Mosquitos in Massachusetts, MIT Media Lab Scandal, Boston ‘Straight Pride Protests’
Introducing the first Outside the Bubble of this school year! 8th human case of EEE confirmed in Massachusetts, officials say…
News
President’s Corner 9/18/2019
Hello Wellesley, Welcome back to another year of the President’s Corner! It is truly an honor to be able to…
College Reaches Agreement with Service Workers Union, More Labor Relations
In December of last year, the College administration entered contract negotiations with the Independent Maintenance and Service Employees Union of…
Features
Vintage Vogue Fashion Show
This past Sunday, Professor Corrine Taylor and her daughter Rebecca Taylor ’17 appeared together on the Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae…
5G: too many G’s?
The world is facing the next stage in technological advancement in the form of 5G, which will open up the…
The Flower Sunday Story
On Sept. 15, Wellesley College celebrated its 144th Flower Sunday, the longest-running and -surviving tradition for students. Students gathered with…
Opinions
Bridges Get Walked On
During her speech at Wellesley College’s 2019 Convocation, President Paula Johnson referenced a conversation she’d had with Wellesley alum and…
Wellesley for White Women: Divisive Ways Students Engage with American Politics
Note: Articles printed in the Opinions section do not reflect the collective view of The Wellesley News. The 2016 Presidential…
National Interest in Exchange for Human Rights: The Beginning of the End of India’s Democracy
On Aug. 5, 2019, the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced that it would revoke Article 370…
Arts
Pop Queens Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey Attempt to Merge Styles with “Don’t Call Me Angel”
This past Friday, girl power anthem “Don’t Call Me Angel,”officially dropped. The track, written for the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels” reboot,…
“It Chapter Two” Fails to Deliver the Scares “It” Promised
Andy Muschietti’s “It Chapter Two” fails to reach the high expectations that the first “It” set as the highest-grossing horror…
“The Goldfinch” fails to please in its attempt to adapt the novel
Needless to say, book-to-film adaptations often times fail to do many stories justice. Fans of multiple science fiction trilogies, dystopian…
Sports and Wellness
Here’s what you need to know about EEE
Many Wellesley students have heard about Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), the deadly mosquito virus that has taken the lives of…
Sydney Dollmeyer ’17: the return of a national champion
On Sept. 6, just four days before the start of Wellesley Crew’s fall training, the Wellesley Athletics department announced that…
New research on concussions seeks to shine light on effects on female soccer players
Recent research on concussions has revealed that certain sports pose a particular danger to brain development and health. However, much…
Online
How many of these classic Wellesley anxiety dreams have you had?
The one where you are in a 300 level CS class and the professor is going really fast but you…
Selections from the new Wellesley 100
Cry in office hours — Truly a rite of passage, you might get this one done well before senior year….
5 people you’ll meet on the Local Motion Bus, and how to avoid them
The Wellesley Exchange bus (and Senate on the weekends) is a strange and terrifying place. It exists outside of the…