I have an aversion to words that are repeated; in my mind, they turn into dead horses so quickly. I get cynical too fast and things turn stale. But while Wheaton in Chicago (WIC) talks about ‘place’ a lot, this hasn’t happened, and I find the concept beautiful.
In college, it’s easy to minimize the importance of your physical place because it is purposefully temporary. Yet, Wheaton in Chicago does the opposite. Though it lasts only for an academic semester, program participants are invited...
