Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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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

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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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Aside from the physical advancement and development ofthe campus, Wheaton has undergone structural tran- sition within the past four years. In 1986, the college said farewell to former Dean Niki Janus and soon wel- comed Dean Sue Alexander. In addition, Wheaton’s core curriculum has been expanded to include such courses aS writing intensive and freshman seminar. The ‘‘seasons of Wheaton” also implies the idea of mat- uration. During the past four years, the women of the class of 1989 have experienced a significant period of maturation. When the class of 1989 entered Wheaton four years ago, its members were still in the budding stage. Now, after four years of living and learning at Wheaton, the class of 1989 has come of age and is now ready to blossom and face what new challenges the world holds for them. Perhaps the most historic development of the past four years at Wheaton is this year’s transition from a wom- en’s college to a co-educational institution. With the an- nouncement of the final decision to go co-ed in 1987, the class of 1989 along with the entire Wheaton com- munity experienced a year of uncer- tainty as to what the future held for Wheaton. Considering the conflict over the decision experienced by the college during that period, this year of transition has been relatively smooth. As a result of the co-ed decision, the class of 1989 is a landmark in Whea- ton’s history as it is the first class to graduate from Wheaton as a co-educa- tional institution.