The Wellesley (COVID) 100
The new Wellesley 100 isn’t a list of suggestions for enriching your four years at Wellesley, but the latest —…
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The Wellesley (COVID) 100
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In memory of Professor Rebecca Summerhays
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Trans flag controversy: College power washes staircase after trans flag is painted over Harry Potter spray paint
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Wellesley hires new Hindu Chaplain Rumni Saha
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Who are Wellesley’s Asians? — The call for the disaggregation of the label “Asian”
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News
In memory of Professor Rebecca Summerhays
Wellesley’s Professor Rebecca Summerhays passed away on April 28th, 2022. Prof. Summerhays was an adored writing professor, having taught WRIT…
Trans flag controversy: College power washes staircase after trans flag is painted over Harry Potter spray paint
In the past 16 years, the College has posted photos of the 9 ¾ platform on its official Facebook account…
Features
Professor Smitha Radhakrishnan Publishes “Making Women Pay: Microfinance in Urban India”
Smitha Radhakrishnan, the LuElla LaMer professor of women’s studies and professor of sociology, is a feminist qualitative sociologist with a…
Film Society rebuilds following pandemic inactivity
The Wellesley Film Society has reestablished its presence on campus this semester thanks to efforts from its new e-board members….
Wushu’s “Reflection” Celebrates Sapphic Retelling of “Mulan”
Wushu is a student organization that, according to their Instagram, practices contemporary Wushu, a form of martial arts, with a…
Opinions
The News in Conversation: Wellesley Against Mass Incarceration
Welcome to the fourth edition of The News in Conversation. In every iteration of this column, The Wellesley News will…
Editorial Board calls for keeping up trans flag murals
The Board of Trustees and administration have had to be reminded time and time again that transgender and nonbinary students…
No, Elon Musk’s Twitter will not restore free speech
I reacted the same way everyone did, when I first heard about Elon Musk’s seemingly out-of-left-field bid to buy Twitter….
Arts
Be/longing Centers Connection and Care
It’s that time of year, when Jewett and Pendleton West are covered in senior theses and projects. This year’s senior…
Birds Falling Upwards: Wellesley College Theater’s The Moors is a Must-See
The Wellesley College Theater Department’s production of “The Moors” perfectly fits our reality with brilliant moments of surrealist, stifled family…
Sometimes you just need to read a YA “Groundhog Day” to feel something
Do you remember the 21st night of September? Because Barrett Bloom does. “See You Yesterday” is my fifth Rachel Lynn…
Sports and Wellness
February Student Athlete of the Month
Those competing in the Winter athletics season know how this time of year can bring its own set of challenges….
Athletics Update
Swim & Dive Wellesley Swim & Dive placed sixth at the 2022 NEWMAC Championships hosted by MIT last weekend. Wellesley…
Victoria Garrick Speaks on Mental Health
On Feb. 8, the athletes of Wellesley Blue attended an event hosting Victoria Garrick. Former Division I athlete at the…
Online
President’s Column: The Butterfly Effect
If things never really stop changing, then I, and you, and all of us, have yet to see our darkest hours. But we have also yet to see our brightest days.
Administrators shocked to learn that students dislike being left in dark
Wellesley College administrators were shocked to learn this week that students disliked being left in the dark about subjects like…
50 Lies You Tell Yourself in Order to Survive Until Graduation
I will wake up early to do my readings before class tomorrow I do not turn into one of those…