From days full of back-to-back classes, meetings and events that cause many Google calendars to be filled to the brim, Wellesley students are known to have notoriously busy schedules. Some choose to put their time towards creating this very Wellesley News, whether it be through conducting interviews or editing articles. As the semester comes to a close, we want to spotlight our fellow colleagues and friends, who work tirelessly to make this publication possible.

Our editorial board consists of the editors-in-chief (EICs) and section editors, who come together about once a week to collaborate on the newspaper. Every other Tuesday, we have e-board meetings for section editors to update the EICs and other editors about how sections are progressing during each news cycle. We also use this time to discuss other issues going on when putting together that week’s cycle and develop creative solutions as a team. 

On Tuesdays when there is not an e-board meeting, our team meets for production night, where all sections of the News work to put together that cycle’s publication painstakingly utilizing Adobe InDesign. These sections are News and Investigations, Opinions, Arts and Culture, The Snooze, Sports and Wellness, Digital, and our section, Features.

The News and Investigations section reports on any happenings at Wellesley, including breaking news or conducting longer-term investigations. 

In a conversation with News and Investigations Junior Editor Noufeesa Yahyaoui ’28, she expressed the relevance of student journalism and how, “it reports news that directly impacts students, whereas while other news organizations are super occupied with larger problems, we’re focusing on news that is [geared towards] students and faculty.” Yahyaoui also highlighted how The News really tries to stray away from biases in reporting. “Being students and journalists situates us in a campus environment where we’re often asked to challenge ideologies and disagree with one another gives us a sense of duty to maintain some level of neutrality, which makes us different from local journalists.”

In contrast, the Opinions section covers students’ perspectives on certain issues, from the very-college-student experience of communal bathrooms to the viral “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing?” Vogue article. Arts and Culture reviews art, music and concerts, plays, museum exhibitions and more in Wellesley and the Boston area. The Snooze writes satire on a wide range of topics relevant to the student body. Sports and Wellness spotlights Wellesley and national athletics, as well as wellness trends. Digital designs all of the visuals for our website, Instagram page, and other media platforms. Lastly, for Features, we focus on the Wellesley experience through spotlighting organizations, events, professors, students, and more.

On production nights, the EICs and editors begin working early in the afternoon to continue editing articles and start making decisions on which ones will be published in print and which will be posted on The News’ website.

In an interview with the News, Snooze Managing Editor Piper M. ’28 explained why she began writing for the Snooze: “I joined the Snooze because I had no experience with journalism, and I wanted to see what would happen if I tried out comedy, satire, etc. I thought I could be funny enough and it could possibly be translated well enough into written media. My major is chemistry and physics. I don’t know why I’m here, it’s by accident. Managing Editor Talia DePodesta ’28 said, “The real news is upsetting enough that if we can’t laugh at it a little bit, then that’s no way to live. Also, I hated one of my classes so much that it needed to be in print.” Similarly, M. said, “Yeah, I hated the mods so much that my hate needed to be cemented in print.”

When asked about her experience as an editor for the News, DePodesta said, “My experience on the Snooze has been just dandy. It’s mandatory funny time. We have weeks of really good inspiration and weeks that are just dry… like this week.” M. added, “And the week before that and the week before that.”

Even during those “dry weeks,” the newsroom is packed, our editors ready to tackle another torturous round of InDesign formatting over Singh’s Cafe food. The Wellesley News remains grateful for our readership and committed writers, who make this publication possible.

Contact the editors responsible for this story: Hira Khan and Rebecca Birnbach.