Around the table: Wheaton’s views on communion
Aside from baptism, communion — also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist — is perhaps the most distinguishing Christian ritual. Views on communion within Christianity vary widely; however, even the word “ritual” might betray a specific definition or dogma connected to an institution. How involved is God in our practice of the meal? Is […]
SG establishes new International House and voting system
SG & ISP charter new international house Student Government passed 8R11, a proposal for a house for international students on campus, on Dec. 6. Senior Simona Andreas, EVP of Global Engagement, submitted the proposal to the SG board and was one of the proposal’s greatest advocates. Similar to the way that Shalom House is under […]
Emily Miller and Professor Timothy Taylor named winners of Shared Justice Research Prize
Shared Justice, an initiative of the Center for Public Justice, named junior international relations student Emily Miller and Assistant Professor of International Relations Timothy Taylor winners of the Student-Faculty Research Prize on Thursday, Feb. 1. While students from 15 schools in the Council for Christian Colleges and University applied for this competitive prize in November, […]
Searching for home: MK’s and TCK’s share stories of their searches for home
“Where is home?” This is a question that many of us have been asked. Most of us have easy answers: Home is whatever city or state we grew up in. Some people, like me, have grown up in one city our whole lives. Others have moved once or twice. But still, for some the concept […]
A loss for men’s basketball
Following their devastating 86-84 loss to Augustana College — the second ranked team in the conference behind Illinois Wesleyan University — the Wheaton Thunder Men’s Basketball team suffered another tough loss on Saturday, Jan. 27. This one came by way of a 94-75 loss to another division adversary, Millikin University. The first half was as […]
A Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational Champion for Wheaton
This year’s Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational was pretty successful for the Wheaton Thunder. One of the biggest tournaments in the NCAA, Wheaton hosted 35 teams from all around the country. Messiah College won the invitational after they had three individual champions and two second-place finishers. Wheaton had success on the mats, but Wheaton junior Jonovan […]
Women’s Track & Field excel in their first indoor meet
The Wheaton Thunder Women’s Track and Field team kicked off their 2018 season with impressive performances at Carthage’s “Tadd Metzger Invitational” on Friday, January 27. The Women Thunder took second place out of the nine teams present. Overall, the UW-Oshkosh team finished first with 143 points with Wheaton close behind scoring 137 points. Carthage racked […]
Telling the story: Silvio Vazquez steps into CEMO role
“Reepicheep.” Silvio Vazquez’s answer is almost immediate, coming before I finished asking the question. “If I could be any character in the “Chronicles of Narnia” I’d be Reepicheep.” In his office overlooking McCully Field, Vazquez looks right at home. And with the way he speaks about Wheaton’s mission, the casual observer or prospective student likely […]
Aequitas Fellows: CUE merges current urban engagement programs for new one
The Center for Urban Engagement (CUE) will accept students into the recently developed Aequitas Program in Urban Leadership, beginning with the incoming class of 2022. The Aequitas program is a four-year, cohort-based program that will accept 10-20 “Aequitas fellows” every academic year. It is an interdisciplinary program focused on the application of ethics and economics […]
Update on concert hall fundraising
Although the first half of the Armerding Center for Music and the Arts was completed in November, a second segment of the enormous project remains: a 648-person concert hall. “This will be a really important space that’s designed specifically for music making. We love being in Edman Chapel, Pierce Chapel and in other venues on […]