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Features, News and Features

First Purim Drag Extravaganza at Wellesley

By Ria Goveas

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people of Persia from an antisemitic genocide that…

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The Wellesley Snooze

Locomotion to stop at BU, Northeastern to encourage students to have partners elsewhere

By Ria Goveas

In an effort to mitigate the spread of elitism and steminism, Wellesley College has decided to have the Locomotion stop…

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Arts, Arts In The News, Popular Culture

“The Body Papers: A Memoir,” a Book Talk by Grace Talusan

By Ria Goveas

TW: SA, fatal illness, childhood trauma  In recognition of Asian Awareness Month 2022, the Advisor to Students of Asian Descent…

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Book cover of "Networking Refugees."
Faculty Focus, Features, News and Features

Prof. Nadya Hajj Publishes “Networking Refugees”

By Ria Goveas

For Professor Nadya S. Hajj, her professional research is also deeply personal. Her latest book “Networked Refugees: Palestinian Reciprocity and…

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Arts, Popular Culture, Reviews

Are You Excited for the “Crying in H Mart” Feature Film?

By Ria Goveas

“Ever since my mom died, I cry in H Mart.” The first sentence of the poignant New Yorker essay by…

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A drawing of an astronaut helmet with wings on either side and a heart on it. The background is headshots of this years Brooke Owens fellowship winners.
Features, News and Features

Wellesley Students Win Brooke Owens Fellowship

By Natalie McDermott, Ria Goveas

In late January, 51 undergraduate students from around the world were selected as recipients of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a…

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Arts, Reviews

Masterfully Animated with a Magical Storyline: “Maya and the Three”

By Ria Goveas

“Maya and the Three” is an animated miniseries set in a world based on pre-colonial Mesoamerica and other Indigenous cultures….

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Arts, Reviews

Hot Take: Addison Rae is a Good Actress; “He’s All That” Has Other Problems

By Ria Goveas

I put off watching “He’s All That” because of all the people who told me that Addison Rae’s acting was…

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Arts, Reviews

Everyone Should Watch “Derry Girls”: Here’s Why

By Ria Goveas

“Derry Girls” is a sitcom set in Northern Ireland that portrays typical teenage life amidst the Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict…

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Popular Culture

Charismatic, Cool and Classy: Claudia Kishi in The Baby-Sitters Club

By Ria Goveas

“The Baby-Sitters Club” is a wildly popular children’s book series written by a historically women’s college alum and queer woman,…

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