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Wheaton student named Fulbright scholar
Senior Ben Shivers is a 2008-2009 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship award recipient, and will spend the next year living and working in Germany.

Andy Studebaker '08 selected in the NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles
Defensive end Andy Studebaker is drafted to the NFL. Additional stories by: CBS2 Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Sports Illustrated, Peoria Journal-Star, Gatehouse News Service, and PhiladelphiaEagles.com.

Brothers team up to create 100-mile-per-gallon car
CBS 2 Chicago interviews brothers Chris '05 and Andrew Ewert '09 about their modified hybrid car.

60 mpg? How about 100?
Daily Herald covers the College's 3rd annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Expo held on Earth Day.

Laguna Beach man killed in Iraq attack
Alumnus Mark Barry Metherell '91 was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Learn more about Mark on the Thunder athletics site .

Latest College Reading Lists: Menus With Pho and Lobster
The New York Times
reports on how food plays a role in college decisions. Wheaton is noted as one of the nation’s colleges offering innovative dining hall fare. Find out more about Wheaton's food service provider Bon Appetit.

The Star and Dagger
Wheaton's Buswell Memorial Library shares news on open access, and spiritual formation in the library.

Joseph Clair '02 is awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
2002 alum Joseph Clair is the first Wheatie to be awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.


Best Values in Private Colleges
Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks Wheaton College #12 among private liberal arts colleges.

Secret to Mayan Blue paint found
New research by Prof. Dean Arnold and The Field Museum is featured in the following:
-National Geographic
-The New York Times
-Chicago Tribune
-Reuters
-Archaeology
-United Press International
-LiveScience
-Science Daily
-About.com

Study: More Complexity In Tailoring Cancer Drugs
The Wall Street Journal highlights a new cancer study being led by surgeon David Sugarbaker ’75. Note: This link requires a subscription log in.

Peace Corps' Top Colleges and Universities 2008
Wheaton is included in the Peace Corps' Top Colleges and Universities 2008 list, released January 16. See the list here.

Wheaton Thunder news
Check out the new Thunder website for the latest highlights and updates on Wheaton athletics.

 
 
   
 

A Q&A with President Duane Litfin about Wheaton's divorce policy

New Dean of the Conservatory, Arts and Communication appointed

First Kvamme Chair chosen to lead Hastert Center

Summer camps and programs

Wheaton receives conservation Bookshelf

Wade Center Art Exhibit: "Pauline Baynes: A Lifetime of Illustrations"

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Through May 15: "Face to Face: Warner Sallman's Images of Christ"

May 19: Arts in the Morning features Vivaldi Strings

May 29 through August 10: "Cross/Purpose" Billy Graham Center Museum exhibit


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