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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

2024 Summer Olympics: A Wellesley News Recap

2024 Summer Olympics: A Wellesley News Recap

Finley Tipton | September 17, 2024

Whether you’re a sports fanatic or only a passive football viewer to catch Taylor Swift, the Olympics invite all of us to be dazzled by the world of athletics. This year, competition was steeper than...

You Know How to Ball, I Know Aristotle: A Guide to Fantasy Football

You Know How to Ball, I Know Aristotle: A Guide to Fantasy Football

Julee Sharma | September 17, 2024

So, you’ve decided to take the plunge into the world of fantasy football this year — congratulations, you brave soul! There is one of two reasons why someone from Wellesley would join a league. The...

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Creeping Bureaucratization at Wellesley

Tom Burke | May 4, 2024

A few months ago, one of the New York Times’ columnists, David Brooks, wrote a column that I think is pertinent to recent developments at Wellesley.  Brooks is one of the Times’ center-right...

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Photo Courtesy of Phoebe Rebhorn.

Professor Patricia Williams speaks on book-banning

Phoebe Rebhorn | April 24, 2024

You would be hard-pressed to find a more hot-button issue in today’s school system than that of Critical Race Theory (CRT) — a term redefined initially by Christopher Ruffo, a senior analyst at the...

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Renewing Democracy Summit and HRCC sparks discussion on campus

Phoebe Rebhorn | April 24, 2024

On April 6, 2024, several notable people arrived at Wellesley College to participate in the Renewing Democracy Summit and speak to students, staff and alums about democracy and how their specific work...

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Bad Bunny transforms from class topic to live performance

Mikaela Foronda | April 24, 2024

The title of Bad Bunny’s latest studio album “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana” could not have been a more accurate description of how I felt walking into his Boston concert Wednesday night....

Boston Marathon runnings running through the Wellesley college scream tunnel in 2024

The Benefits of the simple act of spectating at MARMON

Ilishaa Nerker | April 24, 2024

My entire body aches as I walk around trying to communicate through the remnants of my voice, which outdid itself on Monday 15 April, the day of Boston’s 128th marathon. Four days later, my body and...

Everything You Need to Know about LDOC Artist CupcakKe

Everything You Need to Know about LDOC Artist CupcakKe

Emily Cao | April 24, 2024

If you’re anything like me, you’ve heard bits and pieces of  CupcakKe’s music over the years through Tik Tok audios and viral remixes. Or maybe you hadn’t heard of CupcakKe at all, in which...

Cabinet Column 4/24/2023

College Government Cabinet | April 24, 2024

During the Renewing Democracy summit on April 6, student attendees were handed pieces of paper from Rhonna Bollig, the Administrative Coordinator of the Honor Code, preemptively threatening honor code...

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Solar eclipse reaches 93% totality over Wellesley College campus

Maggie Johnson | April 24, 2024

On April 8 at 3:29 p.m., Wellesley College community experienced a 93% solar eclipse. Between 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. student faculty and staff joined together at the Observatory to view this event which over...

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Blue Athletics Finishing the Spring Semester

Finley Tipton | April 24, 2024

Wellesley teams’ seasons are coming to a close, and they have dominated the spring. Golf is on a six-competition winning streak, led by a strong class of first years. Blue Track and Field has just won...

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Makeup Isn’t Feminist–But Does That Matter?

Claire Wu | April 24, 2024

“I don’t put on makeup for men — I do it for the fellow girlies!” A TikTok influencer smiles widely into the camera, blinking to show off the glitter dotting her eyelids. My hands are in mid-air...

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