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Hobbit Headquarters In Chicagoland

Brett Foster | Posted 02.13.2013 | Religion
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Brett Foster

As excitement builds for the opening of Peter Jackson's new film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," it just may be that DuPage County, Ill., and the city of Wheaton in particular, will briefly become the center of the universe, or at least the sleepy capital of Middle Earth.

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10 Colleges That Don't Inhale

Posted 11.15.2012 | College
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Marijuana use is nothing new on college campuses, nevertheless some colleges are certainly less "pot-friendly" than others, according to the Princeton...

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Christian College's Lawsuit Over Birth Control Dismissed

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 08.28.2012 | College
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A federal judge dismissed Wheaton College's lawsuit against the Obama administration, objecting over a mandate that requires employee health insurance...

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Evangelical And Catholic Colleges Unite Against Birth Control Mandate

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 07.19.2012 | College
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In a historic first, an evangelical institution and a Catholic institution are joining forces and filing suit against a government health mandate they...

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Another College Sues Over Birth Control Rule

AP | Posted 07.18.2012 | Religion
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WHEATON, Ill. (AP) – Wheaton College, a top evangelical school, is joining a raft of lawsuits challenging the Obama administration mandate that most...

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The 12 Least LGBT-Friendly Colleges

Posted 06.08.2012 | College
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The United States has made a lot of progress towards equality for the LGBT community, but there are some colleges that still aren't very welcoming to ...

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WATCH: Former New York Times CEO Pays Tribute To Fallen Journo At Wheaton

Posted 06.06.2012 | College
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When Janet L. Robinson, retired CEO of the New York Times Company, spoke at Wheaton College’s Commencement ceremony on May 19, she paid special trib...

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Walking The (Catholic) Plank

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 06.26.2012 | Religion
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Sarah O'Leary

Why doesn't my Catholic Church get its own house in order first? Get the plank/log/boulder/semi truck/elephant out of its own eye before it tries to remove a speck from another's eye?

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Striving For Racial Harmony At Evangelical Colleges

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 06.26.2012 | Religion
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Christine A. Scheller

If Christian colleges are serious about moving forward in their diversity efforts, they need to listen to and empower the diversity officers on their campuses.

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Plane Crash Near Chicago Kills 4

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 01.27.2012 | Chicago
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A businessman, his daughters and a friend were killed in a small plane crash outside of Chicago An FAA spokesperson told the AP that the pilot, Ray...

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The 10 Most Religious Colleges

Posted 10.18.2011 | College
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Princeton Review recently announced their picks for the colleges with the most religious students. Brigham Young University in Utah topped the list, w...

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The 10 Best Dining Halls

Posted 10.10.2011 | College
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Are you hungry yet? Princeton Review recently named the colleges with the best campus food. Wheaton College in Illinois topped the list, followed b...

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Meet The Nation's Least LGBT-Friendly College

Posted 10.03.2011 | Chicago
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Wheaton College, a religious Christian school in Chicago's west suburbs, has for the second time in three years ranked as the least LGBT-friendly coll...

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The 10 Most Stone-Cold Sober Schools

Posted 10.03.2011 | College
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Not all colleges have parties where students do keg-stands with abandon. According to the Princeton Review, the schools listed below are the most ston...

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Christian Colleges Struggle with Their Fine Art Programs

Daniel Grant | Posted 09.17.2011 | Arts
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Daniel Grant

Church-based colleges are engaged in a delicate balancing act: training young artists -- with all that that traditionally entails in terms of the freedom to challenge authority -- in an environment that puts religion above all else.

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Alumni Rally Around Gay Students At Evangelical College

Posted 07.04.2011 | Religion
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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) Gay and supportive alumni of Wheaton College have formed a new organization following a recent chap...

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WATCH: Daley Says U.S. Has Become Nation Of 'Whiners'

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Retiring Chicago Mayor Richard Daley addressed a full auditorium at Wheaton College in the Chicago suburbs Thursday, where he said the United States h...

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Gerald F. Hawthorne, Author And Professor, Dead At 84

Chicago Tribune | Joan Giangrasse Kates | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Gerald F. Hawthorne authored three books, co-edited three more and published more than three dozen articles and reviews on biblical Greek studies. ...

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Ann Curry 'Mortified' Over Wheaton College Mistake

AP | MARK PRATT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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BOSTON — When "Today" show news anchor Ann Curry delivered the commencement speech at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, she named a list of dist...

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ANTI-PARTY Schools (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Like to kick back on the weekend with a glass of milk and a stack of homework? One of these schools might be for you. Consider this list an antidote t...

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Aztec Exit Counseling But Were Too Afraid to Ask

Riley Waggaman | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Riley Waggaman

My Senior Springtime Partay was rudely interrupted by this email I received the other day: Dear Riley, Our records indicate that you borrowed a fe...

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Ann Curry Pokes Fun At Wheaton College Flub (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Last month was a rough one for "Today" show anchor Ann Curry. Not known for making headlines as much as reporting them, Curry catapulted herself to th...

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Ann Curry's Wheaton Mix-Up: 'Today Show' Anchor Confuses Massachusetts, Illinois Colleges

AP | MARK PRATT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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BOSTON — When "Today" show news anchor Ann Curry delivered the commencement speech at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, she named a list of dist...

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Ann Curry Mixes Up Wheaton Colleges In Commencement Address

Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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In her address to Wheaton College's Class of 2010, "Today" Show anchor Ann Curry mistakenly confused the Wheaton she was at, in Massachusetts, with a ...

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Ann Curry Wheaton Speech: 'Adversity Is Your Opportunity' (VIDEO) (FULL TEXT)

Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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"Today" Show anchor Ann Curry offered words of support to Wheaton College graduates worried about the employment market this past weekend, saying that...

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