The Wheaton company utilizes new fabric technology and crowdsources artwork from independent artists in American to create custom T-shirts online. The company also gives a portion of its profits to art-related charities. Continue reading here.
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Wheaton College’s Mars Center for Science and Tech Awarded LEED Gold
Wheaton College’s Mars Center for Science and Technology was recently awarded LEED Gold Certification based on its renewable technologies and green design that make it an incredibly environmentally friendly building. The building has a 1,300 sq ft green roof, solar shading on glass to reduce temperature changes, and automatic lighting to reduce energy consumption. Continue reading here.
An Image of the Mars Center at Wheaton College. The building incorporates so many renewable and green options that it was awarded one of the highest LEED certifications.
Wheaton’s Studio Movie Grill Worth Visiting
Wheaton’s Rice Lake Square just opened a Studio Movie Grill, a combination of dining and movie viewing. While you’re watching new releases, you can order food and drinks at the touch of a button from your seat. Continue reading here.
Studio Movie Grill allows you to eat, drink, and watch new release movies in a theatre setting. Photo from mysuburbanlife.com. Story by Jake Lucas
Wheaton College Opens Observatory for Rare Astronomical Event
Original (6/5/12): The transit of Venus across the serface of the sun will occur about 5:03pm today and will not occur again from our vantage point again until 2117. Of course viewers will see only a small dot crossing the sun, but it is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity. To that end, Wheaton College has opened its observatory for free viewings of the event. Continue reading here.
Update (6/6/12): Hundreds turned out to varies observing spots across the suburbs yesterday to get a glimpse of the last Venus transition across the sun they’ll see in their lifetimes. Continue reading here.
If you missed the transit, here’s the site from the most advanced spacecraft ever built to stare at the sun, the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Continue Viewing here.
The Wheaton College Astronomical Observatory is opening at 4:30 p.m. today to provide free viewings of the Transit of Venus. Photo courtesy of Wheaton College for the Daily Herald
DuPage Students Take Part in Green Building Challenge
The 6th annual Sustainable Design Challenge brought teams from across the county to Weaton to build LEED-certified concept buildings. Continue reading here.
Naperville North junior Chris Overbeck talks about features on his group's green condominium - Photo from Corey R. Minkanic for Sun-Times Media