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The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

Torkornoo with Dr. Julieanna Richardson, founder and president of the HistoryMakers Archive. Photo courtesy of Izzy Torkornoo

The HistoryMakers Digital Archive brings a more inclusive history to Wellesley

Maryam Ahmad | September 29, 2022

In Spring 2021, Professor Liseli Fitzpatrick contacted librarians Karen Storz and Sarah Moazeni about adding a new subscription to Wellesley’s databases: the HistoryMakers Digital Archive, a collection...

The Ukrainian flag. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Between COVID-19 and finals, Wellesley puts Ukraine to the side

Cheryl Wang | May 4, 2022

The table at the Spring Fling craft fair was conspicuous. Surrounded on all sides by student vendors selling handmade goods, the Committee for Political Engagement (CPE) was there to offer its own services...

An image of the coup happening.

Wellesley News Leadership Changes Completely Peacefully Without Any Suspicious Disappearances At All

Ceiligh Cacho-Negrete | April 8, 2022

In a shocking move, The Wellesley Snooze has seized control of The Wellesley News after a brutal not-coup at their last eboard meeting. According to witnesses, the meeting had barely gotten underway when...

The logo for Wellesley Insecure

Solve Your Connection Problems With Wellesley Insecure

Ceiligh Cacho-Negrete | April 8, 2022

Wi-Fi problems got you down? Did you miss Zoom class because Wellesley Secure won’t connect and Wellesley Guest didn’t upload its vaccination card? Have you realized that your data plan is just as...

Paper towels, colorized, 2022.

Mayhem strikes Wellesley as paper towels removed from campus

Sanaa Sharma | April 8, 2022

Pain. It’s all I can feel around me as I walk across the campus. A week after Wellesley’s administration informed everyone that paper towels would no longer be supplied on campus, the student body...

Male applicant, in the flesh

Wellesley to Allow Male Applicants

Cheryl Wang | April 7, 2022

College President Jaula Pohnson released a statement on April 1 that as of Fall 2023, Wellesley would start allowing applicants in the Class of 2027 and beyond who identified as male to apply to Wellesley...

The El Table signage inside the co-op. Photo courtesy of Hannah Hirsch

El Table opens for the first time in two years

Valida Pau | March 18, 2022

In the basement of Founders, for one day last month, you could find El Tablers zipping back and forth from the grill to the coffee pots again. On Feb. 23, 2022, the student cooperative El Table reopened...

A view of the interior of the Stone-Davis dining hall. Photo courtesy of Serena Chan

Students report food poisoning from dining halls and call on administration to act

Maryam Ahmad | March 17, 2022

Gabriela Leovan ’23, a moderator of the Wellesley FAQ Facebook group, got sick on Feb. 8 after eating dinner at Lulu Campus Center’s Bae Pao Lu Chow dining hall. After seeing multiple students post...

Inside Café Hoop. Photo courtesy of Ahana Basu

Café Hoop Reopens After Shutting Down Amidst COVID

Sanika Merchant | March 9, 2022

After being forced to remain closed for almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wellesley’s Café Hoop has been the first student-led co-op to reopen, followed shortly by El Table.  Established...

A view of Cazenove Hall on a sunny day. Photo courtesy of Wellesley College.

Cazenove Hall gas leak scare highlights maintenance issues

Shelby Ferris | March 5, 2022

On Feb. 3 at 7:29 p.m., the first of many Cazenove Hall residents noticed an odd smell of gas. Carolyn Hohl ’25 wrote to the Cazenove GroupMe: “Does anyone know why the first floor smells like gas...

An outdoor view of the campus center. Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Office Of Travel & Tourism on Flickr

Long lines and lack of seating at Lulu dining hall frustrates students

Enya Chi | March 3, 2022

As the Spring semester kicked off and students returned to the classrooms, they were greeted with limited places to eat and extra long lines at the Bae Pao Lu Chow dining hall located in the Lulu Chow...

A view of the newly renovated Science Center. Photo courtesy of Jilly O'Kelley

New Science Center Officially Opens

Irene Kim | March 2, 2022

On Jan. 31, the new Science Center Complex marked its opening to students, staff and faculty. After a remote Wintersession and a week of online classes due to an increase of positive COVID-19 cases at...

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