Sochi Olympics provide venue for peaceful protest rather than boycott
By SRAVANTI TEKUMALLA ’16 Staff Writer In the wake of recent LGBT protests in Russia, Olympic athletes making statements in…
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Climate change report shows need for fossil fuel divestment
By ELLEN BECHTEL ’14 Contributing Writer Less than a month ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its…
Read MoreO’Connor’s open letters to Miley Cyrus encourage objectification of girls
By Tala Nashawati ’17 Staff Writer Licking a sledgehammer, swinging around on a wrecking ball while naked and wearing as…
Read MoreLike divestment from apartheid, fossil fuel divestment will effect change
By ACE WANG ’14 Contributing Writer Last spring, I spent hours pouring over news clippings of student protests in the…
Read MoreSTAFF EDITORIAL: Nobel Peace Prize should have been awarded to Malala Yousafzai
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee recently made the decision to award the prize to the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition…
Read MoreLetter to the editor
To the editors: When I arrived to Wellesley as a first-year, one of the first things I did was speak…
Read MoreTHE CONSERVATIVE CORNER: Republicans not to blame for government shutdown
By RACHEL HARRIS ’14 Contributing Columnist In the wake of Congress’ inability to come to a budgeting agreement for the…
Read MoreUnited States should follow France in banning beauty pageants for children
By VIVIEN LEE ’17 Contributing Writer France recently passed a law banning beauty pageants for children under 16 years of…
Read MoreChange in pope’s views will not affect Church’s conservative base
By TARA GUPTA ’16 Contributing Writer In a 27-page interview released Sept. 19 in the Italian Jesuit magazine “La Civita…
Read MoreSTAFF EDITORIAL: Companies must include more diversity in leadership roles
Last week, Twitter filed for an initial public offering (IPO), declaring its intention to become a public company by opening…
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