptu conversations in the library or anonymous posters circulating across campus—namely “We deserve the truth” and “Speak up before you write your department’s eulogy”—this past week marked a revival of campus dialogue.

Photo by Julie Mahoney ’28 Spring day on Wheaton’s campus. April showers bring May flowers, but here at Wheaton we are seeing many sunny and warm days continuing to welcome spring to campus. Many students have noticed the increased landscaping crews around campus, whether it be waking up to a lawnmower outside Meadows or the smell of mulch as you walk past the dimple.

Photo taken by Logan Markwell ’28 The new Coco Gauff’s Protein Naked smoothie being sold in Emerson Dining. As a new addition to the protein craze, water has joined the ranks of endless protein-forward and infused products on grocery store shelves, a range of items from protein boxed mac and cheese, to high protein chips.

With the flowers and animals finally coming out in the early spring, so too does the dread of many college students. Many find the spring to be more jam-packed with events, and less time to do bigger and bigger projects for their professors and their classes. Personally, I find myself struggling to manage my time on weekends.