Congressman Paul Ryan speaks at Wheaton College breakfast event
“The Provost has asked me if we could rethink our 8 o’clock class policy seeing the excellent turnout this morning,” President Philip Ryken said on Monday, before praying over the ensuing J. Dennis Hastert Center-hosted breakfast with Congressman Paul Ryan.
Freshmen business wins Wheaton Shark Tank
Last fall, Wheaton College kicked off its second annual Shark Tank competition where 13 teams faced off against each other in order to advance to the final round. On Tuesday, the emerging five finalists fought to be the lone “shark” left in Wheaton’s tank and proceed onto another regional round of competition.
Wheaton graduate school creates first mission statement
Although the graduate school was founded in 1937, no overarching statement for the graduate program had ever existed until now. With a new mission and vision statement, students can have a clarified sense of what the school stands for.
Fair trade fashion business AHmong Us, LLC empowers Hmong women
Seniors Rachel Yang and Isaac Kawate started their fair trade fashion business, AHmong Us, LLC to empower the Hmong women, with whom Yang culturally identifies and with whose culture Kawate has been intrigued since he and Yang met.
Newspaper theft: Wheaton Record stolen from campus
Not a single issue of the Wheaton Record remained on the racks outside Bon Appetit on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 26.
Wheaton Mock Trial advances to Opening Round Championship Series
After a full season, the Wheaton College Mock Trial team headed to the Regional tournament this weekend to compete with 24 other teams in the vicinity. The first team came back with third place, qualifying for the next round of competition.
Arena Theater presents Friel play “Dancing at Lughnasa”
Arena Theater opened their spring semester production on Feb. 20 with “Dancing at Lughnasa,” a play by Brian Friel set in 1930’s Ireland.
Dance show “Just Be” aims to provide a time of stillness in God’s presence
Last weekend Zoe’s Feet Dance Ministry hosted its annual dance show, Confessions. This year’s show, entitled “Just Be” after Psalm 46:10, included 20 pieces from a wide variety of genres ranging from theatre dance to modern to hip-hop.
HNGR symposium focuses on food security in post-conflict zones
This past weekend, the Human Needs and Global Resources (HNGR) program at Wheaton College hosted their annual symposium, a time of sharing and coming together for the students who spent six months interning in developing countries during summer and fall.
Prayer and presence in difficult times
Wheaton students, staff and faculty are no strangers to times of difficulty. While publicized events bring to light imperfections on campus, those around us struggle daily through hardships, addictions and hurt. This week, the Record set out to interview student leaders, faculty and staff to seek advice on how the Wheaton community can work together through times of trouble.