Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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In 1985, the Wheaton campus looked quite different from what it presently looks like. With the recent architec- tural development of the campus, Wheaton has taken on a new air of mo- dernity while maintaining much of its traditional New England heritage. In 1986, the contemporary Balfour-Hood center was completed. The completion of the new campus center brought with it the opening of the Balfour- Hood cafe, the fitness center, the dance studio, a new Campus Shop, an on campus mail service, the media center and a number of new offices. With the opening of the Balfour-Hood center, the class of 1989 happily waved goodbye to ‘‘Nightlights”’ of the previous year and welcomed the new Loft. In addition to the campus center, a new computer center was completed in 1987. Upon completion of the com- puter center, Wheaton introduced a considerable amount of new sophisti- cated hardware.

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The theme “‘Seasons of Wheaton”’ accurately explains this book. The focus of this edition of Nike stems from such characteristics as advancement, development, growth, progression and transition. This edition of Nike is a tribute to the recent advancement and development of the Wheaton Community as a whole and to the four period of transi- tion and growth with which the class of 1989 identifies. te fe VISE EER a bee » nei

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Further growth at Wheaton is in its pri- mary stage. In the fall of this year, the age-old tree in the Everett courtyard was cut down and a new one planted. Much to many seniors’ dismay, the Polo Lounge, adjacent to the college, was bought by Wheaton with the intention of leveling the property and expanding the campus. a A