Contract ratified by Wellesley’s Maintenance and Service Employees Union
On Aug. 16, the College reached an agreement on a four-year contract with Wellesley’s Independent Maintenance and Service Employees Union….
News
News in Brief
Sustainability Sale Canceled On Aug. 29, 2023, the Office of Sustainability announced that their annual sustainability sale, popular among sibs…
Wellesley adapts to end of race conscious admissions
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States effectively ended affirmative action in its ruling on the…
Features
Professor Spotlight: Dr. Faisal Ahmed
Wellesley College’s Department of political science has hired a new Associate Professor, Faisal Ahmed. This semester, Professor Ahmed will be…
Spotlight: New Professor Kathryn Winner
This fall, Professor Kathryn Winner has joined Wellesley College’s department of English and creative writing as a visiting lecturer in…
Spotlight: New Professor Lucia Nhamo ’11
This fall, Wellesley College’s Art Department welcomes a new Professor, Lucia Nhamo ’11 as a visiting lecturer in art. This…
Opinions
France’s Abaya Ban Unveils Its Own Misogyny
On Aug. 28, the head of France’s Ministry of Education, Gabriel Attal, announced that state-run schools would no longer permit…
Editorial: In defense of affirmative action
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court announced their 5-4 ruling in the cases of Students for Fair Admissions v….
I am an NCAA champion: we should end college recruiting
On May 27, 2023, during the NCAA rowing championship, I rowed in the Wellesley varsity eight as it crossed the…
Arts
The SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes: What’s happening in Hollywood?
On May 2, 2023, The Writers Guild of America (WGA), a joint effort between two labor unions representing over 11,000…
Digging into Hozier’s Unreal Unearth: “De Selby (Part 1)” and the Population of Loss
Grinning, half-buried, and caked in dirt, Hozier’s third album, “Unreal Unearth” emerges from beyond the grave. Taking inspiration from Dante’s…
Summer Releases to Help Usher in Fall
As classes begin and each passing day is slightly cooler than the last, we enter the annual limbo between summer…
Sports and Wellness
Gauff and Richardson Shatter Expectations
There has never been a more potent time for women’s sports. The FIFA Women’s World Cup in July was the…
Student Athlete of the Month: Kennedy Mayo
The Wellesley News is excited to continue the tradition of featuring a student athlete’s hard work and successes at the…
What even is a BORG and why does it matter?
To start: BORG is, quite frankly, a ridiculous acronym for “Black Out Rage Gallon.” As the name suggests, a BORG…
The Wellesley Snooze
A Review of Lana Del Rey’s New Album: “Paul Fucking Revere”
*This is an article from the humor section, not real news.* Track List: Under the CITGO Sign Over Fenway The…
Banned Orgs
*This is an article from the humor section, not real news.* In Case You Missed ‘Em… Here are the top…
I Sold My Soul to Fizz
*This is an article from the humor section, not real news.* 9/4/23 Dear Diary, Today is my first day of…