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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

Students in Environmental Science 300 class address recycling at Wellesley Photo Courtesy of Fabi Vivacqua '18

Wellesley students in environmental studies class take on global recycling crisis

Gillian McGuire | May 13, 2018

Over the past semester, your waste disposal habits have been of acute importance to students in Wellesley’s environmental studies capstone class (ES300). The course, titled Environmental Decision-Making,...

We need to support the ambitions of working mothers

Tabitha Wilson | May 2, 2018

On April 9, Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth became the first woman to give birth while serving as a U.S. Senator. Subsequently, her peers in the Senate voted unanimously to allow babies on the Senate...

Photo Courtesy of Sean Rayford

Trump supporters fear loss of white supremacy not economic security

Saanthia Bulchandani | May 2, 2018

Last week, Diana C. Mutz, a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania, published a study that characterizes Trump supporters as inherently racist and disinclined to diversity, which...

Students gather at the Wellesley College Club for a Renew Wellesley Rally on April 26 after Wellesley fails to commit to 100 percent renewable energy Photo Courtesy of Lien Dao '20 Photo Editor

Why students should rally behind the Global Flora Project

JoAnn Jung | May 2, 2018

On Thursday, April 26, students, horticulturists and alumnae gathered to listen as the faculty and staff of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens hosted an information session delivering extensive history...

Photo Courtesy of Lien Dao '20 Photo Editor

Student salaries and stipends: How do we determine who gets paid?

Tara Luthra | May 2, 2018

Wellesley’s diversity extends only as far as the salaries that student workers receive. For instance, Resident Assistants (RAs) receive $2,100, House Presidents (HPs) receive $2,300 and Orientation coordinators...

New discoveries have been made about how fungi sense gravity Photo Courtesy of Steven Depolo

The evolution of fungal gravity sensing

Elinor Higgins | May 2, 2018

Most of us have experienced that disappointing moment when we pull some delicious food out of the refrigerator — strawberries, for instance — and notice that it is sporting fuzzy mold. While it isn’t...

Professor Gilhuly has loved literature since childhood Photo Courtesy of Lien Dao '20 Photo Editor

Professor Kate Gilhuly pursues interest in literature through research in classics

Shez Jafry | May 2, 2018

Armed since childhood with an insatiable love for literature, Professor Kate Gilhuly of the classics department dreamt of writing her own book one day. Gilhuly’s mother, an English teacher at the time,...

Cecelia stands on the Cliffs of Moher Photo Courtesy of Cecelia Negron '19

Snapshots of Study Abroad: Finding a niche among 32,900 students

Cecelia Negron | May 2, 2018

I did not have a typical orientation experience when I came to Wellesley as a first year three years ago. As a member of the field hockey team, I moved in early and automatically had 20 best friends. Wellesley...

Leslie Andrews is the director of golf at Nehoiden Photo Courtesy of Leslie Andrews '82

Wellesley alumna leads seminar on women, golf and business

Annabel Thompson | May 2, 2018

Leslie Andrews’s ’82 love of golf has lasted for years. She has been a certified Ladies’ Professional Golf Association (LPGA) instructor since 2002 and served as the director of instruction at Randall’s...

President's Corner: 5/2

President’s Corner: 5/2

Saafia Masoom | May 2, 2018

Hey Wellesley, Welcome back to the President’s Corner under your new College Government (CG) Cabinet! I am Saafia Masoom, your College Government Vice President (CGVP) and acting College Government President...

Wellesley Confessions shut down earlier this month Photo Courtesy of Vera Ye '21 Staff Photographer

Wellesley online communities restrict controversial posts in order to avoid negativity

Isha Gupta | May 2, 2018

On April 21 at 9:59 p.m., the Wellesley Confessions Facebook page, where students can anonymously post complaints, compliments, questions and more, posted that it would no longer be active. In a final...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | May 2, 2018

“Me Too” movement reaches Boston with Wynn Resorts name change The luxury hotel chain Wynn Resorts is simultaneously building Massachusetts’ first luxury casino resort in Everett and attempting to...

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